Health Field Officer (2 Positions)
ICRC
Job Type
Full Time
Location
Somalia
Description :
Organization: International Committee of the Red Cross
Country: Somalia
Closing date: 08 Mar 2017
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It also endeavors to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles. The ICRC Somalia Delegation in Nairobi implements the institution’s humanitarian activities in Somalia.
HEALTH FIELD OFFICER (2 POSITIONS)
This position is a fixed term 4 month contract. The Health Field Officer (Somalia-based resident/national position) will be responsible for developing a strategy in the management of cholera in his/her assigned area of responsibility (AoR).
Main Responsibilities:
· Contributes to the general supervision and the functionality of the Cholera Treatment Centre;
· Ensure proper supervision of the medical management of patients;
· Ensures that protocols are correctly followed and available at each level;
· Follows up on availability of necessary treatments in each area;
· Ensures surveillance and monitoring of epidemiological data, collect, analyse and organize the daily morbidity and mortality data on a weekly basis, using the weekly surveillance report;
· Identifies and conducts needs assessment for support during emergencies;
· Supervises the medical stock and ensure that the regular supply is maintained;
· Creates an effective awareness of cholera and its management, in collaboration with other Health team members;
· Supervise the Cholera Treatment Centre. In collaboration with the hierarchy, ensure proper management of human resources, evaluate the needs of staff (maintain the ratio nurse/patient), evaluate the needs in terms of training and organize accordingly, ensure proper supervision of the work (schedules, time off).
· Supervise the medical stock and ensure that the regular supply is maintained
· Ensures the proper disinfection/chlorination circuit is maintained and respected;
· Ensures accurate records of activities are maintained;
· Provides written weekly activity reports;
Minimum Requirements:
· Minimum university degree in Medicine or Bachelor of Nursing qualification with sound knowledge of hospital management;
· Atleast 6 years’ experience in a similar field of activity;
· Excellent team leadership skills and ability to work independently;
· Proficiency in MS Office Suite;
· Excellent interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills;
· Excellent command of written and spoken English;
· Willingness to travel extensively in Somalia;
· Very good knowledge of political, social and cultural assigned environment.
How to apply :
Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their application to the Human Resources Manager, ICRC Somalia Delegation, on the email address sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org.Closing date is 8th March 2017**. Please indicate the position title in the subject line of your email message.
NOTE THAT ONLY EMAILED APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification