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Field Cluster Coordinator (Aden & Hodeidah)

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience

1 year

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

Medical / Healthcare

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Undertake close follow up with the Ministry of Health and other partners on the proper and timely implementation of the program activities.

Maintain regular contact with all stakeholders in the health cluster and existing coordination mechanisms, including governmental agencies, NGOs, Community-based Organization (CBOs) and international agencies.

Maintain records of requests, correspondences, and activities taking place in the targeted areas and submit regular reports. Conduct situational analysis and make recommendations on actions to be taken.

Support in collecting information from all partners to develop a regularly updated 4W (Who/Where/What/When) to ensure appropriate response monitoring. Share relevant information with stakeholders as appropriate.

Work with Information Management Officers to prepare various maps, tools, and dashboards – often with short turnaround time – to visualize and analyze cluster response, health needs, and gaps.

Support the disease surveillance team in outbreak investigation and response activities in the designated area.

Compile national and sub-national level preparedness needs as well as facilitate distribution of supplies from WHO and partners in response to specific scenarios.

Undertake basic health needs assessments and support HeRAMS assessment to identify gaps and needs in target areas.

Provide technical input in the development of situation reports (sit-reps), humanitarian response plan, FLASH Appeals, CERF, HF or similar proposals.

Support in promoting adherence to quality standards and best practices by all health cluster partners taking into account the need for local adaptation.

The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned by the supervisors.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Essential: A university degree in medicine or public health.

Desirable: A study in health system would be an asset or an advanced degree in public health.

Experience

Essential: At least 1 year of experience at the national level in health systems coordination.

Desirable: Experience working in the UN system.

• Undertake close follow up with the Ministry of Health and other partners on the proper and timely implementation of the program activities.
• Maintain regular contact with all stakeholders in the health cluster and existing coordination mechanisms, including governmental agencies, NGOs, Community-based Organization (CBOs) and international agencies.
• Maintain records of requests, correspondences, and activities taking place in the targeted areas and submit regular reports. Conduct situational analysis and make recommendations on actions to be taken.
• Support in collecting information from all partners to develop a regularly updated 4W (Who/Where/What/When) to ensure appropriate response monitoring. Share relevant information with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Work with Information Management Officers to prepare various maps, tools, and dashboards – often with short turnaround time – to visualize and analyze cluster response, health needs, and gaps.
• Support the disease surveillance team in outbreak investigation and response activities in the designated area.
• Compile national and sub-national level preparedness needs as well as facilitate distribution of supplies from WHO and partners in response to specific scenarios.
• Undertake basic health needs assessments and support HeRAMS assessment to identify gaps and needs in target areas.
• Provide technical input in the development of situation reports (sit-reps), humanitarian response plan, FLASH Appeals, CERF, HF or similar proposals.
• Support in promoting adherence to quality standards and best practices by all health cluster partners taking into account the need for local adaptation.
• The incumbent will perform other duties as assigned by the supervisors.

• A university degree in medicine or public health.
• A study in health system would be an asset or an advanced degree in public health.