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JACQUES JACOB GABRIEL BENYA (CHO)

55B Mayenkineh Road, Calaba Town

FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – WEST AFRICA

Cell No. +232(0) 78-268065

Email: adldqg@r.postjobfree.com

Skype: Jacques Benya

CAREER SUMMARY

Specialized in developing reports on data trends as well as delivering data for large projects.

Excellent Experience in Health Management Information System Software

Excellent skills in Counselling, modern methods of Family Planning, traditional/ natural methods of Family Planning, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and treatment and management

Experience in providing FP/SRH training, coaching and mentorship

Experience in health services quality control at national level.

Good knowledge/experience in incident reporting and management.

Good knowledge/experience in emergency preparedness

Active, practical, and up to date knowledge of all family planning methods and basic obstetrics and gynaecology

Project management skills, (project management cycle, and budgeting etc.)

Experience in Emergency medicine, maternal health, nutrition, paediatrics and Surveillance

Excellent knowledge of viral haemorrhagic diseases related to detection, management and prevention.

Professional Data Management Analyst

Facilitate high standards of medical care for all type of patients

Excellent computer skills in Microsoft words, power point, publisher and excel.

Fluent in speaking Krio and English.

Willingness and capability to work long hours to meet deadlines and targets

Excellent supervisory skills and demonstration of a high level of team contribution

Communicating effectively at all levels while exercising tact and diplomacy

Experience performing effectively under pressure and with minimal supervision

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Excellent interaction, communication, and cultural sensitivity.

Capable in building capacity and leadership in high performing teams.

Demonstrated capacity for self-organization.

Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization. WORKING EXPERIENCE

Current Job: Regional Clinical Training Officer – Western Area for Marie Stopes Sierra Leone, West Area Regional Office, Freetown, Sierra Leone from 3rd December 2018 to 25th September 2020 MAIN PURPOSE

The Regional Clinical Training Officer plays a crucial role in enabling the achievement of MSSL’s mission by building on the excellence of service delivery quality, building expert and knowledgeable clinical teams capable of implementing MSI’s strategy Scaling Up Excellence. The Regional Clinical Training Officer will provide leadership to a Regional Nurse and driver supporting the Regional Program Manager and District FP Managers to train and develop PHWs clinical capacity on Family Planning, Medical Post Abortion Care, Surgical Post Abortion Care, Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives and Long Acting Permanent Methods as well as deliver services within the districts, ensuring that MSSL services are consistent, high quality and meet both internal and external compliance requirements.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Training and development

Support the District FP Managers with expert technical support in the area of clinical quality to inform and strengthen overall programming.

Use self-assessment, internal audit visits and management meetings to identify specific training needs so that quality and technical clinical capacity is continuously improved.

Ensures delivery of all necessary trainings, including scheduling and monitoring the training plan; conducting training sessions and ToT where necessary; monitoring the training budget and scheduling to ensure cost efficiency.

In collaboration with the QAMT Team systematically review existing, and the development of new, training materials to ensure alignment with global best practice.

Develop and implement a supportive supervision and monitoring and evaluation framework for training inputs in collaboration with the QAMT Team. CURRICULUM VITEA

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Ensure that all PHWs Clinical Service providers have comprehensive training records that include documentation of general and specific trainings undertaken plus schedules on supportive supervision.

In collaboration with the QAMT Team monitor and document rollout and implementation of clinical quality protocols to standardize service delivery. Mentoring Service Provision

Support the District FP Managers in providing family planning, SPAC, MPAC services at various PHUs while assessing the competence of the PHWs

Counsel clients as per MSI Protocols to take up appropriate FP methods, including LARCs & LAPMs.

Manage Family Planning complications or side effects that may occur within the facilities and the surrounding areas as a result of outreach visits.

Support the District FP Managers to effectively manage and resolve complaints raised by FP clients and promptly escalate difficult issues to the RPM.

Provide the toll-free hotline number to each client to which they can channel any complaints and queries.

Identify and review trends or areas for quality improvement within PHWs; action an appropriate plan to address issues and improve client care

Participate in Ministry or internal meetings and other planning and review meetings as needed and approved by the Regional Programme Manager

Report any clinical incompetence that threatens client care to the RPM

Support the District FP Managers to ensure that accurate data is captured within the HMIS and is reported to MSSL

Quality Assurance & Monitoring

Ensure all PHWs understand and follow all current MSI clinical policies and guidelines and have access to up to date manuals, clinical procedures, treatment and advice.

Coordinate with District FP Managers to discuss quality control standards and challenges according to their function as a way of strengthening good clinical practice at all PSS Sites

Ensure teams are equipped with adequate supply of appropriate equipment and clinical supplies, controlled through accurate recording.

Maintain oversight of the Quality Assurance process, including scheduling and monitoring assessment plan to ensure full coverage of sites/providers; tracking implementation of resulting action plans; ensuring all necessary QA records are maintained on site and at Support Office CURRICULUM VITEA

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level. Work closely with the PSS staff to ensure implementation of follow up clinical actions resulting from QA.

Support the District FP Managers to conduct QA by building QA skills and soft skills, through trainings, regular field visits and performance management

Support and monitor the roll out of client follow-up, including managing the central database and tracking and sharing lessons learned in relation to client experience and incident reports at PSS Sites.

Support the RPM in promoting and track incident reporting across PSS sites. Share and apply lessons learned from PSS with other channels to improve programming. Capacity Building

Ensures all line reports are developed, motivated, and engaged so as to continuously improve performance.

Ensure annual objectives are set and timely performance appraisal are conducted for line reports.

Coach and mentor line reports

Previous Job 5: Assistant Medical Coordinator for Medecines Sans Frontières- Spain, Coordination Office, Freetown, Sierra Leone from May 1st, 2016 to 19th November 2018 Key Responsibilities:

As Health Management Information System (HMIS) Focal Point, serve as the first line of HMIS support at country level, ensuring the transmission of HMIS knowledge in case of turnover, updating about the HMIS news and participate in meetings and courses related to HMIS, identify difficulties or problems in the use of the HMIS and contact the HMIS team to find ways of solving them and updating the HMIS online community with the offline HMIS activity

Supervise, organise and plan the activity of Data Entry officer to have a reliable record of medical activity performed, as well as identify their training/technical support needs in order to provide a good service support and reliability of the data collected.

Ensure collation and entry of all data identified by project managers for collection (e.g. morbidity, mortality, surveillance of diseases of epidemics, nutrition, psychological and women’s health, etc) into the appropriate data management system while ensuring quality of data

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Know and ensure proper use of software used for recording (i.e. HMIS)

Ensure accuracy of the medical data entered into the mission’s database on a regular basis, according to MSF protocols and carry out regular back-ups.

Provide technical support to data entry officers/operators in project sites and give response to their training needs.

Provide regular statistical reports for the medical team as well as informing the superior of any missing information, major changes or big differences in data

Assist and support the Medical Coordinator in the implementation of the overall medical content, activity and resources in the missions, by assuming some tasks delegated and giving personal assistance in other specific activities, order to facilitate the proper medical management of the projects and medical follow-up of the staff in the mission.

Participate actively in reflections and discussions on the evolution of MSF program in the mission contributing with my medical background and experiences to the improvement of overall performance, adapting it to the changing reality and context.

Participates in the collection of medical information e.g. meetings, reports, articles, etc. and data e.g. epidemiology data, statistics etc.

Support projects development by answering medical questions from the field, participating in briefings and debriefings of medical staff and replacing temporarily a member of the field team when necessary, in order to keep a smooth functioning of the projects.

In support of the medical coordinator, represent MSF in meetings or with different stakeholders, assist the Medco in the stakeholder mapping e.g. organogram of Ministry of Health etc.

Follow-up patients referred by MSF field teams to the capital, organizing their transport, setting their further referral to reference facilities previously identified, doing follow-up on the treatment they receive and their evolution, and carrying out the administrative tasks associated, in order to keep special attention to the most complicated or sensitive cases.

In the absence of a Mission Pharmacy Manager, organize and manage the central Pharmacy in the Mission, managing medical stock, updating emergency boxes, preparing and dispatching medical orders requested by the field, and participating in drawing up international orders and organizing their reception, in order to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness during the whole supply process.

Carry out Medical follow-up of all MSF national and International staff in application of MSF staff health policies, supervising together with the administrator the medical expenses associated, in order to protect personnel s health state while keeping close control to the resources required. CURRICULUM VITEA

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Carry out administrative information gathering and data collection tasks, and elaborate regular reporting, to have updated and reliable information about the day-to-day activity in the project and support decision-taking.

Previous Job-4: RMNCH Team Leader (Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health) for ACTION AGAINST HUNGER Formerly ACF (Action Contre la Faim), East Base, Freetown, Sierra Leone from Feb-3rd, 2016, - 29th April 2016

Key Responsibilities:

Plan activities for implementation based on project objectives and agreed indicators

Conduct regular site visits and monitor the implementation of RMNCH activities at the PHUs and give guidance to RMNCH Supervisors/PHU staff

Review the performance of PHUs and analyse the progress of PHUs based on the RMNCH standard indictors

Update activity reports to health deputy Program Manager and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Implement other duties and responsibilities assigned by Deputy health Program Manager.

Actively participate in the RMNCH KAP baseline and end line assessment

Maintaining a good working relationship with project staff, partners and government representatives (DHMTs)

Assess the capacity of health monitors, identify training needs and provide on the job training

Organize and conduct one-to-one meetings on both a regular and exceptional basis

Monitor the Plan of Action of her/his monitors,

Carry-out personal performance appraisal of the team members

Represent ACF in RMNCH and related activities at field level and integrate with DHMT in the health institution,

Develop a network of contacts at field level in the partner health institution to allow a smooth implementation of the project;

Ensure that the relationship with partners is consistent with the orientation and the ethos of ACF's partnership policy.

Compile all documents dealing with the essential techniques and methodologies involved in the projects (including the list of beneficiaries and distribution etc.) for capitalization and audit purposes,

Contribute to the sharing of experience (end of mission account, interview, internet, etc.),

Ensure that his/her superior is supplied with all essential documents for archiving in digital form, CURRICULUM VITEA

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Write a handover report at the end of the mission, Previous Job-3: IPC Team Leader (Infection Prevention and Control) for ACTION AGAINST HUNGER Formerly ACF (Action Contre la Faim), Moyamba Base, Sierra Leone from August 2015- January 2016

Key Responsibilities

Manage and organize team of seven (7) Infection Prevention and Control Supervisors

Plan, organize and supervise the team’s field work;

Train and supervise the team; and technical support.

Provide on the job training using the approved national training package on Infection Prevention and Control, identification, isolation and referral of suspected EVD cases

Plan and conduct bi-monthly monitoring visits for the health staff, to be conducted at PHU level.

Organize and conduct joint monitoring visits with the DHMT on a quarterly basis.

Use adequate training and monitoring material, validated by the MoHS in implementing the IPC activity.

Use adequate protective and hygiene equipment for the training of PHU staff.

Organize and monitor the delivery of medical supplies and equipment to the health facilities.

Identify and report the needs in terms of equipment material to set up proper triage and isolation procedures.

Identify and train, in collaboration with the staff of the health facility CHWs and/ or TBAs to ensure screening of all patients at the entrance of the health facility prior to entering.

Participate in monthly meetings at district level with CHOs and DHMT to review data collected during previous monthly, exchange about progresses, constraints and solutions.

Inform the communities about the work done at health facility level to ensure infection prevention and control.

Engage the Health Development Committee [HDC] and facility management teams (FMT) to monitor the availability of IPC materials in the facility and to mobilize the communities to return to health facilities.

Organize monthly meeting with the HDC and FMC to exchange about IPC activities and feedback from the community.

Monitor the monthly payment of incentive to facility Screeners CURRICULUM VITEA

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Previous Job-2: MCH Officer (Maternal and Child Health) for ACTION AGAINST HUNGER Formerly ACF (Action Contre la Faim), Moyamba Base, Sierra Leone from January 2015- April 2015 Key Responsibilities

Prepare Procurement Request to Logistic Department

Prepare Stock Release Order for final validation of the Deputy Health Manager

Prepare Transport request

Plan work schedules, coordinating activities with other team members

Plan and conduct supportive supervision and on the job training sessions with health workers at all the ten (10) BEmONC Centers in Moyamba District on the topics below:

Communication, triage and referral

Resuscitation of mother and neonate

Shock and the unconscious patient

Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

Haemorrhage

Obstructed labour

Sepsis

Assisted vaginal delivery

Common obstetric emergencies

Complications of abortion

Partograph

Conduct joint supervision with the District Health Management Team

Discuss areas for improvement with health facility staff; identify training needs, designs action plans and follow-up on these plans.

Monitor drug supplies, their uses at facilities and assist with consumption reporting.

Keep the DPM well informed about activities, problems that arise, any concerns etc.

Do monitoring on the minimum indicators and ensure that they are updated at the end of every month and displayed.

Distribute baby kits at the BEmONC Centers

Meet with the Health Development Community (HDC) team on a monthly basis; collect key information from them, concerning their activities in the communities.

Involve HDC chairperson in the distribution of supplies at the BEmONC Centers.

Monitor waste management at the health facilities. CURRICULUM VITEA

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Distribution of Life saving skills equipment e.g. speculum, bed pan, stethoscope, drip stand, adult scale, suction device etc. in all the BEmONC facilities within Moyamba district to enhanced effective work.

Previous Job-1: Community Health Officer for 34Military Hospital, Freetown, Sierra Leone from April 2014- July 2014

Key Responsibilities

Consulting emergency and non-emergency cases in the Out-Patient Department (OPD).

Taking clear history and carrying out through physical examination to all patients attended and inform the Doctor in-charge if difficult cases.

Examining all patients referred to the disciplines and reviews the diagnosis and drugs prescribed.

Giving first aid treatment.

Giving Out-patient treatments and referring patients for admission to the various disciplines in the hospital as required.

Conducting “Ward rounds daily” to review patients (general condition, drugs ...) on observation in the Out-Patent Department (OPD) for 12 hours.

Using and following treatment protocols correctly.

Using emergency drugs correctly.

Ensuring that patients are discharged on time when the condition is satisfactory from the health facility.

Resuscitating new-born in case of respiratory disorders

Managing complicated delivery at hospital level.

Conducting normal labour.

Diagnose and treat common diseases and make referrals

Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of health staff in the community SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Bachelor of Science in Health Science, University of the People, Pasadena, California, United State of America. January 2021 (ONLINE PROGRAM) - Admitted

Higher Diploma (Community Health and Clinical Studies) Division 2 (two), Njala University, Bo, Sierra Leone. September 2011- September 2014.

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Certificate in West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Ahmadiyya Senior Secondary School, Bo City. 2010-2011.

Certificate in West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), Saint Michael s Senior Secondary School for Boys, Moyamba. 2008-2010.

Certificate in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Impere Secondary School, Moriba Town, Sierra Rutile. 2004-2007

TRAININGS

Competency Based Training on Clinical Governance, Implants and Post Abortion Care Organized by Mariestopes Sierra Leone in Collaboration with Ministry of Health and Sanitation from 21st January -31st January 2019.

Competency Based Training on Insertion and Removal of IUCD Organized by Mariestopes Sierra Leone in Collaboration with Ministry of Health and Sanitation from 4th – 14th February 2019.

Sexual Violence (Online) Organized by Médecins Sans Frontières-Spain, on 10th October 2017

Performance Management System Organized by Médecins Sans Frontières-Spain, Sierra Leone on 6th September 2017

Health Management information System-HMIS (Online) Organized by Médecins Sans Frontières-Spain, on 1st March 2017

SANNOU Training Organized by Médecins Sans Frontières-Holland, Freetown Sierra Leone in 2016

Emergency Obstetrics and New-born care, Malaria in Pregnancy, Nutrition, Immunization Essentials (Online) Organized by Global Health eLearning Center (USAID/John Hopkins BLOOMBERG School of Public Health) from April 2015-April, 2016

Project Management Cycle Organized by Action Against Hunger, Moyamba, Sierra Leone in 2015

Integrated management of acute malnutrition Organized by Action Against Hunger, Moyamba, Sierra Leone in 2014

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Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (Lifesaving Skills) Organized by Action Against Hunger, Moyamba, Sierra Leone - 2014

Infection Prevention and Control Organized by Action Against Hunger, Moyamba, Sierra Leone in 2014

Management of Post Abortion Care (PAC) Organized by IPAS, Bo, Sierra Leone in 2013 Referees

Dr Didier BUTARA

Medical Doctor

Medecines sans Frontieres-Spain- Sierra Leone Mission Tel: +250********* / +324********

Email: adldqg@r.postjobfree.com

Sabina Daudi

Project Medical Referent

Medecines sans Frontieres-Spain - South Sudan Mission Tel: +254*********

Email: adldqg@r.postjobfree.com

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