Organizational context

This incumbent is responsible for the public health and nutrition programmes in Chad. The Senior Public Health Officer is a member of the senior management team in his/her duty station and region, will coordinate and provide technical support to a network of country-level Public Health and HIV focal points as well as Protection and Programme Officers based in the offices in the country. The Senior Public Health Officer plays a major role among the senior management team supporting all issues related to Public Health, HIV and Reproductive Health, Nutrition, including Protection issues, Programme issues as well as community services, gender and age, education and sexual and gender based violence. The incumbent will need to travel within the country on a minimum of a monthly basis to ensure monitoring and support to the field operations.

Essential minimum qualifications and professional experience required

• A Clinical background (nurse or Medical Doctor with Master’s level qualifications) with postgraduate training in Public Health, option health systems management
• Minimum 8 years of previous job experience relevant to the function and in national/multinational organizations.
• Knowledge of public health, nutrition and HIV in humanitarian emergencies.
• Very good communication and computer skills.
• Proficiency in basic computer software such as MS Words, Excel, PowerPoint and EpiInfo.
• Excellent knowledge of French and English.

Desirable qualifications & competencies

• Experience working with progressively higher levels of responsibility with international organisations, (including NGO’s and UN), in the field of health, HIV and nutrition.
• Practical working experience in refugee settings in preferably more than one setting in the region;
• Good knowledge in Nutrition: prevention and management of acute malnutrition;
• Applied knowledge in UNHCR programme management, project formulation, its programme cycles and reporting standards.