IOM seeks to recruit a health officer (rapid response team) – Juba, Sudan

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IOM :

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Internal and external candidates will be considered for this vacancy. For the purposes of this vacancy, internal candidates are defined as staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded or ungraded contract, including Junior Professional Officers (JPOs), staff on Special Leave Without Pay (SLWOP), and staff members on secondment/loan released by the Organization, unless otherwise specified in their contract. Staff members holding a regular, fixed-term or short-term graded contract will not retain their contract type if appointed to an ungraded position.

Context:

Under the overall guidance of the IOM South Sudan Chief of Mission, under the technical guidance of the Migration Health Programme Coordinator and the direct supervision of the Migration Health Officer/RRT Coordinator; the incumbent will be accountable for supporting the implementation of the emergency health response activities for conflict affected, Protection of Civilian (PoCs) and hard-to-reach populations and disease outbreak response in South Sudan.

Core Functions / Responsibilities :

1. Be available for rapid deployment to field locations in South Sudan as part of a mobile health team at short notice.
2. Serve as Clinic Supervisor for a mobile/static health unit and be available for short-notice deployment to field locations in South Sudan as part of IOM rapid health response operations.
3. Design the layout and patient flow of the clinic and supervise the clinic set-up, as well as the set-up of the pharmacy and drug storage space.
4. Conduct patient consultations for early diagnosis and treatment under primary health care services and facilitate timely referrals of patients in need of acute care or continuity of care for those with chronic health conditions to the nearest hospitals or health agencies providing the needed services.
5. Supervise the day-to-day health team activities and prepare weekly schedule of activities in coordination with the IOM Rapid Response Health Coordinator and Health Program Coordinator.
6. Supervise and guide Medical Assistants, Nurses and Midwives on clinical duties and assigned tasks and ensure that the team is functioning well and flagging issues of concern immediately and providing possible solutions, including health promotion outreach activities; conduct further on the job trainings, etc.
7. Assist the Rapid Response Health Coordinator/ Health Emergency Officer to conduct health and nutritional assessments, vaccination campaigns, and coordination of medical evacuation as needed.
8. Work with health focal person based in Malakal, Bentiu and Wau to liaise with local village authorities, community leaders and provide advice on key information messages for dissemination to the IDPs community before or after mobile clinic schedules, diseases outbreak response and before assessment team deployment.
9. Ensure maintenance of medical/confidential documentation and records of all consultations done by the mobile team.
10. Consolidate and review collected data particularly for the weekly Infectious Disease Surveillance Report (IDSR) and morbidity reports using sex and age disaggregated data. Forward relevant information to RRT Coordinator.
11. Support information sharing and coordination mechanisms between and among other Multi-Sector units (e.g. WASH and NFIs) as well as with other programme units such as Logistics, Security, Human Resource and Finance units; and with IOM Juba Health Unit.
12. Represent IOM at relevant coordination meetings, and maintain coordination and cooperation with local health authorities and partners including MoH, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and other partners on-site where needed.
13. Contribute to regular reports on all activities including achievements and challenges encountered through established channels of communication within the IOM Multi-sector Team (WASH & Health); ensure case history and photo-documentation of all health related activities.
14. Establish and maintain good working relationships with the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) communities and be a team player with other health partners and with IOM teams working on-site.
15. Actively participate in preparedness and prevention planning of diseases outbreak (Ebola Virus Disease, Cholera, and Measles, etc), assessment and response such as campaign and case management.
16. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience :

Education :

Completed University Degree in Medicine or Nursing from an accredited academic institution.

Experience

• Minimum of five years operational and field experience in implementing health services for migrants, refugee and displaced persons and other vulnerable groups; including early recovery or post crisis emergency health programming ;
• Demonstrated experience in coordination and liaison with government authorities, knowledge and structures and functions of primary health care system, national, UN and international health agencies and donors ;
• Advanced degree in public or community health is an advantage.

Languages :

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge in Arabic is an advantage.

Note :

This position has frequent travels to field missions within South Sudan.

Desirable Competencies :

Values :

• Inclusion and respect for diversity : respects and promotes individual and cultural differences; encourages diversity and inclusion wherever possible ;
• Integrity and transparency : maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct ;
• Professionalism : demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.

Core Competencies – behavioural indicators :

• Teamwork : develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results ;
• Delivering results : produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner; is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes ;
• Managing and sharing knowledge : continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability : takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility for own action and delegated work ;
• Communication : encourages and contributes to clear and open communication; explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Other :

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible ;
• The appointment is subject to funding confirmation ;
• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances ;
• No late applications will be accepted.

How to apply :

• Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 17 March 2019 at the latest, referring to this advertisement ;
• For further information, please refer t : htere ;
• In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed ;
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application on your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period :

From 04.03.2019 to 17.03.2019

Requisition : CFA 2019/07 – Health Officer (Rapid Response Team) – Juba, South Sudan* (55861150) Released

Posting : Posting NC55861155 (55861155) Released

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