Health Officer

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Lead, organize and supervise the assigned mobile teams and relevant supervisors and coordinators.
• Provide training, coaching and close follow up for assigned mobile teams and staff in supported PHCs.
• Assist in formulation of needed IEC materials and approaches in consultation with relevant health staff.
• Build relationships and act as link between Medair, communities, outreach staff and supported Primary health care clinics.
• Ensure that data entry forms and templates are used correctly, and data are managed timely and with high quality.
• Support the management of a quality health management information system, feeding data into appropriate channels (MoPH).
• Ensure the running of an appropriate vaccination management system especially the “cold chain” in coordination with the senior health officer, including vaccinations.
• Ensure appropriate EPI services are taking place and immunization promotion and education sessions occur.
• Recommend any improvements or changes needed to the senior health officer.
• Assist in planning and implementation of assessments and surveys as required.
• Reflect the core values of MEDAIR when interacting with team members, staff, volunteers and beneficiaries.
• Provide input to the integration of beneficiary participation into all aspects of the health projects

Staff Management

• Line-manage the assigned mobile teams involved in the project.
• Responsible for provision of support through capacity building, on the job coaching and technical supervision of relevant teams.
• Conduct frequent follow-up meetings with health facility staff and mobile teams to discuss updates and challenges and develop appropriate action points.

Financial Management

• Under supervision of Senior Health Officer prepare PDFs for payment for incentives and other PDFs when needed

Communication and Coordination

• In close coordination with the Senior Health Officer, develop and maintain appropriate, regular, transparent and supportive communication structures with the assigned mobile teams, PHC staff and other relevant stakeholders (e.g. beneficiaries, community leaders, local municipalities, MoPH) with the objective of ensuring good cooperation and partnerships.
• Participate in Medair internal trainings; attend external meetings as delegated by Senior health Officer as required, represent Medair and feedback to the Senior health Officer / health project manager on relevant issues.
• Refer to the Health Project Manager before making any commitment on behalf of Medair whether verbal or written.
• Maintain a transparent, honest and supportive communication structure with the PHCs and Mobile teams and with communities.

Logistics

• Support the logistics activities in close liaison with the senior health officer, particularly in relation to the purchasing of IEC material, supplies and equipment for the assigned activities.
• Liaise, as necessary, with the health, logistics and finance staff to ensure items are procured, transported, stored, managed and accounted for correctly.

Quality Management

• Ensure that all standardised formats are used and guidelines are followed.

Reporting

• Provide accurate regular reports, statistics, and documented results and maintain detailed records of the overall health program activities in the field.
• Submit timely weekly and monthly reports to the health senior officer
• Monitor and Review facility and community level of data entry.
• Ensure that all standardized templates and forms are used and guidelines are followed.
• Contribute to Medair’s monitoring and evaluation activities.

Person Specification

• Clinical/ Health degree or diploma (nursing or similar)
• 3 years post-qualification medical professional experience
• At least 1 year management experience in a health context
• Experience working in humanitarian emergency context/ and in drug management
• Excellent English (oral & written)/ Native Arabic speaker
• Familiar with Microsotf Office programs, in particular Word, Excel, Oultlook and PowerPoint
• Self-motivated, team-player with good inter-personal skills
• Capacity to work under pressure