Technical Health Officer

BFD

Job announcement

February 16, 2022

JOB OVERVIEW
JOB TITLE	Technical Health Officer
DEPARTMENT	Program
LOCATION	Sana’a + Al Bayda
REPORTS TO	Project Manager
Duration	8 Months Renewable according to budget & performance
ABOUT Building Foundation for Development:
BFD is a non-governmental and non-profit Yemeni organization, that was established in 2014. BFD is a leading humanitarian-based and development-oriented organization, which over the years extended its coverage to several governorates, with a mission of working in a humane and transparent manner for the vulnerable groups in society and the affected groups through the implementation of sustainable development and relief programs of the highest quality. Responding to all areas of humanitarian sectors, BFD aspires to provide an integrated humanitarian and development response to conflict-affected areas through a professional, neutral, transparent approach, and through adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
MAIN PURPOSE: He/ She will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of project activities and ensuring that the quality standards are met. He/She will also ensure effective implementation, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation of integrated health and protection activities, and he has at least 3 years of humanitarian experience. The health officer will conduct regular field visits to the health facilities to provide supportive supervision to the projects.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Contributing in management of the project: planning, needs assessment, and mobilization, financial planning, and tracking, supervision of staff, technical guidance, reporting Manage and work with M&E Team to implement and maintain prescribed reporting systems to monitor and evaluate the objectives, indicators, and outcomes and ensure accurate and timely data collection at the field level. Ensure staff is trained to the appropriate health & protection national standards. Provide direction on the field team to achieve agreed activities and project objectives. Identify when technical support is required (sectoral, logistics, finance, reporting, M&E, etc.) Ensure that all project activities and training are both in line with global standards and ministry and local government requirements Regularly Field visits and given the staff on the job training. Work closely with the field teams to determine the operational needs of the health and protection interventions. Maintain close contact and coordination with Governorate Health Office (GHO) and District Health Office (DHO). Assist the project manager in planning and following up on procurement of supplies and stationery for the project activities. Prepare a technical and financial plan for Training and any payments. Monitor activities, oversee the technical design, and execution, and evaluate progress. Liaise with the donor and clusters, and other relevant stakeholders, on technical aspects of project implementation, in consultation with the higher Manager and Technical Advisor. Provide technical advice to the Project Teams, build the capacity of staff in project implementation Provide quality control of project interventions in cooperation with MEAL Department Inform project manager on activities progress and make recommendations for course correction if necessary. Ensure that health staff in facilities understand and implement the treatment guidelines and protocols recommended by MoPHP. Facilitates admission procedures for the patients that are referred from the destination Hospital in case of facing any problem, and do the regular follow-up of the cases while admitted in the referral hospital and ensure that they are receiving good quality care. Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in related field or its equivalent (Medical, paramedical or Public Health). Minimum 3 years of previous experience in Health component with a nutrition background Previous experience of supervising staff Excellent communication skills in both English and Arabic. Ability to communicate strategically under pressure. Have got training in Health & protection at least (IMCI, case management, CMAM) Excellent English Language Writing and reading. Excellent writer – the ability to develop high-quality reports and accurately analyze M&E data Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions quickly and independently Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations. Ability to relate to and effectively motivate staff Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, and ERP system.
Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS): The role holder is required to carry out the duties in adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standards, the values, and principles outlined in BFD’s policies such as Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, and other internal policies and guidelines. Equal Opportunities The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the BFD Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
BFD doesn’t charge any fees for recruitment and doesn’t have any relationship with recruitment agencies Note: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and not to wait until the closing date, as applications and CVs will be reviewed as they are submitted and interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Females are encouraged to apply for this position Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. Deadline to send your application: before: 23 / Feb / 2022