Somalia: PRIMARY HEALTH CARE / NUTRITION HEALTH FIELD OFFICER - 2 POSITIONS (Bardhere & Guriceel)

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE / NUTRITION HEALTH FIELD OFFICER - 2 POSITIONS (Bardhere & Guriceel)

The position(s) is a fixed term 4 month contract. The Primary Health Care (PHC) / Nutrition Health Field Officer (Somalia-based resident/national position) is the focal point for all matters related to the ICRC supported SRCS (Somali Red Crescent Society) PHC program in his/her area of responsibility (AoR). He/she will be responsible for building up the capacity of the SRCS to run their health program and monitor its efficiency and effectiveness.

Main Responsibilities:

· Liaises with Health authorities (Ministry of Health, Department of Health), Health facilities and Humanitarian organisations working in the medical and nutrition fields in his/her AoR, under supervision of the PHC / Nutrition Senior Health Field Officer;

· Interprets and translates any medical related article/document and/or during meetings from Somali to English and vice versa, when required;

· Analyses the health system in place in his/her AoR and the humanitarian environment linked to the medical and nutrition fields in general and provides with regular reports in this regard;

· Understands the ICRC PHC & Nutrition objectives and communicates these to interlocutors;

· Assists in building the capacity of the SRCS in managing its PHC and Nutrition projects;

· Monitors health projects, evaluates their impact and gives recommendations;

· Provides regular weekly/monthly reports and contributes to the quarterly Health technical reports.

Minimum Requirements:

· Minimum university degree in Medicine or Bachelor of Nursing qualification;

· Atleast 4 years’ experience in a similar field of activity;

· 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.

Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their cover letter and curriculum vitae to the Human Resources Manager, ICRC Somalia Delegation, on the email address sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org_.The closing date is 10^th September 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