Health Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Health Coordinator

LOCATION: Refugee Camps

POST TYPE: National

External representation and communications: Level 2

-Regular contacts require the exchange of basic factual information to suppliers, beneficiaries or other partners

-Little impact on the reputation and performance of the organization

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 2 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have limited contact with children ,with an access to personal data about children and/or young people.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage the Community health volunteers on a district level by conducting daily visits.

• Plan the volunteer's activities on a block-level in their district.

• Monitor the project activities with the project officer, and make sure that the goals and objectives are achieved.

• Attend the project-related meetings in the camp.

• Maintain accurate information flow between the volunteers, partners, and project staff.

• Collect project-required data and obtain regular statistical analysis.

• Prepare the team daily, weekly and monthly reports with a specific focus on statistical information coming from the volunteers.

• Prepare and facilitate any necessary training to the project staff either officers, volunteers, or other SCJ components.

• Collaborate with other SCJ components in the camp.

• Work closely with the other committees on the district level.

• Participate in and monitor the health campaigns and awareness sessions.

• Visit the cases which come from the volunteers which need extra health assessment

• Following up on the Cerebral palsy cases-NCD’s cases – vaccination cases or other health cases and compiling the monthly report to be submitted to the focal point.

• Prepare the procurements request and follow up on the process

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Takes responsibility for decision-making and efficient resource management, and holds team and partners accountable for the delivery of their responsibilities by delegating effectively, affording staff professional autonomy, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;

Ambition:

• Engages and motivates others by widely sharing their personal vision for Save the Children;
• Future orientated, strategic and global thinker.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with team, colleagues, members, donors and partners;
• Values diversity as a source of competitive strength;

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions both on a personal level and by building and leading teams willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honesty, openness, and transparency;

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher degree in medicine – public health – pharmacy or other related health fields

• Minimum 3-5 years’ previous experience in health and community health projects.

• Refugee camp experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCJ Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

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.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCJ Health and Safety policies and procedures.

** Qualified Males and Females are welcome to apply.