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Sunday, October 4, 2015

Emergency Health

by Unknown  |  at  12:20 PM

Context

To fulfill its mission of assistance to victims of conflicts, epidemics or natural disasters, MSF-Switzerland has created an emergency team, of which members are experienced individuals capable of evaluating a situation, start and coordinate the missions. The post of emergency health promoter reports to the emergency coordinators at field level and/ or the coordination team in the capital and finally the Emergency Desk at headquarters level in Geneva.The candidate is expected to work in all contexts set by the emergency desk and work short term in regular projects if need be.
Duty Station
All countries where the emergency desk opens activities, which require an urgent response. On call, the emergency health promoter should be available within 24 hours for rapid and short (maximum 3 months) interventions. He/she is part of a core group of medicals, para-medicals, logisticians responsible for responding, amongst others, to :
  • Exploratory missions
  • Epidemic outbreaks
  • Nutritional crises
  • Displaced populations and/or refugees' camps
  • Surgical emergencies
  • Natural disasters

Your responsabilities

· Depending on the type of project, implement HP activities:
o Analyze the conditions and local context and culture
o Analyze the needs, set up a strategy and identify the right HR and support for an adequate HP program
· Promote, design, set up and evaluate health promotion program.
· Design pedagogical tools.
· Adapt health promotion tools to the context.
· Train and supervise national staff and if needed other organizations working in HP.
· Coordinate HP activities and make the link between them.
· To assure the right follow up and application of MSF guidelines (medical – WatSan).
· To identify with the medical and WatSan team the health risks and to prepare courses of action to reduce or to eliminate all or any of these risks.
· To participate as member of the MSF team in drafting project proposals in collaboration with the Medco and the Emergency coordinator.
· To advise and inform the coordination team regarding the development, monitoring and assessment of the ongoing HP programs.
· To participate to the medical reports, based on adequately compiled information on health promotion medical activities.

Your profile

· Experience in health promotion is required.
· University qualification in social science, communication or health promotion preferred, or nurse and/or social worker and/or psychologist with relevant experience in HP.
· Significant experience in Emergency program.
· Fluency in managing the process of group facilitation and listening skills; diplomacy.
· Good writing and computer skills.
· Organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
· Very good training skills.
· Analytical and organizational skills.
· English and French are essential; knowledge of another language is an asset
· Available for a minimum of 12 months.
· Commitment to the aims and values of MSF.
· Ability to cope with stress.
· Ability to work well as part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team.
· Ability to organise and prioritise workload, using initiative when appropriate.
· Willingness to work in unstable environments.
· Diplomatic, flexible attitude and patience.
· Having a healthy sense of improvisation.

Terms of employment

· Expatriates with 12 months of field experience with MSF who have had at least one mission in an emergency context with MSF Switzerland. Or expatriates from other humanitarian organisations, with at least 12 months of field experience, who have carried out at least one mission in an emergency context with MSF Switzerland.
· Field-based contract for one year, renewable.
· Per-diem on the field at the time of interventions
· Duration of the direct interventions on the field: from 4 weeks to 3 months (certain flexibility is asked in the event of needs).
· The compensating rest in between 2 missions (in addition to 25 days of legal holidays) will be negotiated each time of return with the emergency desk in Geneva.

HOW TO APPLY:

How to apply

Interested candidates should forward their cover letter and curriculum vitae toecell.gva@geneva.msf.org, stating “Health Promoter 09.2015” in the subject line.
The deadline for applications is 16 October 2015 (included).
The applications will be treated confidentially.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

For more details about the job offer or MSF, please visit our website : http://www.msf.ch/travailler-avec-nous/

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