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The Health Officer is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring health programs in the assigned area,
ensuring the delivery of quality health services to populations most affected by the crisis. The Health Officer works closely
with the Health Coordinator, other sectoral teams, local partners, and health authorities to address health needs and gaps
in the emergency response.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable
accommodation
Conduct rapid health assessments and identify the priority health problems and needs of the affected population.
• Design, implement, and evaluate health interventions, including primary health care, maternal health care aimed at
reducing maternal mortality, mental health, disease surveillance, outbreak response, health promotion, and referral
systems, in line with the humanitarian standards and best practices.
• Supervise, train, and mentor the health staff and volunteers, and ensure they have the necessary skills, equipment, and
supplies to provide quality health services.
• Monitor and report on the health program activities, outputs, and outcomes, and ensure timely and accurate data
collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Coordinate and collaborate with the health authorities, other humanitarian actors, and community leaders to ensure
complementarity, avoid duplication, and enhance the quality and coverage of the health services.
• Support the integration of cross-cutting issues, such as nutrition, Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH),
into the health program.
• Work closely with the supervisor to ensure timely spending of the activity budgets and provide input in forecasting of
activities.
• Contribute to the development of health proposals, budgets, and reports, and ensure compliance with the donor and
organizational requirements and regulations.
• Participate in health coordination meetings, technical working groups, and other coordination forums, and represent
the organization in relevant external events.
Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature
and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.
Typically, bachelor's degree in medicine, nursing, public health, or related field, or equivalent combination of education
and experience.
• Minimum of three years of experience in health program management in humanitarian settings, preferably with an
international NGO.
• Knowledge of the humanitarian principles, standards, and coordination mechanisms, as well as the health sector
policies, guidelines, and protocols in the country of operation
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams
and stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask in a
dynamic and complex environment.
• Good user of MS Office, mainly MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
About us:
Humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and
relief and development programs.
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified
applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or
status.
International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction.
If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the
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