Position Overview

We are seeking a committed and field-oriented Field Coordinator to support the on-ground implementation of a Primary Health Care and Post-Abortion Care Support Project in urban poor communities.
The position focuses on coordinating community outreach, supervising field teams, supporting safe referrals, and ensuring respectful, confidential, and rights-based access to essential primary healthcare and abortion-related services.

Key Responsibilities

Field Implementation & Coordination

• Coordinate daily field activities related to primary healthcare, family planning, and post-abortion care referrals

• Ensure project activities are implemented in line with national health guidelines, ethical standards, and organizational SOPs

• Monitor field progress against targets related to community outreach, referrals, follow-ups, and service utilization

• Identify community-level barriers, stigma-related challenges, and operational issues and propose practical solutions

• Prepare routine field reports highlighting service delivery, challenges, and outcomes

Field Team Supervision

• Supervise and support female community outreach workers, male outreach workers, and monitoring staff

• Ensure field staff provide non-judgmental, confidential, and gender-sensitive counseling and information

• Conduct regular field supervision visits to ensure quality of interactions with beneficiaries

• Facilitate regular team meetings for planning, review, and learning

• Support training and refresher sessions on:

  • Primary health care

  • Referral protocols and confidentiality

Service Delivery & Referral Coordination

• Coordinate with public and private healthcare providers, telemedicine services, and clinics to ensure:

  • Safe and timely referrals

  • Follow-up of abortion and post-abortion cases

  • Continuity of primary healthcare services

• Work closely with the central call hub to ensure effective patient follow-up, counseling support, and feedback

• Ensure referral pathways are clearly understood and followed by field staff

Technology & Data Support

• Support field-level use of digital tools including:

  • Community data collection applications

  • Provider and referral tracking systems

  • Telemedicine platforms

• Ensure accurate, timely, and confidential data entry by field teams

• Report technical issues to the project and IT teams

• Support use of dashboards and field data for monitoring outreach and service uptake

Community Engagement & Advocacy Support

• Engage community leaders, women groups, and local influencers to promote:

  • Awareness of primary health services

  • Safe abortion and post-abortion care options within legal and ethical frameworks

• Support community mobilization sessions addressing myths, stigma, and misinformation

• Promote project acceptance through culturally sensitive engagement

Monitoring, Research & Learning

• Support baseline, endline, and operational research activities

• Assist in ensuring data quality, informed consent, and ethical field practices

• Document success stories, case studies, challenges, and lessons learned from the field

• Provide evidence-based inputs for advocacy and potential scale-up with government and health stakeholders

Qualifications & Skills

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field

• 3–5 years of relevant field experience in:

  • Primary health care

  • Reproductive health, family planning, or abortion/post-abortion support programs

• Experience working with urban poor and marginalized communities in Pakistan

• Understanding of reproductive health rights and ethical service delivery

Technical Skills

• Strong field coordination and supervision skills

• Experience with community outreach, referrals, and follow-up mechanisms

• Familiarity with health data collection and mobile-based tools

• Basic understanding of monitoring and reporting requirements

Personal Attributes

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Respectful, non-judgmental, and empathetic approach

• Ability to handle sensitive cases with confidentiality

• Problem-solving mindset and adaptability in challenging field environments

• Fluency in Urdu and English; knowledge of punjabi,Sikaiki, Sindhi, is an advantage