International Committee of the Red Cross
Somalia Delegation
Denis Pritt Road
P.O. Box 73226, Nairobi
00200 – Kenya
E-mail address: sok_hrrec_services@icrc.org
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organisation with the exclusively humanitarian mission to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening International Humanitarian Law and universal humanitarian principles. The ICRC's Somalia Delegation in Nairobi implements the institution's humanitarian activities in Somalia.
HEALTH FIELD OFFICER FOR DETENTION-MOGADISHU.
MAIN Responsibilities:
- Assist the health staff of the prisons to develop and implement a health information system.
- Ensure that the health information system standards defined by ICRC in the plan of action are set up.
- Ensure monthly reporting procedures are timely and accurate.
- Assist the health staff in pharmacy management.
- Collect and follow the drug consumption in prison assisted by the ICRC.
- Check the supply and deliver the medicines and equipment to the health staff in charge of the identified prisons according to the projects.
- Assess needs for training of staff and in coordination with the health in detention doctor.
- Conduct on the job training.
- Link with partners who will organise training on specific health issues.
- Assist the detention doctor in assessing magnitude and urgency of any outbreak in any place of detention.
- Assist the detention doctor in the planning and implementation of a response.
- Assist the detention doctor in contacting and organising meetings with the health authorities or other stakeholders involved in health in the prisons.
- Assist the nurse in detention, in interpreting, during meetings and during the visits in the health facilities of the prisons.
- Fill the monthly data collection and send it to the detention doctor.
- Fill the monthly stock position.
- Write Minutes of Meeting when discussion with health actors occurred without detention doctor.
Minimum requirements:
- Qualified nurse or medical doctor with a sound knowledge of the organization and functioning of an OPD, the management of outbreaks, the management of common diseases, and with a strong focus on implementing health programs in new areas.
- At least 2 years of work experience in the medical field as OPD or PHC and a former experience with humanitarian organizations required.
- Significant knowledge of public health assessment methodologies, including design, implementation, analysis and reporting.
- Good computer skills (Word, Excel).
- Significant knowledge in conducting trainings.
- Fluent in written and spoken English and Somali language.
- Excellent presentation and communication skills.
- Good knowledge of geographically assigned environment.
- Ability to travel within Somalia
- Good organizational and analytical skills.
- Good interpersonal, reporting and writing skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively in Somalia and to spend long periods in the field.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested and qualified persons with the required experience are invited to submit their application to the Head of Human Resource Department of Somalia Delegation on the above mentioned address/email address before 28th January 2016. Please indicate the position title on the subject line of your application letter.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
