The IRC is a non-governmental organization operating in 26 countries in the world. IRC started operation in Ethiopia in year 2000, currently working in five regions in providing relief services to refugees, victims of drought, and war affected populations.
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PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
IRC has been working in Ethiopia since 1999 and is implementing integrated, community-managed programs aimed at improving the quality of lives and recover of livelihood of disaster-affected population’s through promoting individual participation, strengthening institutions and emergency response. Currently IRC is operating in the Benishangule, Tigray, SNNPR, Oromia, Gambella and Somali regions on Emergency Response, refugees’ assistance and livelihood projects.
Scope of the position:
Under the direct supervision of emergency health officer, the Emergency Health Assistant is responsible to work and deployed as Mobile health and Nutrition Team (MHNT) in the IRC respective implementation woredas. Will carry out essential lifesaving primary health care services for hard to reach areas or Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Oromia and SNNP region. He/she will closely work with the Emergency Health Officer and indirectly with the Emergency Health Manager and Mobile Health and Nutrition Specialist as deemed.
Length of Employment- until January 31, 2019
Duties and Responsibilities:
§ Provide essential lifesaving primary health care services to communities who have no access to primary health care services and IDPs
§ Responsible to provide Community Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities to IDPs and people who have no access to the services.
§ Conduct capacity building interventions to HEWs and community health workers and community mobilization activities with key Health messages.
§ Facilitate and Participate in carry out needs assessment for Health capacity building interventions.
§ Provide different trainings and workshops as per the plan
§ Perform all necessary actions to ensure the smooth functioning mobile health and nutrition activities.
§ Support woreda base health system in providing technical support to the health facilities.
§ Ensure integration of child protection, and child safeguarding principles in all project activities
§ Provide support in developing and implement a Community Based Communication Strategy
§ Work closely with other sectoral staff– WASH, Health to ensure integrated approach in program implementation in his/her woredas.
§ Participate woreda and zonal coordination meetings in the absence of emergency health officer
§ Write monthly/quarterly/annual reports about the project (MHNT) activities on timely bases
§ Conduct all activities planned in the EHF funded project for MHNT components
§ Any other task assigned by his/her supervisor
Qualification/Experience:
§ Diploma or BSc Degree in Health fields such as Public Health Officer, Nursing and Midwifery.
§ Minimum experience of 3 years for Diploma and 1 year for BSc Degree holders.
§ Demonstrable experience in working with communities and knowledge of participatory approaches.
§ Committed and strong attitude towards community empowerment.
§ Strong inter-personal skills with a proven ability to work as a team member under difficult conditions.
§ Good understanding of the local cultural context.
§ Local language is advantages.