Senior Health Officer -BML (We are recruiting on a rolling basis due to urgency)

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Technical Responsibilities:

• Work with other Senior Health Officers (SHO) and Health Officers (HO) to coordinate the supervision of supported centers/mobile teams’ staff
• Coordinate with the Medair team in the designated area for the implementation and monitoring of the work plans ensuring that activities reflect the commitments Medair made to the donors and the community.
• Work under the HM to implement the MoPH emergency LPSP response including PHCC Satellite units deployments in and from the supported PHCs to ensure delivery of essential OHC services, health education in emergencies and epidemiological and nutritional surveillance.
• Ensure that the facilities and relevant teams meet high-quality standards by following the Performance Based indicators approach.
• Ensure efficient and effective work schedule is in place for volunteers in the field according to the agreed work plan.
• Assist in the development and management of a quality health information report.
• Support needs assessments, participatory assessments and surveys when needed.
• Follow up with the health centers to ensure that needed medical and non-medical supplies are available and no medical stock-outs reported in coordination with the team.
• Conduct regular visits to the supported centers, mobile teams, and outreach activities.
• Act when needed as requester for the project health budget.
• Collect and ensure accuracy of payments for CHVs and staff incentives and send to health manager on a timely basis.
• Collect and review project data to ensure accuracy of reporting.
• Support the logistics activities of health staff, for the assigned health facilities and activities as delegated by HM

1. Staff Management:

• Supervise and support Health officers in their day-to-day activities.
• Helping the manager/sector lead in setting goals for officers and assistants.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities effectively (when needed), leveraging the strengths and skills of team members to optimise performance.
• Identify training and development needs within the team and develop plans to address them with the manager/sector lead.
• Foster a culture of learning and continuous improvement, encouraging knowledge-sharing and collaboration among team members.
• Set performance expectations and standards for line-managed team members.
• Conduct regular (twice yearly) performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to help line-managed team members improve their performance and achieve their potential.
• Keep Medair People updated with accurate personal and work-related data, including annual leave and sick days.

1. Quality Management/Work:

• Implement quality assurance policies, procedures, and standards to ensure that project activities and deliverables meet established quality benchmarks and organizational objectives.
• Collect, analyse, and document data and information from project activities and stakeholders to identify strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
• With Manager and/or Sector Lead, implement action plans and address identified gaps, challenges, and bottlenecks in project implementation.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements in all aspects of project implementation, including financial management, procurement, and reporting.
• Communication and Coordination:  
• Facilitate clear and effective communication across teams and departments within the organisation.
• Support internal meetings, workshops, and training sessions, ensuring participation and engagement from relevant stakeholders.
• Assist in managing external communications with partners, donors, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Support the development of communication materials such as reports, newsletters, and presentations for external audiences.

1. Proposals and Reporting:

• Contribute to technical reporting and proposal development when required.
• Assist in the gathering technical data for Needs Assessment (NAs).
• Support in the regular updating of Indicator Tracking Tables (ITTs).

2. Security, Safeguarding, and Fraud and corruption:

• Understand that safety and security at Medair is everyone's responsibility.
• Assist in implementing security protocols, procedures, and contingency plans to ensure the safety and security of staff, beneficiaries, and assets.
• Contribute to security assessments and risk analyses to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Report any suspected breaches of Medair’s Code of Conduct in a timely manner
• Support the implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures to prevent and respond to incidents of harassment, abuse, and exploitation.
• Ensure the systematic prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment as well as fraud and corruption through people and process management activities.

Additional job responsibilities: 

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Person Specification

• Minimum 3 years of relevant post-qualification professional related experience

• Prior NGO Experience working with PHCC networks and LPSP implementation

• Master’s degree in nursing, midwifery or other relevant medical field
• Strong working knowledge of written and spoken Arabic. Strong working knowledge of English (written and spoken).
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• Ability to use Office 365 Suite

• Experience working on PHENICS system
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• Conduct self with integrity, honesty, and respect.
• Manage stress and maintain composure under pressure.
• Take responsibility for completing tasks with minimal supervision.