IOM National Medical Officer (Mobile & Planning Unit) Job 2015

Job Description

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Vacancy Notice: IOMKE/SVN/037/2015

Position title: National Medical Officer

Position grade: Grade NO-A/01 (UN Salary Scale for NO staff)

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

Seniority band: III

Job family: Migration Health

Organizational unit: Migration Health Department

Position rated: Yes

Subject to rotation: No

Reporting directly to: Head of IOM MHD Mobile and Planning Unit
 

Overall supervision by: Regional Health Assessments Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa
 

Managerial responsibility: N/A

Contract Duration: 6 months Special Short Term Contract
 

II. Organizational Context and Scope: Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and nongovernmental partners.

IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.
 

III. Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Working under the direct supervision of Head of Mobile and Planning Unit and the overall supervision of the Regional Health Assessments Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa, the incumbent will carry out the following duties and responsibilities:-

Perform migration health assessments (medical exams) and completes related medical documentation of migrants referred for migration health assessment in accordance with the resettlement countries’ technical instructions and the IOM Migration Health Assessment Guidelines;

Provide technical supervision and monitoring of IOM health personnel to ensure that the following activities are performed in accordance with the technical requirements of the resettlement countries such as: medical case registration, migration health assessments, medical forms transmission, medical treatment and follow-up programs, data processing and management, pre-embarkation medical examination and report;

Refer patients to specialists for treatment as maybe required;

Administer treatment and immunizations as per the receiving countries’ requirements;

Perform pre-departure and pre-embarkation medical checks on all refugee migrants departing under IOM auspices, making sure they are fit to travel;

Ensure timely, accurate and complete reporting of all activities on the predeparture (examinations, treatment, immunization), as per IOM standards and as per the country of resettlement requirements;

Implement quality control standards and ensures confidentiality of individual health information;

Assist in the analysis and technical elaboration of data gathered from the migration health assessment;

Coordinate with the local/national health authorities, physicians, hospitals and laboratories, as needed;

Inform and consult with the Head of the MHD and the COM – Kenya on migration health issues and proposes corrective and adjustment measures;

Assist in the preparation, and implementation of research activities related to the migration health, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases;

Provide healthcare advice to IOM staff in the sub-office; 13. Undertake duty travel and medical escorting activities, be ready for relocation of duty station to remote areas or refuge camps if needed and

Perform any other duties that may be required from time to time.

IV. Competencies

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies.
 

Behavioural
 

Accountability

Accepts and gives constructive criticism

Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies

Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs

Monitors own work to correct errors

Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation

Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work

Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients

Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries

Keeps clients informed of developments and setbacks

Continuous Learning

Contributes to colleagues’ learning

Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills

Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas

Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication

Actively shares relevant information

Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures

Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience

Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience

Creativity and Initiative

Actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services

Expands responsibilities while maintaining existing ones

Persuades others to consider new ideas

Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems

Leadership and Negotiation

Convinces others to share resources

Actively identifies opportunities for and promotes organizational change

Presents goals as shared interests

Articulates vision to motivate colleagues and follows through with commitments

Performance Management

Provides constructive feedback to colleagues

Identifies ways for their staff to develop their abilities and careers

Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations

Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures

Holds directly reporting managers accountable for providing fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations

Planning and Organizing

Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others

Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others

Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers

Identifies risks and makes contingency plans

Adjusts priorities and plans to achieve goals

Allocates appropriate times and resources for own work and that of team members

Professionalism

Masters subject matter related to responsibilities

Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities

Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation

Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress

Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity

Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts

Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork

Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment

Contributes to, and follows team objectives

Gives credit where credit is due

Seeks input and feedback from others

Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate

Actively supports and implements final group decisions

Takes joint responsibility for team’s work

Technological Awareness

Learns about developments in available technology

Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions

Understands applicability and limitation of technology and seeks to apply it to appropriate work

Resource Mobilization

Establishes realistic resource requirements to meet IOM needs

Technical

Effectively applies knowledge of migration health issues within the organizational context.

Correctly frames migration health issues within their regional, global and political context.

V. Education and Experience

Kenyan citizen;

Degree in Medicine – MBChB;

Registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;

Minimum of 2 years continuous professional working experience preferably with experience in migration health, immigration medical assessments, epidemiology and/or international public health;

Health sector experience in Africa;

Training/experience in Paediatrics, Internal Medicine or Infectious Diseases is an advantage.

VI. Languages

Required

English and Kiswahili – Fluent in written and spoken.

How to Apply

 


Submit cover letter and CV including daytime telephone and e-mail address to:-

International Organization for Migration (IOM), 

Human Resources Department, 

P.O.Box 55040 – 00200, 

Nairobi, Kenya

or send via e-mail to hrnairobi@iom.int

Closing Date: 9th September, 2015

Note

No Fee: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, process or training). IOM does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank details.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

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