Emergency Medical Trainer

Post Title:Emergency Medical Trainer
Level:Consultant
Type of Contract:Individual Contract (IC)
Location:Nairobi, Kenya (With frequent travel to Somalia)
Organizational Unit:UNDSS Somalia, Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE)
Starting Date: (date when the candidate is expected to start)
Duration of Contract:11 Months
Application Deadline:20 February 2011

1. BACKGROUND

The Overall mandate of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) is to provide leadership, operational support and oversight of the security management system to enable the safest and most efficient way to conduct of the programs and activities of the United Nations System. UNDSS Somalia is supporting the UN Agencies through security advice and guidance so as to enable them conducts their operations in the safest way possible. UNDSS has its headquarters in New York and have operations in more than one hundred countries.

To address the need to improve the safety and security of UN and NGO staff working in Somalia, UNDSS Somalia has been conducting pre-deployment field security awareness training to UN and NGO staff. The training, Safe and Secure Approaches to Field Environments in Somalia (SSAFE –SOM), provides staff with the essential knowledge and skills to improve their ability to work safely in Somalia. Over half of all UN staff and a much larger percentage of the participating NGOs have yet to be trained.

2. MAIN OBJECTIVES.

Under the overall management of Deputy Chief Security Advisor (DCSA) and direct supervision of the Training Manager, the Emergency Medical Trainer will perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with the objectives and activities in the work plan and other duties as requested by UNDSS Somalia Training Unit.
The incumbent will provide medical training during the SSAFE and Emergency Trauma Bag (ETB) Trainings both in Somalia and Nairobi, conduct Module-2-In-country Training for National staff; additionally he/she will be the Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Planner coordinating the MERT project working closely with UNON in this specific task.
The job will require frequent travel to Somalia.

3. SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK

Specifically, the duties and responsibilities of the incumbent are:
A. Medical Training
1.Provide First Aid Responder Training based on the SSAFE Training Module
2.Revise SSAFE medical training material and training manual
3.Develop a medical quick reference pocket book for UN staff to be deployed to Somalia
4.Provide standby emergency medical assistance during SSAFE training
5.Provide Emergency Trauma Bag Trainings in Nairobi & in-country
6.Provide First Aid Training in-country

B. MCI Contingency Planning/MERT Project Coordination
1.To plan, coordinate and support the activities Medical Emergency Response Team Project.
2.Work with the head of UNON joint medical service to develop a UN MCI contingency plan to support Somalia humanitarian operations.

4. REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

I. Academic Qualifications:
•University Degree in Public/International Health or in Health Systems Management or Intensive Care Level Paramedic.
II. Years of experience:
•Minimum of five years of professional experience in medical training in trauma life support and emergency care
•Minimum two years experience in training and development of training materials
•Additional training or experience in a broad range of related fields, such as paramedics including First Aid
•Previous UN medical system/international medical experience or military medical experience with priority in international tasks is highly desirable.
•Previous experience in developing emergency contingency plans
•Preference for SSAFE/ETB trained
•Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc) is desirable

III. Competencies:
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and hands on experience in all aspects of pre-hospital emergency medicine.
•Commitment to implementing the goal of gender equality by ensuring the equal participation and full involvement of women and men in all aspects of peace operations.
•Plan, coordinate and monitor own work plan and those under his/her supervision.
•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
•Strong communication (spoken, written and presentational) skills, preferably in English
•Ability to defend and explain difficult issues and positions to staff including senior officials.
•Previous training experience in international setting required.
•Willingness to learn to keep abreast of new developments in the medical field.
•Excellent computer skills
•Good knowledge of relevant medical databases

IV. Other Considerations
• The assignment will be billed monthly based on a daily rate. The daily rate is payable against actual working days dedicated to the project as well as submission of monthly progress reports.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents to demonstrate their qualifications:
1. Proposal:
?Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
?Provide a brief methodology on how they will approach and conduct the work (if applicable)
2.A P11 form and comprehensive Curriculum Vitae including past experience in similar projects with at least 3 references

6. EVALUATION
Applicants will be assessed based on the following:
1.Technical Criteria:
?Specific experience of the consultants relating to the assignment:30
?Understanding of the assignment and TOR:20
?Proposed Methodology:20
?Academic Qualification:10

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit electronic application by visiting http://jobs.undp.org/

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