SVN 2017/85 (P) - Emergency Health Officer (P3) - Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Position Title Emergency Health Officer

Duty Station :Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Classification Professional Staff, Grade P3

Type of Appointment : Special short-term graded, Six months with possibility of extension Estimated Start Date :As soon as possible

Closing Date : 23 May 2017

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and 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.

IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged. For the purpose of the vacancy, the following candidates are considered as first-tier candidates:

1. Internal candidates

2. Qualified applicants from the following NMS countries:

Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bahamas, Botswana, Belize, Congo, Cabo

Verde, Djibouti, Micronesia (Federated States of), Gabon, Gambia,

Guyana, Iceland, Cambodia, Comoros, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Libya,

Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Maldives, Namibia, Nauru,

Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Seychelles, Slovenia, Suriname, El Salvador, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, United Republic of

Tanzania, Holy See, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela

(Bolivarian Republic of), Vanuatu, Samoa

Context:

Background

The sector/cluster approach has been introduced as a part of “humanitarian reform” aimed at improving the effectiveness of humanitarian response by ensuring greater predictability and accountability, while at the same time strengthening partnerships between NGOs, international organizations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and UN agencies. The

other, complementary elements of the reform are: strengthening the humanitarian coordinator (HC) system; and improving humanitarian financing. The aim of a sub country-level Health Sector working group is to ensure a more coherent and effective humanitarian response by all international, national and local actors operating in the health sector in areas affected by crisis. Management of IOM Emergency Health programme in Cox’s Bazar:

The Emergency Health Officer will oversee the management and implementation of all IOM emergency health programme interventions in Cox’s Bazar, supported by the National Programme Officer (Health) who acts as the national thematic expert. The main responsibility of the Emergency Health Officer in overseeing all health programme interventions in Cox’s Bazar will to ensure accountability, monitoring and timely implementation of all emergency health services within running project, which will constitute 50% of the her/his time. Page 1 / 4Health Sector Working Group Coordination

The Emergency Health Officer will also act as the Sub-National Health Sector Working Group Coordinator to ensure the good performance of the sub-national Heath Sector Working Group, promoting and upholding the Humanitarian Principles and the Principles of Partnership. The Health Sector performance, in turn, will be monitored and evaluated per the extent by which the activities and programmes of the cluster partners meet the health needs of the crisis-affected populations. The sector coordination responsibility will be another 50% of the successful candidates time.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of Sub Office, IOM Cox’s Bazar and overall supervision of the Senior Programme Manager, IOM Bangladesh and technical guidance of the Regional Thematic Specialist (Health) in the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) for health technical matters, the successful candidate will be responsible and accountable for facilitating the coordination of the sub-national level health sector in Cox’ Bazar. The successful candidate is expected to carry out his/ her duties in accordance with strictest ethical standards and with due respect for gender and socio-cultural sensitivities. Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Oversee all emergency health services programme interventions and guide the senior national team in daily management of all health related projects activities. 2. Ensure all projects are implemented in timely manner and provide technical expertise to the health unit colleagues in meeting all projects requirements within agreed donors’ funding. 3. Identify and contact health sector stakeholders and existing coordination mechanism, including district health authorities, national and international organizations and civil society. 4. Hold regular coordination meetings with Cox’s Bazar health sector partners, building when possible on existing health sector coordination fora.

5. Collect information from all partners on 4W methodology (Who is Where, since and until When, doing What), and regularly feed the database managed by the overall coordination structure. Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other sectors. 6. Assess and monitor the availability of health services in the crisis areas provided by all health

actors using GHC tool: Health Resources Availability Mapping System (HeRAMS). 7. Ensure that humanitarian health needs are identified by planning and coordinating joint, inter-sector, initial rapid assessments adapting to the local context the IRA tool, as well as follow-on more in-depth health sub-sector assessments, as needed.

8. Mobilize Health Sector partners to contribute to establishing and maintaining an appropriate Early Warning and Response System, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population and the situation in the areas where they work.

9. Lead and contribute to the joint Health Cluster analysis of health-sector information and data (see points 3, 4, 5 and 6) leading to joint identification of gaps in the health sector response and agreement on priorities to inform the development (or adaptation) of a health crisis response strategy.

10. Inform the Government and World Health Organization representatives of priority gaps that cannot be covered by any health sector partner and require cluster lead agency action as provider of last resort.

Page 2 / 411. Ensure partners’ active contribution to and involvement in joint monitoring of individual and common plans of action for health interventions; collate and disseminate this and other information related to the health sector in sit-reps and/or regular Health Bulletins. 12. Represent the Health Sector in inter-cluster coordination mechanisms at sub-national/field level, contribute to jointly identifying critical issues that require multi-sectoral responses, and plan the relevant synergistic interventions with the other clusters concerned.

13. Lead joint Health Sector contingency planning for potential new events or set-backs, when required.

14. Provide leadership and strategic direction to Health Sector Members in the development of the health sector components of FLASH Appeal, Community Heath Awareness Programme (CHAP) and Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) proposals and other interagency planning and funding documents.

15. Promote adherence of standards and best practices by all health sector partners considering the need for local adaptation. Promote use of the Health Cluster Guide to ensure the application of common approaches, tools and standards.

16. Identify urgent training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure their adoption and uniform application by all Health sector partners. Coordinate the dissemination of key technical materials and the organization of essential workshops or in-service training.

17. Promote appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, to ensure sustainability within the national health system and longer term risk reduction measures.

18. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• University degree in Medicine from an accredited academic institution with at least seven years of professional experience; or

• University degree in Medicine from an accredited academic institution plus Master’s Degree in Community or Public Health, Medical Specialization in Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine or other related fields from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience.

Experience

• Experience in managing and coordinating health programs in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies;

• Knowledge of structures and functions of national and international health agencies, donors and organizations;

• Familiarity with the health sector in the Asia region, particularly Bangladesh an advantage. Languages

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of Bangla is an advantage.

Desirable Competencies:

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• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms; • Client Orientation – works effectively well with client and stakeholders;

• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for self and others;

• Communication – listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience; • Creativity and Initiative – actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services; • Leadership and Negotiation – develops effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders;

• Performance Management – identify ways and implement actions to improve performance of self and others;

• Planning and Organizing - plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;

• Professionalism - displays mastery of subject matter;

• Teamwork – contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender participation;

• Technological Awareness - displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; • Resource Mobilization - works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

Other:

Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile.

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

The list of NMS countries above includes all IOM Member States which are non-represented in the Professional Category of staff members. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 23 May 2017 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

For further information, please refer to:

http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html 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 10.05.2017 to 23.05.2017

Requisition: SVN 2017/85 (P) - Emergency Health Officer (P3) - Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (55058289) Released

Posting: Posting NC55058296 (55058296) Released

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