Major Responsibilities:

• Perform all necessary actions to ensure the smooth functioning of emergency and non-emergency health responses -including responses to disease epidemics for all health projects implemented under Adama FO.
• Lead IRC’s emergency and non-emergency health and nutrition team operating under Adama Field Office
• Work closely with other sectoral staff– WASH, CWI, MEAL, Finance, SC, HR and others to ensure integrated approach in programme implementation in the intervention Woredas and to make the health program effective.
• Conduct health related field assessments including analysis reports, and provide guidance in implementation of emergency health responses.
• Stay up to date on health-related humanitarian/emergency situations in the region and actively share that with supervisors and other colleagues
• Identify training needs and organize training for IRC and partner staffs in emergency and other health situations at woreda, zonal and regional levels when assigned based on project context.
• Actively representing the IRC in all relevant coordination forums related to health sector in Oromia region where and when needed.
• Liaise with RHBs, Zonal Health Department and Woreda Health Offices as deemed applicable regarding implementation of emergency response projects on a regular basis.
• Lead the on-time government MOU and project performance report prepared, submitted and signed and distributed to all concerned bodies.
• Actively take part in field office management meetings and work on the agreed action points.
• Responsible to carry out other tasks assigned by the Field coordinator/Sr Health and Nutrition manager/Addis technical unit
• Assess the technical and leadership of the IRC Adama FO health team and work on empowering and improving of the team technical capacity with frequent coaching and mentoring or by arraigning capacity building trainings.
• Ensure that project activities and spending are fully in compliance with the donor regulations.
• Ensure project PP, SP, WP, progress update are developed with the involvement of all concerned bodies for all new health projects and presented well on the PCMs.
• By discussing with the FC, Finance and other relevant sectors ensure that project cycle Meetings/PCMs (POM, PRM and PCM) are held on time and action points of the meetings are implemented timely.
• Ensures that project health team develops realistic and strategically focused implementation plans, and are supported by individual operation plans of the field office program staff.
• Lead the regular reviewing of project Integra and share recommendations and follow up on the implementation of action points.

• Minimum Requirements:

  Education:

  • Degree or Masters in Health fields such as Public health, nursing, midwifery, or related fields.

  Experience:

  • Minimum of 4 Years work experience for the first degree holder and 3 years work experience for Masters holders in health programs at INGOs that involves clinical and community based programs
  • Excellent in health, nutrition and SRH programs including emergency responses.
  • Good project management skills. Ability to plan, organize, and supervise/monitor implementation of emergency health response programs
  • Practical experience in managing of health and nutrition emergency and development programs

  Language Skills:

  • Knowledge of English is mandatory.
  • Knowledge of the local language and familiarity with the Oromia regional context is desirable.