Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s
lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.
Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to
survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to
inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to
achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
From
emergency relief to long-term development, Save the Children helps
children to achieve a happy, healthy and secure childhood. Save the
Children listens to children, involves children and ensures their views
are taken into account. Save the Children secures and protects
children’s rights – to food, shelter, health care, education and freedom
from violence, abuse and exploitation.
Job Title: Humanitarian Health Advisor
24 Month Fixed Term Contract
With the increasing frequency and severity of emergencies world-wide,
Save the Children UK is increasing its capacity to support humanitarian
programmes and as Humanitarian Health Advisor you can help. You will
manage a small number of roving Humanitarian Surge Team Health Advisers
focusing on the West and Central Africa region including CAR, Mali,
Niger, Nigeria and DRC.
Working in more than 120 countries, we do
whatever it takes to create breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children. We work closely with our teams in country offices to increase
our capacity to meet the humanitarian health needs of children and their
families affected by crises. Together, we save children’s lives, fight
for their rights and help them fulfil their potential.
In
This Challenging Role, As Humanitarian Health Advisor, You Will Need To
Travel, Quite Frequently And At Short Notice. One Of Your Main Roles
Will Be To Support And Lead On The Establishment Of Health Programmes In
Emergency Settings, Including Technical Assessments, Developing Health
Plans, Strategies And Master Budgets. You Will Also
•
Provide backstopping support to up to three countries, which will
include technical support visits as required
• Contribute to head
office discussions and policy formulation in thematic areas including
vaccination and epidemic alert and response
• Contribute to the design
and rollout of our humanitarian health capacity building initiatives
for Save the Children staff and partners’ staff at head office and in
the field
• Support country programmes and head office in the
recruitment of humanitarian health staff
We are looking for a
clinician with both a public health background and field operations
experience to join us as the Humanitarian Health Advisor. To be
successful, you will be motivated by ensuring the high quality of health
services for the most deprived children and their families. You will
have substantial and progressive experience in the field and management
of humanitarian health programmes.
You will also need:
• Field
experience in diverse acute emergencies
• Proven experience in
developing proposals for major donors
• Experience with health or
nutrition cluster coordination
• Experience of capacity building and
mentoring
• Fluency (written and oral) in English and French
At
Save the Children our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way
the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. If you share our mission, are passionate about making it
happen and strongly believe you can contribute then join us and we’ll
give you every opportunity to succeed. We look forward to hearing from
you
How to Apply
Deadline: 10th January 2015
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