Health Field Officer 2

Health Field Officer 2 contributes to implementing, running, and monitoring the health program(s) in cooperation with the health team, according to the objectives set out in the delegation's annual planning for a specific geographic area or field of activities. The role involves overseeing programs with autonomy and actively planning and coordinating health activities at field level.

Responsibilities

• Implements health programs within his/her geographic area or field of responsibility/ expertise.
• Assists the health delegate and the health coordinator in designing operational strategies and planning the health program(s) at local/facility and national levels.
• Conducts assessments and regular field visits to monitor activities and health-related threats to the population.
• Ensures proper management of information collected and appropriate, relevant reporting.
• Participates in analysis of and reflection on the overall health situation; contributes to realistic project proposals in line with the delegation's objectives and priorities.
• Helps organize meetings; advises staff members on various matters such as culture, politics, the economy, security, etc.
• Collects and shares information to improve the ICRC’s understanding of the environment and humanitarian trends and responses.
• Interprets at meetings and translates documents into local languages.
• Liaises and builds networks with local stakeholders to facilitate communication on and coordination of activities, thereby ensuring more efficient implementation of health programs.
• Represents the ICRC vis-à-vis national authorities.
• Assesss, identifies, and prioritizes the health needs of a given population, considering vulnerable groups and community coping mechanisms and involvement.
• Communicates and reports on the health context and population needs as well as on relevant local security and policy matters.
• Contributes to the design of project proposals and ICRC contingency plan for the AoR.
• Attends coordination meetings with stakeholders and maintains networks with them to ensure the efficient implementation of health programs.
• Provides relevant assistance responses as per the MoU with TRHB, ICRC guidelines, and national standards.
• Ensures donations of medical and non-medical items are requested according to the needs, by the agreed deadline, and follows up on process of donations to the targeted health facilities.
• Ensures improved access to health services and continuum of care in the assigned geographical area by engaging stakeholders working at community level and managing support with cash for referrals through the targeted health facilities.
• Monitors the projects implementation on regular basis and adjusts activities as required, under the supervision of the health delegate.
• Reports on conducted field visits and meetings, and with data analysis collected according to ICRC guidelines.
• Analyses health facilities collected/reported from supported health facilities.
• Collaborates with ICRC staff working in assistance and protection departments to address common interest and cross-cutting related issues.
• Develops and promotes Health Care in Danger-related initiatives, and report on incidents according to ICRC guidelines in coordination with protection department.
• Ensures the reports and documents are up to date.
• Supports the Health team members in the field and cover gaps.
• Replaces the HiD focal point in his absence when needed.
• Replaces the Health Delegate in his absence when needed.
• Occasionally Assists the staff health focal point during severe medical evacuations from the field.

Requirements

• Degree in medicine or nursing midwifery.
• Qualifications in public health or health management a strong asset.
• Fluent written and spoken command of the local working language Tigrigna as well as English.
• Licence to practice in his/her own country (Ethiopia).
• 3 to 5 years of total work experience (including 2 years of clinical experience) with minimum 2 years’ experience in the humanitarian sector.
• Good connections with local health authorities or groups of interest for the ICRC.
• Excellent knowledge of the assigned geographic area.

Skills

• Clinical Experience
• Public Health
• Health Management
• Humanitarian Health
• Health Program Implementation
• Health Program Monitoring
• Health Activity Coordination
• Local Health Authority Liaison
• Geographic Area Knowledge
• Medical Licensing
• Nursing Midwifery
• Field Health Operations

Languages

English, Tigrigna, Amharic