Deadline: 17 February, 2021
Location: Juba, South Sudan
World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Health Cluster Coordinator.
The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.
Responsibilities
- Manage, coordinate and be the overall lead within the health cluster or at inter-cluster level for rapid health needs assessments, as well as participatory assessments
- Provide consolidated feedback to all partners
- Lead the development, in cooperation with the health cluster members, of the health sector components of the humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plan as well as contingency planning for potential events and other interagency planning, ensuring proper linkages with the incident management system, disaster risk reduction, relief and recovery
- Ensure full compliance with national and international norms and standards, oversee that cross-cutting issues are mainstreamed in the health cluster response and implementation plans, taking into account the need for local adaptation
- Facilitate health partner coordination and involvement in health and other related sector assessments, planning, information, interventions, monitoring and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population
- Identify urgent technical gaps and training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure adoption and uniform application by all health cluster partners
- Identify opportunities for capacity building in collaboration with partners
- Ensure appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, incorporating the concept of ‘building back better’ and specific risk reduction measures
- Convene and facilitate consultative and results-oriented meetings in line with the principles of partnership
- Organise and conduct joint support missions to field operations
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree level or above) in Public Health, Medicine, International Health, Management or Social Sciences, or a related field
- Specialised training in emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, and health cluster coordination (desirable)
- Ten years, minimum, of relevant experience – at national and international level – in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations, including experience in managing and coordinating health programmes
- Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organisations
- Knowledge of the rapid response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations
- In-depth knowledge of emergency relief policies and practices within the UN, other UN specialised agencies, donor agencies, national and international NGOs
- Sound knowledge and experience about disaster prevention and preparedness programmes and the incident management system
- Excellent negotiation skills and ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process among UN, NGOs, national health authorities and donors
- Excellent knowledge of English
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent presentation skills
To apply and for more information, click here.
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