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This position is a senior technical and managerial role based in the IMC Gonder field office, reporting to the Health Program Coordinator and receiving technical support from the Public Health Emergency Specialist. The position involves leading and coordinating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of IMC’s emergency health projects in the area. The position holder is responsible for monitoring and overseeing the day-to-day implementation and service provision of deployed health staff including the mobile health and nutrition team. He/She will also actively participate in public health surveillance strengthening, outbreak investigations and responses, providing technical support and training, monitoring early warning systems, collecting regular data, and mapping project sites to identify epidemic occurrences.

Additionally, the role involves coordinating and conducting need assessments at the woreda and health facility levels, as well as assessing risk factors and hazards related to outbreaks and disease patterns in the project areas. The position holder will work closely with the zonal and woreda health offices and represent IMC in emergency health outbreak response, and cluster and TWG meetings organized at the zonal and woreda levels.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the emergency health response project especially health service provision through MHNT and PHEM intervention at the project sites under his/her supervision

• Create smooth working relation and collaboration with Government stakeholders

• Prepare detailed project implementation plan and share with all woreda based staffs

• Draft Project proposals.

• Properly monitor and manage project budget and ensure the timely utilization.

• Ensure all procurements are timely procured and distributed to the intended beneficiaries

• Ensure the implementation of all emergency health planned activities as per the expected quality and schedule at all levels.

• Organize and facilitate review meetings to review gaps and project progress.

• Follow up of project implementation through organizing regular update and experience sharing meeting among staffs.

• Undertake regular assessment to identify gaps and status of PHEM at each woredas together with the Health response officer. 

• Provide technical support for IMC staffs and government health workers on proper implementation of the service.

• Organize joint supportive supervision by involving the key health partners at zonal and woreda level.

• Work in close consultation with health program manager and field office manager while implementing all activities and utilization of budget.

• Represent IMC in any health coordination meeting organized at project site.

• Prepare and submit biweekly, monthly, quarterly, donor and government reports timely to field offices.

• Supervise the senior emergency health response officer and MHNT members

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

• The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

• Regularly collect and share weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project reports 

• Assist the senior emergency health response officer to collect and share outbreak related data and outbreak response updates

• Assist emergency health response officers to enable them compile the field based reports and prepare simplified reporting formats

• Ensure weekly and monthly 5W report is shared timely to the country office and WHO health cluster

• Represent the organization in cluster coordination meetings and outbreak technical meetings at zonal level. 

• Collaborate with other actors working in the target community

• Be flexible and be able to give assistance with different activities not included in this primary job description.

• Implement other PHEM related activities as per direction from Health program coordinator

Reporting and M/E

• Regularly collect and share weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual project reports 

• Assist the senior emergency health response officer to collect and share outbreak related data and outbreak response updates

• Assist emergency health response officers to enable them compile the field based reports and prepare simplified reporting formats

• Ensure weekly and monthly 5W report is shared timely to the country office and WHO health cluster

Representation

• Represent the organization in cluster coordination meetings and outbreak technical meetings at zonal level. 

Additional Tasks:

• Collaborate with other actors working in the target community

• Be flexible and be able to give assistance with different activities not included in this primary job description.

• Implement other PHEM related activities as per direction from Health program coordinator

Job Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health, Nursing or related field from recognized learning institution plus 4 years of  experience in related field 

• Bachelor degree in Public health, Nursing or related field of study with 8 years of experience in related field 

• Experience working in NGO in implementing emergency health projects and PHEM activities including outbreak investigation and response 

• Training on PHEM including surveillance, preparedness, early warning and response

• Experience in facilitating and conducting trainings, review meetings and workshops

• Experience on budget and manpower management 

• Excellent computer skills, including all Microsoft applications 

• Proficiency in written and spoken English and knowledge of the respective site language 

• Ability to work independently and under tight deadlines

• Ability to develop good team spirit and support field staff 

Code of Conduct

As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards, and adheres to those standards. Staff is also responsible for preventing violations of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption, or Harassment.  If you see, hear, or are made aware of any violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report them.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding

It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, and any form of trafficking in persons.

Equal Opportunities 

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their application letter by clearly stating the position that you are applying for and CV through THIS LINK

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Note: IMC is equal opportunity employer and hence candidate from all background: religion, ethnic group, qualified women and people living with disabilities, etc. are all encouraged to apply.