WPE Reproductive Health Officer

lashio, myanmar

Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
Location: lashio, myanmar
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Public Health and Health Service
- Women's Empowerment and Gender Mainstreaming
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Gender-based violence
- Women Protection & Empowerment
Closing Date: Closed

Requisition ID: req8524

Job Title: WPE Reproductive Health Officer

Sector: Women Protection & Empowerment

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Lashio, Myanmar

Job Description

The Reproductive Health Officer will assist the RH Doctor to oversee Reproductive Health programming in the IDP camps and conflicted affected townships in Northern Shan and Southern Kachin State. She will visit sites to deliver SRH sessions and services to the community. The RH Officer will work with volunteer IDP and CSO focal points to provide services in areas with limited humanitarian access.

Provide emergency health services and consultation for GBV cases ensuring clinical care for sexual assault survivors

Assist with development of RH awareness raising curriculum and IEC materials in collaboration with the WPE RH Doctor and IRC health team

Build capacity of community caseworkers and focal points to provide RH awareness raising sessions

Conduct awareness raising sessions with women and adolescent girls on reproductive health

Conduct RH awareness and advocacy to community leaders and men within the community

Deploy in emergencies to ensure basic clinical care for GBV survivors and RH services to displaced IDP populations through direct provision or coordinating with partners to ensure services and providing remote support

Raise purchase requests for SRH materials and sessions

Work with community stakeholders, Camp Committees and local CSOs

Submit monthly M&E data

Other duties as defined by the Supervisor

Qualifications

Medical Degree in relevant field

Experience as a nurse or midwife required

Preferred experience with Clinical Care for Sexual Assault survivors and working on the integration of violence against women in the health sector

Strong Commitment of women’s rights/ human rights is required

Excellent communication skills, fluent written and verbal Myanmar and English skills

Excellent command of MS-Office software applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point)

Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.