Job Summary

The health specialist will be in charge of high quality emergency health response programming, to forecast, plan, and coordinate emergency health response engagement and advocacy for outcomes of Save the Children’s and SWAN consortium humanitarian programs in health as well as other sectors work in Tigray.

S/he will support on the technical elements of emergency health projects mainly for SWAN consortium with mobile health and nutrition team(MHNT) and public health specialist to ensure the emergency health response project contribute to reduction of morbidity & mortality.

S/he represents SC values and principles in interactions with staff and external audiences, including frequent interaction with SWAN consortium (Save the Children, World vision, Action Against Hunger and Norwegian Refugee Council) and regional health staffs in line with the emergency health response including emergency medical supplies pipeline management.  These values and principles include commitment to the mission of Save the Children, team orientation, quality management and leadership development, introducing systems and procedures to strengthen staff motivation and productivity.

 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

 Strategic Program Development and Representation

• S/he will be responsible for ensuring good integration of key organizational principles and approaches such as child participation and M&E throughout emergency health project cycle. Among other tasks, the position holder will be responsible to ensure lessons derived through implementation of emergency health response projects are well articulated, documented and disseminated both internally and externally.
• Communicate emergency health response program achievements against agreed strategic objectives and milestones, and any emerging new evidence of public health emergency response for a wide range of internal and external audiences
• Ensure a deep understanding Ministry of Health (MOH) Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Health Cluster, World Health Organization (WHO), UNOCHA, and other relevant government and non-governmental agencies’ priorities in emergency Public Health Responses; communicate these to Save the Children, World Vision, Action Against Hunger and Norwegian Refugee Council.
• Maintain and cultivate key external relationships including regional health Bureau, regional health cluster, other government sectors offices involved in PHEM responses, donors, multi-lateral organizations, and INGOs

 Program Quality and Effectiveness

• Carry out the day to day technical assistance to emergency health projects primary for SWAN consortium and others as relevant to ensure the high technical standards 
• Responsible to ensure timely and high-quality technical support to emergency health response projects throughout the project cycle
• Work closely with humanitarian program operations including public health specialist(North) to support quality implementation of emergency health response including incorporation of recommendations for technical improvements
• Involve actively in the development of a robust evidence-based learning to support emergency health response program implementation, proper documentation of lessons learned and good practices, their effectively dissemination
• Understand cross-cutting issues of resilience, gender, child participation, and others to ensure their incorporation into emergency health program implementation
• Provide inputs for Program Operations, Awards and SWAN consortium in producing and submitting quality donor reports
• Provide technical training and capacity building support to government health workers and public health emergency management focal persons so that they have the necessary skills and competencies to plan and respond from public health emergencies when necessary.
• S/he will represent the organization in regional public health emergency related technical working groups and task forces, and meetings (seminars/workshops).
• Support SCI’s and SWAN consortium MEAL for the documentation and dissemination of public health emergency response program achievements and challenges for program improvements

 Policy Engagement and Advocacy for Policy Change

• Actively support the development and implementation of Save the Children’s and SWAN consortium emergency health response work and advocate the achievements and lessons of the consortium for the wider groups in different national and subnational platforms
• Ensure that the voices of children heard in emergency situations
• Keep abreast of national policies and global trends/good practices in the area of emergency health responses, analyze and share with relevant SCI and SWAN consortium

 SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children and SWAN consortium values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

 Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

 Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Job Requirements

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Minimum BSc degree in public health, nursing or related health fields or extensive experience in emergency health programming 
• Minimum five years’ work experience in emergency health programs
• Able to demonstrate experience working with government counterparts and other partners with progressive capacities from lower levels to high levels
• Excellent understanding of the relevant emergency health response sectors in Ethiopia both at policy and implementation levels
• Proven experience in emergency health response programming
• Demonstrable experience and skills in designing, implementing and M&E frameworks in emergency health
• Very good advocacy, communication and representation skills
• Strong analytical, writing, and problem solving skills
• Strong conceptualization, strategic thinking and planning, presentation and facilitation skills
• Proven ability to manage complex and demanding workload in emergency situations
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, training, mentoring, English language, and computer skills
• Good supportive supervision skills and ability and willingness to travel to the field and support projects in urgent situations
• Good presentation, training and facilitation skills; fluency in spoken and written English; good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases)
• Familiarity and working experience with emergency health response donors implementing partners
• Commitment to Save the Children values

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. The duty station of the position holder will be in Tigray Region. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

How to Apply

 Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should apply using the below link:

https://stcuk.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en