Employer: Save the Children
Location: Iraq
Closing date: 21 Jun 2018
The role:
The Health Program Manager will be deployed as a field level health program manager for the program operations of mobile health clinics and other health projects. The Health Program Manager will be expected to lead on multi-sectoral / health assessments, project planning, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement, at the field level. The post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country health staff. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the health program, ensuing compliance with the award regulations and monitoring of health projects.
Qualifications and experience:
Essential
· Significant experience of working overseas in humanitarian programmes, in particular primary health care
· Health professional with postgraduate qualification in public health or equivalent field experience
· Previous experience of managing a team and starting mobile health units
· Previous experience of project management
· Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
· Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
· Experience of training and capacity building staff
· Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
· Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals, particularly with OFDA, ECHO and DFID
· Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
· Excellent communication skills especially with external stakeholders such as local authorities.
· Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
· A high level of written and spoken English
· The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and insecure working circumstances.
· Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.
Desirable
· Language skills in Arabic
· Experience in nutrition programmes
· An area of particular expertise within humanitarian health
· Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/context
Contract length: 6 Months
The Organisation
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 realise 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 workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
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.
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