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Role & Responsibilities

Provide technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff. Develop, lead, monitor, and evaluate the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs. Lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff. Promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.

Project Overview

Implementation of Health, Nutrition and WASH programmes in Mogadishu, and several other regions within Southern and Central regions of Somalia. Community health projects including Care Group Model and iCCM and Construction of health facilities. Projects also include emergency responses and may include expansion of initial programmes into areas with critical needs. Take a look at Medair’s Health & Nutrition work.

Workplace & Conditions

Field based position in Somalia, with 50% of the time travels to Kenya. Take a look at Medair’s work in Somalia.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

September 2019. Full time, 12 months.

Key Activity Areas

Health and Nutrition Project Technical Oversight

  • Maintain an overview of the country health and nutrition programme and of the regional context, with a view to strategically developing new projects in current sites and/or surrounding regions, and proactively planning for responsible exit.
  • Give technical advice to field managers and GSO on potential involvement in new health interventions.
  • Provide technical support to the health and nutrition teams.
  • Carry out regular monitoring visits, ensuring that project objectives are met.
  • Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for data collection, do data analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies.
  • Maintain an oversight of medicines and health and nutrition supplies ordered for the health projects, supporting the health and logistics staff in the coordination and quality control of health supplies.
  • Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in the project.
  • Define appropriate policies for the medical aspects of Medair’s work in country.

Representation

  • Develop relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, donors, partners and other stakeholders, with the objective of raising public awareness of Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships.
  • Seek out relevant networks on specific health and nutrition-related humanitarian aid issues.
  • Accompany donors on field trips, and ensure programme details are transmitted.

Staff Management

  • Be involved in the recruitment, providing advice on technical skills and experience as requested.
  • Ensure all staff are trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for capacity building, coaching, etc.
  • Support line managers in inductions and appraisals of staff, particularly with regard to technical skills.

Financial Management

  • Work with the relevant field managers and GSO staff to plan and construct health and nutrition budgets.
  • Ensure expenditure is in line with approved budgets, advising on potential under/over spend.

Quality Management

  • Ensure health and nutrition projects are implemented in line with requirements.
  • Follow the direction of the Senior Health Advisor at GSO.
  • Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of the programmes.

Staff Health

  • Overall responsibility for staff health/occupational health procedures and compliance and development of procedures in-country.

Team Life

  • Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
  • Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
  • Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
  • Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).

Experience / Competencies

  • 3 years’ experience in managing programmes in international public health work, with at least 1 year in humanitarian emergency context.
  • Experience and willingness in training/mentoring staff.
  • Knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standards and other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols.
  • Advanced planning and analytical skills. Advanced leadership and project management skills.
  • Good report and proposal writing skills. Good negotiation, problem solving and communication skills.
  • Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes
  • Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members.
How to apply:

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

a) Medair organisational values.

b) Profiles and benefits package provided for Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS).

c) Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Application Process

To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page.

Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.

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Medair is a humanitarian aid organisation inspired by Christian faith. For our Headquarters and Internationally Recruited Staff, we are looking for professionals who share our values, and are committed and motivated to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and vulnerable communities. What’s so rewarding about a career with Medair? You will help save and sustain the lives of people who truly need assistance, while also learning new skills in a complex humanitarian environment. You will immerse yourself in a foreign culture and experience the joys and challenges of living and working with an international team. You will know the rich blessing of saving a life, of teaching new skills, of seeing communities restored and transformed.

Medair is an international non-governmental organization NGO of humanitarian aid with a stated mission, "to relieve suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places." Medair provides emergency relief and recovery services including Health and Nutrition; Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; and Shelter and Infrastructure. Medair lists its values as: hope, compassion, dignity, accountability, integrity, and faith.Medair’s statutes were registered in 1989 with the Registre du Commerce of the state of Vaud, Switzerland. Its international and operational headquarters are based in Switzerland. Medair has been active in 31 countries, working in some of the most remote, hard-to-reach places in the world. It is independent of any political, economic, or social authority. As a signatory of the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and NGOs in Disaster Relief, the organization provides aid to the most vulnerable, irrespective of race, gender, religion, age, or nationality.Medair has approximately 750 employees worldwide, many with years of humanitarian experience. Medair’s annual operating income in 2013 was USD 45.3 million. Its programs served 1.25 million direct beneficiaries in 2013.The organization is responding to the Nepal earthquakes, to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and Jordan and providing relief and recovery services in, South Sudan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia. Recent programs have been run in Albania, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Chad, Chechnya, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Ingushetia, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Kosovo, Liberia, Mozambique, Ossetia, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Pakistan, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

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Role & Responsibilities

Provide technical advice and support to the field management and the health and nutrition staff. Develop, lead, monitor, and evaluate the health and nutrition aspects of the country programme. Coordinate and network at a senior level with national and regional health authorities and other NGOs. Lead on all health and nutrition elements of proposals and reports, providing capacity building for national and international staff. Promote best practice in the health programmes and contribute to the overall management of the country programme.

Project Overview

Implementation of Health, Nutrition and WASH programmes in Mogadishu, and several other regions within Southern and Central regions of Somalia. Community health projects including Care Group Model and iCCM and Construction of health facilities. Projects also include emergency responses and may include expansion of initial programmes into areas with critical needs. Take a look at Medair’s Health & Nutrition work.

Workplace & Conditions

Field based position in Somalia, with 50% of the time travels to Kenya. Take a look at Medair’s work in Somalia.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

September 2019. Full time, 12 months.

Key Activity Areas

Health and Nutrition Project Technical Oversight

  • Maintain an overview of the country health and nutrition programme and of the regional context, with a view to strategically developing new projects in current sites and/or surrounding regions, and proactively planning for responsible exit.
  • Give technical advice to field managers and GSO on potential involvement in new health interventions.
  • Provide technical support to the health and nutrition teams.
  • Carry out regular monitoring visits, ensuring that project objectives are met.
  • Supervise and monitor the development of reporting systems for data collection, do data analysis and follow-up and feedback to relevant staff, donors, partners and other agencies.
  • Maintain an oversight of medicines and health and nutrition supplies ordered for the health projects, supporting the health and logistics staff in the coordination and quality control of health supplies.
  • Provide input into the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability in the project.
  • Define appropriate policies for the medical aspects of Medair’s work in country.

Representation

  • Develop relationships with Ministry of Health, UN, NGOs, donors, partners and other stakeholders, with the objective of raising public awareness of Medair and ensuring good co-operation and partnerships.
  • Seek out relevant networks on specific health and nutrition-related humanitarian aid issues.
  • Accompany donors on field trips, and ensure programme details are transmitted.

Staff Management

  • Be involved in the recruitment, providing advice on technical skills and experience as requested.
  • Ensure all staff are trained and, if necessary, create possibilities for capacity building, coaching, etc.
  • Support line managers in inductions and appraisals of staff, particularly with regard to technical skills.

Financial Management

  • Work with the relevant field managers and GSO staff to plan and construct health and nutrition budgets.
  • Ensure expenditure is in line with approved budgets, advising on potential under/over spend.

Quality Management

  • Ensure health and nutrition projects are implemented in line with requirements.
  • Follow the direction of the Senior Health Advisor at GSO.
  • Regularly assess and provide feedback and recommendations on the quality of the programmes.

Staff Health

  • Overall responsibility for staff health/occupational health procedures and compliance and development of procedures in-country.

Team Life

  • Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
  • Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
  • Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.

Qualifications

  • Clinical degree (nurse or doctor), or Public Health degree.
  • Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).

Experience / Competencies

  • 3 years’ experience in managing programmes in international public health work, with at least 1 year in humanitarian emergency context.
  • Experience and willingness in training/mentoring staff.
  • Knowledge of humanitarian principles, Sphere and HAP Standards and other international humanitarian guidelines and protocols.
  • Advanced planning and analytical skills. Advanced leadership and project management skills.
  • Good report and proposal writing skills. Good negotiation, problem solving and communication skills.
  • Experience in the design, monitoring of implementation and evaluation of public health programmes
  • Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members.
How to apply:

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

a) Medair organisational values.

b) Profiles and benefits package provided for Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS).

c) Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Application Process

To apply, go to this vacancy on our Medair page.

Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed.

2019-09-14

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