Senior Emergency Health Response Officer - Gonder

Job Description

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A preeminent First Responder, International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those hit by disaster, and offers the skills needed to rebuild stronger. We train people – giving communities the tools and knowledge to be self-reliant and be their own best First Responders when disaster strikes again.

International Medical Corps focuses on the delivery of community-based primary health care.  We emphasize training and education, and prioritize hiring local staff – in fact, 96% of our field-based staff and health professionals are recruited from the local community. This helps to ensure that skills and knowledge are passed on and remain long after our programs have ended. Through the integration of specialties like emergency medicine, women’s health, nutrition services, water and sanitation, and mental health into the primary health care setting, we ensure that those we serve receive holistic, comprehensive care. The value of International Medical Corps’ integrated approach to community health and well-being and our emphasis on capacity building through training are critical for the long-term growth of ‘conflict and natural disaster-affected communities’ and ‘fragile states’.

JOB SUMMARY 

[Senior Emergency Health Response Officer is supporting the senior Field Health Manager in facilitating and implementing overall health and Cholera response intervention of planned project activities in the filed site. Provides routine technical support for EHR officers on the day-to-day implementation of prevention and control services. Support field Health Manager in a day-to-day program intervention and Prepare and submit reports regularly to immediate supervisor. S/he will also closely work with field finance, logistics and other program people for the successful implementation of health and nutrition programs

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSABILITIES

• [Ensure that the planned activities are implemented according to the work plan within the planned budget with good quality as per the national and IMC standards.
• Facilitate training, workshops, and other meetings.
• Serve as an emergency health resource person at field sites next to Field Health Manager
• Consult and work with EHR coordinator, government health workers and field staff in the treatment of Cholera cases, support and provide technical support at health facility and Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC).
• Establish and maintain a cholera case reporting and tracking system providing weekly updates on new cases in IMC program areas. Ensure IMC has a mapping across project areas of locations with high/medium/low risk of cholera and target prioritize cholera prevention activities accordingly.
• Ensure that the cholera response team respond rapidly to new cases of cholera by applying the established cholera reduction activities. Analyse and improve the response activities as necessary and in collaboration with supervisor.
• Ensure that field staff are fully engaged in all aspects of the cholera response and provide refresher training as necessary to ensure that the program is able to rapidly adapt to new locations and approaches as necessary – particular emphasis on hygiene promotion communication and on technical requirements for chlorination are clear and respected.
• Ensure strong communication and coordination with and between all project partners as a means to effectively achieve program objectives.
• Coordinate development of donor reports, M&E plan and work plans.
• Help plan and coordinate quarter and final project evaluation with the project team and partners.
• Support facilitation of review meeting to identify project gaps and successes.
• Create smooth relation and collaboration with Government stakeholder.
• Participate on joint supportive supervision by involving the key health partners at zonal and woreda level.
• Represent IMC in any PHEM meeting organized at project site as per the need.
• Prepare detailed implementation plan and share with all woreda base staffs
• Prepare and provide regular Bi-weekly and monthly progress report with approval of the EHR Coordinator.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.]

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

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