Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Kebribeya, Ethiopia
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the position of Health Officer.
IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the goals and objectives of the project are met as per the project proposal, work plan and monitoring and evaluation plan
- Ensure all specified HIV/AIDs and RH/FP activities are implemented in the refugee camp and the surrounding local communities
- Liaise and build strong linkages and partnerships with other agencies, zonal, and woreda partners, ensuring service implementation in the targeted area
- Implement activities focusing on prevention and behaviour change using community-based structures
- Plan training and sensitisation sessions on HIV/AIDs and reproductive health preventions to the health providers and other beneficiaries
- Represent IRC in coordination meetings, workshops, task force meetings, etc., in the respective refugee camps
- Work closely with youth health club members on awareness-raising and condom distribution activities
- Ensure the establishment and maintaining of quality data management system
- Keep health programme activity records both in soft and hard copies and provide activity reports as the need arises
- Ensure HIV/AIDs and reproductive health interventions are utilised per the standard protocols, policies, and guidelines as prescribed by the Ministry of Health and WHO
- Help in conducting workshops, training, and presentations for Woreda health staff as per the project description
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nursing
- Three years, minimum, of work experience for bachelor’s degree holders and two years of experience for postgraduate degree holders in Nursing or a similar field
- Experience working in preventive HIV/AIDs refugee programming (preferable)
- Good project management skills, ability to plan, coordinate, and supervise the implementation of community-based reproductive health and HIV/AIDs projects
- Proven qualifications, experience, or training in community mobilisation and community health promotion
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating training
- Excellent written and spoken English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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