Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Job type: Contract
Location:
Liberia
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
The role:
Infection Control Specialist
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- Qualified medical or public health professional with 5 years post graduate experience.
- Previous experience of working in outbreaks with a strong understanding of infection control risks.
- Previous experience of clinical team management.
- Previous experience of conducting supportive supervision in health facilities in low-resource settings
- Previous experience og mentoring health professionals on clinical supervision
- Demonstrate ability to conduct and manage trainings in low-resource settings for large groups of clinical and non-clinical health workers
- Strong communication skills
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary, multi-cultural team
- Ability to motivate and support team in stressful situations
- Fluency in English including clinical terminology
Desirable
- Previous experience of working with hemorrhagic fever
- Previous experience and knowledge of West Africa.
Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: dchandegra.32942.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Infection Control Specialist
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Tue, 10 Feb 2015Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Job type: Contract
Location: Liberia
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
The role:
Infection Control Specialist
Qualifications and experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: dchandegra.32942.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com