Coordinator/Project Manager Community Health

Oslo

Organization: Norwegian Red Cross
Location: Oslo
Grade: Mid level - Mid level
Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Social Affairs
- Civil Society and Local governance
- Project and Programme Management
- Managerial positions
- Internasjonale programmer og beredskap
Closing Date: Closed

The Norwegian Red Cross is part of the Red Cross Red Crescent (RCRC) Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network with millions of volunteers operating in 190 countries. The RCRC Movement’s mission is to save lives, alleviate human suffering, protect life and health, and uphold human dignity, especially during armed conflicts and other emergencies. The international engagement of NorCross is based on and guided by humanitarian needs and the humanitarian imperative aiming at achieving humanitarian objectives. Internationally, NorCross operates exclusively inside the framework of the RCRC Movement, and has established regional and country offices to ensure decentralized decision-making and proximity to partners and projects.

The position is placed in the Programme Unit at headquarters in Oslo, one of five units in the International Programmes and Preparedness department. The Programme Unit – including Norwegian RC regional and country offices – develops and manages the long-term programme portfolio in support of national societies, IFRC and ICRC.

The purpose of the Community Health position is to support Norwegian Red Cross regional and country teams with the design and implementation of community Health / outreach activities as part of primary health clinic/service according to established technical standards and evidence-based approaches.

The position is reporting to: Team Leader Programme Support

Position is based in: Oslo, Norway with extensive travelling required (estimated at a minimum of 12 weeks per year).
Contract: Temporary contract (vikariat) until December 15th 2020

Main tasks and responsibilities

Strategic responsibilities:

Develop and manage a project aimed at improving the quality of Norwegian RC supported community-based programmes, including:
Ensure implementation of Norwegian RC health technical standards with focus on community-based health to ensure evidence-based approached are used in the design and implementation of community-based health projects.
Proactively promote harmonization of health projects across regions by introducing established standards and approaches and provide technical direction/guidance

Operational responsibilities:

Contributes to the redesign of selected ongoing community-based health projects, and the initiation of new similar project components, based on a consolidated work and travel plan
Promotes the implementation of health technical standards through a network of health technical staff across Norwegian Red Cross regional teams
Advises Norwegian RC regional and country teams on evidence-based interaction with community members and groups
Leads the development of guidelines, standard logical frameworks and indicators for Norwegian Red Cross supported community health programmes.
Supports the connection of community health interventions with appropriate clinical supervision

We are searching for a person with the following qualities:

Nurse/Midwife/Medical doctor or similar with a Masters degree in Public Health
In-depth understanding of relevant technical standards in health programmes
Experience from designing and implementing community health projects in humanitarian settings
Proven experience from project management, including needs assessments project design, and reporting.
English work proficiency is required; French or regional languages an asset.
Working proficiency in Norwegian (B2-Bergenstest).
Very good ability to take initiative and accept responsibility
Very good ability to work towards achieving objectives and results.
Very good ability to cooperate and share competency
Very good ability to develop and coach others
Collaborates well with others and supports others in the pursuit of team goals. Creates a stable and re-assuring work atmosphere and is firm and reliable

We can offer:

Meaningful, interesting job and great colleagues!
Salary/benefits according to the Norwegian Red Cross’ salary system and relevant qualifications
Membership in the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
Start-up as soon as possible.
Contract: Temporary contract (vikariat) until December 15th 2020