Health Coordinator, Somalia

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 health and 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

Please apply online: www.ircjobs.org or http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7355 .

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