Regional Coordinator

Description

The Regional Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating, supervising, and monitoring the implementation of TB programme activities across assigned districts of Balochistan, ensuring achievement of project targets in accordance with approved work plans, donor requirements, and organizational standards. The position will provide technical and operational support to District Field Supervisors (DFSs), Community Health Officers (CHOs), Treatment Supporters (TBSs), and other field personnel to ensure effective implementation of public-private mix (PPM) interventions, active case finding (ACF), collaborative TB/HIV activities, tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT), and specimen transportation for diagnostic testing.

The Regional Coordinator will maintain close coordination with district health authorities, District TB Coordinators (DTCs), healthcare providers, private laboratories, and other relevant stakeholders. The position will also ensure quality of TB recording and reporting, timely submission and validation of programme data, supportive supervision, field-level problem-solving, and follow-up of identified gaps. In addition, the Regional Coordinator will contribute to programme planning, performance reviews, reporting, and documentation to support evidence-based decision-making and achievement of programme outcomes.

Responsibilities

Programme Implementation and Field Coordination:

• Coordinate implementation of TB programme activities across assigned districts in accordance with approved work plans and programme targets.
• Support the implementation of PPM, ACF through mobile chest camps, TPT, TB/HIV collaborative activities, and specimen transportation interventions.
• Monitor field activities to ensure timely implementation and achievement of agreed targets and indicators.
• Coordinate chest camps and other outreach activities with relevant district health authorities, DTCs, healthcare facilities, and community stakeholders.
• Identify implementation bottlenecks and facilitate timely corrective action.

Team Supervision and Capacity Building:

• Provide technical and operational supervision to DFSs, CHOs, TBSs, and other assigned field personnel, as applicable.
• Conduct regular field visits and supportive supervision to assess staff performance and the quality of programme implementation.
• Provide on-the-job guidance, mentoring, and feedback to field teams.
• Review staff work plans, field visit reports, and progress against assigned responsibilities.
• Identify capacity-building needs and support training and refresher sessions for programme staff and participating healthcare providers.

Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination:

• Maintain effective coordination with district health authorities, DTCs, public and private healthcare providers, private laboratories, and relevant programme partners.
• Strengthen engagement with participating healthcare providers to improve TB case notification, referral, treatment support, and reporting.
• Facilitate coordination meetings and quarterly review meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Support referral linkages for patients requiring further diagnosis or specialized treatment, including rifampicin-resistant TB cases requiring referral to designated PMDT sites.
• Promote collaboration between public and private healthcare providers to improve access to TB services.

Monitoring, Data Quality, and Reporting:

• Monitor programme progress against approved targets, indicators, and implementation plans.
• Review and validate field-level data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timely submission.
• Ensure appropriate use and maintenance of TB recording and reporting tools and digital data-entry systems.
• Review monthly progress reports, field visit reports, supervision checklists, performance review sheets, and action plans.
• Conduct physical verification and follow up on discrepancies identified during data reviews or monitoring visits.
• Prepare and submit consolidated progress updates and reports to the Regional Manager within prescribed timelines.

Technical Oversight of TB Interventions:

• Monitor the quality of TB screening, referral, diagnostic testing, case notification, and treatment-support activities.
• Support implementation and monitoring of TPT and collaborative TB/HIV interventions in coordination with relevant health facilities and programme teams.
• Monitor specimen transportation arrangements to ensure timely delivery of specimens for diagnostic testing, including Xpert testing.
• Follow up on referral completion, treatment adherence, and other patient-support activities within the programme's scope.
• Identify gaps in service delivery and recommend corrective measures in coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Supplies, Documentation, and Compliance:

• Monitor the availability and appropriate use of programme supplies, recording and reporting tools, and other essential materials.
• Coordinate with relevant staff to identify and report supply shortages and logistical challenges.
• Maintain proper documentation of field visits, meetings, supervision activities, and follow-up actions.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, donor requirements, confidentiality standards, and approved programme procedures.
• Support programme reviews, monitoring visits, audits, and other verification exercises as required.

Coordination and Communication:

• Maintain regular communication with the Regional Manager and relevant programme management teams.
• Share timely updates on progress, challenges, risks, and field-level developments.
• Escalate significant implementation issues and propose practical solutions.
• Facilitate effective communication between field teams, healthcare providers, district authorities, and programme management.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Supervise and provide technical support to assigned field staff, including DFSs, CHOs, and TBSs, as applicable to the approved staffing structure.
• Conduct regular field visits for monitoring, supportive supervision, and performance assessment.
• Review monthly work plans, field visit plans, progress reports, and performance against targets.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to strengthen staff capacity and accountability.
• Monitor the quality of TB interventions, including PPM, ACF, TPT, TB/HIV, and specimen transportation.
• Review recording and reporting practices and support corrective action for data-quality gaps.
• Coordinate implementation with DTCs, healthcare facilities, private laboratories, and other stakeholders.
• Monitor referral pathways and follow up on outstanding operational issues.
• Identify implementation risks and communicate them to the Regional Manager for timely resolution.

Other Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with SPO policies, donor requirements, and programme implementation guidelines.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard patient information.
• Promote respectful, inclusive, and patient-centred approaches in TB service delivery.
• Participate in programme meetings, trainings, reviews, and capacity-building activities.
• Support documentation of good practices, challenges, lessons learned, and programme achievements.
• Perform other duties relevant to the position as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements:

• Academic qualification: Bachelor's degree in Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, or another relevant health-related discipline. A master's degree in Public Health, Health Management, or a related field will be an advantage.
• Professional experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in public health programme implementation, preferably in tuberculosis control, infectious disease programmes, or community health interventions.
• Programme management: Demonstrated experience in field coordination, staff supervision, work planning, monitoring, and target-based programme implementation.
• Technical knowledge: Good understanding of TB screening, diagnosis, case notification, treatment support, PPM, TPT, TB/HIV, and referral systems.
• Monitoring and reporting: Experience in data validation, indicator tracking, report writing, and use of programme monitoring tools.
• Coordination: Proven ability to work with government health departments, healthcare facilities, private healthcare providers, laboratories, and community stakeholders.
• Leadership: Strong organizational, problem-solving, team management, and decision-making skills.
• Mobility: Willingness and ability to travel frequently to assigned districts and field locations in Balochistan.
• IT skills: Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and Word; experience with digital health information systems is an advantage.

Working Arrangement:

• Working days: Monday to Friday, subject to organizational policy and programme requirements.
• Total working hours: 40 hours per week, subject to organizational policy.
• Weekly off days: Saturday and Sunday, subject to field assignments and organizational requirements.
• Duty station: SPO Quetta Regional Office.
• Work arrangement: Office- and field-based, with frequent travel to assigned districts.
• The position may require participation in field activities, stakeholder meetings, and programme reviews outside routine office hours when necessary.

Languages:

• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Fluency in Urdu is required.
• Working knowledge of Pashto and/or Brahui, Balochi is desirable, considering the geographical coverage and stakeholder engagement requirements across Balochistan.

Please Note:

• Candidate who tries to influence the recruitment process will be automatically disqualified.
• Ready to work immediately.
• SPO strongly prohibits Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH); accordingly, candidate background and reference checks will be conducted

Experience

5 Years

Apply By

Oct 30, 2026

Nice to Have Skills

• Data Validation
• Indicator Tracking
• Report Writing
• Field Monitoring