Health Education Advisor

Working closely with the MEHE Health Advisor, the Health Education Advisor will have a health management background with a specific focus on behavioural change, and will support the MEHE health team to scale up their in-school response to current health concerns.   Key deliverables: Operational work plans for school health department and related teams are finalized and rolled out internally, including at the central and regional levels; Guidelines and manuals for health in schools with a focus on providing services in schools during emergencies; Works with department to pre-position supplies for school health; Capacity Building frameworks which identifies key activities, Training of Trainers for health colleagues; Oversee trainings (adapted to the Lebanese context) provided to members of the Education in Emergencies/ DRR committee team; Ensure the relevant line ministry such as the Ministry of Health is aware and approves the work conducted by the MEHE for health in schools; Identifies and provides on-the-job training to key health MEHE staff members to continue as focal points for school health in emergencies and works with Emergency Committee and Education Sector Working Group. Requirements of the successful candidate: Graduate degree in health with a demonstrable focus on school health, behavioural change; Minimum 8 years relevant work experience in health systems, school health, health and development; Technical specialist in their field, with knowledge of best practices, innovation; Demonstrable understanding of the field of humanitarian response, health in emergencies, and providing an integrated holistic response to children in schools; Demonstrable experience in health provision in crises/ emergencies; Experience in building institutional capacity and internal systems, government and NGO partnerships, and strategic and operational planning; Experience in developing capacity building frameworks, operational training plans, and training across centralized and decentralized levels; Strong ability to liaise with other relevant line ministries such as the Ministry of Health, ensure open channels of communication and cross-ways of working; Excellent communication, presentation and training skills; Flexible problem-solving approach to working in national crises; Fluency in Arabic and fluency in either French or English.