The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at
the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and
life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At
work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity
and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads
the way from harm to home.
The
IRC currently implements environmental healthand livelihood security projects
in Mudug and Galgadud regions of Central Somalia. Working from the country
office in Nairobi and two field offices in Mudug region, the IRC relies on a
pool of trained and committed program staff.
IRC
Somalia is currently looking for a Health Coordinator based in Nairobi with
frequent travel to the existing and new program sites in Somalia. We need a
person with excellent technical skills, strategic thinking and vision,
innovative problem solving skills, program coordination experience and someone
who can work well within the overall context of insecurity and access
challenges in Somalia. We offer competitive salary and excellent opportunities
for professional and personal growth.
Scope
of Work: The Health Coordinator (Somalia) will be member of the Somalia senior
management team. The person will be responsible for starting up the health and
nutrition component of an anticipated project in Mudug region while striving to
expand the health programs in other areas, and extensive networking internally
within IRC and externally with health cluster.
Essential
Job Functions (Key responsibilities)
- Provide
technical support and supervision to the Somalia health program- program
design, proposal development, reporting, monitoring and evaluation
ensuring that IRC programs are of high quality and that programs are
driven by data and learning
- Recruit
competent health program staff in the field sites in coordination with the
field teams and provide them with relevant orientation and training
- Work with the
health program staff to develop work plans to guide implementation of
approved grants. Support the Field teams in the implementation and
monitoring of the work plans ensuring that activities reflect the
commitments IRC made to the donor and the community
- Put together an
effective disease outbreak monitoring and response plan working closely
with the Government and other health cluster members
- Ensure that the
health programs are implemented in conformity with the IRC program
framework promoting and protection rights, participation, capacity
building, partnership and holistic programming
- Periodically
monitor the quality of care in IRC supported health facilities using
standard quality of care tools such as Sphere Minimum standards, Ministry
of Health and WHO guidelines
- Work with the
field teams and program unit to ensure that our field experiences are
documented and used to advocate on behalf of the communities with which we
work
- Work with field
management to identify staff, develop capacity building plans and
implement them
- Assess unmet
needs in the health sector in and determine the potential for other IRC
health program activities including development of new proposals
- Provide accurate
regular reports, document results and maintain detailed records of the
overall Health program activities in Somalia
- As and when
necessary, provide technical representation of IRC with relevant
stakeholders including MOH, WHO, and other national and International NGOs
- Review and
revise donor and other health reports
Job
Requirements/Experience Required
- Medical/nursing/nutrition
degree with a MPH strongly preferred
- Minimum 5 years
of experience in developing, management/coordinating health programs in a
wide range of contexts such as developing/ under developed countries,
refugee settings, natural disaster etc
- Demonstrated
ability to work in insecure and inaccessible settings
- Experience in
nutrition interventions/integrating nutrition within primary care highly
desirable
- Experience in
coordinating with MoH and other stakeholders
- Experience
supervising and guiding senior national health staff
- Strong
management, assessment, project planning, organizational, interpersonal,
and communication skills
- Previous
experience in designing and managing a staff capacity building program
- Competent in
Windows, MS office programs, email and database (HMIS, PEPFAR database,
EPI-Info) experience
- Fluency in
English. Knowledge of Somali a distinct advantage
How
to apply:
Please
apply online: www.ircjobs.org or Apply Online
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