Emergency Health Advisor

Contract Grade:                               B

Contract Length:                              6 months

Date Needed By:                             ASAP

New Post or Replacement:        New

Accompanied/Unaccompanied:                Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location:                          Tonkolili District

Reports To:                                        Emergency Coordinator

Liaises With:                                      CD, Health Coordinator, Area Coordinator; Ebola Coordinator/Managers, all programme and systems staff;

- Ebola Response Consortium partner organisations, Alliance 2015 (especially WHH), DHMT, TDC, Health NGOs, UN Agencies

- Other stakeholders as required by the project implementation

Job Purpose: The key focus of the Health Adviser is to provide advice and support to national and international staff on health related issues and technical support to the Infection Prevention and control team in Tonkolili, as well as manage and monitor training on Infection Prevention & Control at PHU level and Isolation/ Holding Centres.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

General Responsibilities:

• Technical      support to the IPC team in Tonkolili
• Training on      Infection Prevention & Control at PHU level and Isolation/ Holding      Centres
• Monitoring      of infection prevention and controls measure at 110 PHUs after the      training has been carried out
• Health advice      and support to the national and international staff

• Support  the roll out of infection prevention, screening and isolation training at 110 PHUs
• Support the DHMT with the management of their contact tracing system
• Liaise closely with the Ebola Manager who will be supporting the roll out of similar activities
• Represent Concern at various fora as required

• Promote      overall team development and interaction, demonstrating tolerance and      understanding
• Liaise with      community representatives and civil society structures among the affected      populations.
• Collates      M&E reports and brief status and progress updates Ensure      implementation is according to HAP standards
• Ensure      adherence to Concern’s Programme Participants Protection Policy, and
• Implement      Concern and donor visibility

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Education & Qualifications Required:

Essential: Third level education, degree/ Masters in relevant discipline, such as Public Health/ Medicine/Nursing or related discipline

Experience Required:

Essential:

• A minimum of 3 years field experience in managing health projects (preferably clinical management) in an emergency setting
• Experience and capacity to negotiate with local authorities and contractors
• Experience of collaboratively working with local groups, NGOs and UN Agencies
• Demonstrated experience in community based interventions and participatory planning and training
• Excellent coordination and reporting skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Solid knowledge of global standards and strategies related to infection prevention and control

Desirable:

• Flexibility, reliability, cultural sensitivity, resilience and resourcefulness
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team
• Needs to have initiative and be able to work with minimal supervision
• Empathy with organisational Vision, Mission, Goals and objectives; commitment to humanitarian principles and actions;

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

Essential:

• Flexibility to work in an emergency context as required
• Knowledge of computer, internet and MS Office
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date

CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment.   By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year. Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List). Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant. For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.