Health Officer at HIFASS

Field Operations Job Type: 3 months
Reports To: Program Manager
Work Hours: full-time 40 hours/week

Basic Function

• Oversees strategic health & referral processes, coordinates responsive escorted referrals, and builds capacity of households on nutrition.
• Carry out continuous assessment and evaluation using participatory, rights and community-based approaches, which will inform health programming and ensure that UNHCR meets its commitments to accountability to persons of concern.

Major Responsibilities

• Ensure UNHCR health care referral/SOPs are up to date and modified when needed, dissemination and training to various partners.
• Improve the referral pathway between primary and secondary health care level.
• Advocate for public health promotion/awareness and sensitization in the refugee locations and host communities.
• Facilitate sector coordination meetings led by the health departments.
• Ensure refugees are well aware of referral system by mass information.
• Provide accurate data and analysis on the primary health care services with detailed analysis of maternal and neonatal mortality.
• Highlight breaches of quality of care and access issues.
• Review complex cases with UNHCR focal public heath staff if needed including timely response, referral, follow up, data entry and filing notes for the file (NFF).
• Maintain limited capacity (medical consumables and personnel) to respond to emergency medical cases.
• Build Capacity of refugees and host communities to respond to medical emergencies.
• Provide sensitization/awareness in refugee settlements and host communities on Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, New-born and Child Health (SRMNCH)/HIV/AIDS services.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Required Qualifications/Experience, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Degree in Nursing/Public Health/Environmental Sciences or related field. (Master's in a related field will be an added advantage);
• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience
• Strong IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience with Health Information Systems and statistical software.
• Knowledge of local institutions.
• Excellent working knowledge of English and local language.