Senior Public Health Officer

Program Implementation-related deliverables

• Act as the primary point of contact to supervise and monitor field activities of the health teams in Bekaa; Ensure effective and efficient day-to-day implementation of program plans; Responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of the health team and making recommendations to improve output;
• In coordination with UNHCR and other NGOs participating in the COVID19 response, assist in the management of the supported isolation center, and  the follow up with the home isolated cases in terms of infection control and prevention measures, monitoring of the health status of the COVID19 patient, adherence to the isolation guidelines;
  • The job holder should ensure that any gaps, delays and concerns regarding implementation are directly reported to the Health Program Coordinator and  Program Manager in order to identify corrective actions accordingly;
• The job holder should assist Program Manager and Health Program Coordinator in conducting the needed trainings for RI staff;
• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism while working or coordinating with beneficiaries, their family members, any internal or external party; any incident or work-related conflict should be immediately reported to the Health Program Coordinator. The Job holder should avoid going into any work-related communication which might jeopardize the relationship of RI with any party; 
• The job holder should demonstrate a high level of cultural sensitivity, professionalism, politeness and objectivity when dealing with the beneficiaries under all circumstances; 
• The job holder must ensure data collection and reporting in an effective and efficient manner while emphasizing quality and accuracy at all times.

Team Management and Employee Supervision

• Responsible for managing the staff of the relevant program team, including but not limited to: employee relations, grievances, leaves’ management, empowerment, training and development, performance objectives, capacity building, completion of performance evaluations in a comprehensive and timely manner; the Senior Public Health officer is expected to proactively plan and organize training and developmental activities to develop the capacity of the staff;

• Issues faced in any of the above mentioned aspects should be reported to the HR Team and Heath Program Coordinator; all decisions taken should be in alignment with RI’s policies and procedures.

• Responsible for supporting staff to make decisions within their level, taking leadership to resolve issues, and collaborating with the Health Coordinator for resolution of issues at a higher level or if assistance is requested;

Miscellaneous

• Closely monitor the epidemiological situation in the catchment area of RI’s operational areas with the aim of timely responding to all health related emergencies, including controlling the prevention and spread of communicable diseases (especially COVID19) in the targeted areas and strengthening the awareness raising activities in host communities through the Social Worker and Community Health Workers (CHWs) to prevent outbreaks.
• Actively participate in coordination meetings when requested by the Health Program Coordinator;
• Coordinate closely with the Social Worker and Clinical Psychologists and refer cases when needed; as such, the job holder should have a proper documentation mechanism regarding the referrals and provide the needed updates in a well-organized manner;
• Actively participate in weekly staff meetings and submit reports on time

Work Coordination: Internal direct reporting, dotted line work coordination and external coordination

The Job holder reports directly to the Health Program Coordinator. Under the guidance of the Program Manager, the job holder will have a dotted-line work coordination with RI’s program staff and in order to ensure that tasks are being implemented in alignment with the needed work plans and deliverables.