National Health Emergency Consultant

The consultant will support health emergency response activities in Mozambique, including strengthening coordination mechanisms, supporting emergency health supplies and logistics, rehabilitation of health facilities, monitoring compliance with emergency health standards, and reporting/documentation under the supervision of the Health Emergency Officer.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen Coordination Mechanisms at Provincial and District Levels.
• Support Emergency Health Supplies and Logistics.
• Support Rehabilitation of Health Facilities.
• Monitor Compliance with Emergency Health Standards.
• Reporting and Documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Medicine, public health, or relevant academic background.
• At least 5 years of progressive professional experience in public health and emergency health programs.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing and coordinating health emergency response activities, such as floods, cholera outbreaks, displacement emergencies, or other rapid-onset crises.
• Proven ability to support Government-led emergency health operations, including coordination with the Ministry of Health (MISAU), Provincial Health Directorates (DPS), and District Health Services (SDSMAS) in Mozambique.
• Oral and written fluency in Portuguese and English, with the ability to produce high-quality technical reports, plans, and coordination documents for Government and cluster partners.
• Experience working with UN agencies, Health Cluster partners, NGOs, or humanitarian organizations in emergency or development health programs is an advantage.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and facilitation skills with multisectoral teams, Government counterparts, and community structures.

Skills

• Public Health
• Emergency Health Programming
• Health Emergency Preparedness
• Government Health Coordination
• Health Cluster Coordination
• Technical Report Preparation
• Health Emergency Logistics
• Health Facility Rehabilitation
• Emergency Health Standards Monitoring
• Inter-sectoral Coordination
• Health Program Implementation
• Humanitarian Health
• Portuguese
• English

Languages

Portuguese, English