Deadline: 02 March, 2021
Location: Maiduguri, Nigeria
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 system of United Nations.
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
- Be familiar with and ready to choose from existing tools to confirm that the health cluster covers all identified humanitarian health needs of the affected population
- Collect information from all health partners on Who, Where, When, and What (4Ws), and regularly feed the database managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
- Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other clusters
- 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 (HRP), as well as contingency planning for potential new events and other interagency planning
- Ensure proper linkages with the incident management system, disaster risk reduction, relief and recovery to complement national health sector preparedness/response plans
- 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 (e.g., nutrition, WASH), planning, information, interventions, monitoring and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population
Requirements
- Advanced university degree (master’s degree level or above) in Public Health, Medicine or International Health, or a related field
- 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 in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies
- Demonstrated 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
- Expert knowledge of English
To apply and for more information, click here.
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