Overview
Coordinate within the sub-national health cluster for rapid health needs assessments and ensure compliance with national and international norms and standards in health emergency response.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and coordinate rapid health needs assessments and participatory assessments.
- Collect information from health partners and feed the database managed by UN-OCHA.
- Ensure cross-cutting issues are mainstreamed in Health Cluster response and implementation plans.
- Convene and facilitate consultative meetings and joint support missions.
- Support the development of a functional information management mechanism for the sub-national Health Cluster.
- Support the HCC in managing the development of a common funding strategy and resource mobilization efforts.
- Support the adaptation and implementation of an indicators' monitoring framework.
- Advocate for collective action, collective results, and collective accountability.
- Identify technical gaps and training needs and develop a plan for capacity-building.
Required Experience
- At least five years of relevant experience, at the national and international levels, in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations.
- Experience in managing and coordinating health programmes in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies.
- Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organization, relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations.
Qualifications
- Essential: A first-level university degree, in public health, medicine or international relations, social sciences or management or related field, from an accredited/recognized institute.
- Desirable: An advanced university degree (Master's or above) in Humanitarian Action, public health, medicine or international relations, social sciences or management or related field OR An advanced university degree in Humanitarian Action. Or specialized training in emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, and Health Cluster coordination.
