Health Cluster Coordinator

Overview

Leads an effective and coordinated health-sector response with the national and international community, focusing on vulnerable and marginalized populations. Oversees health needs' assessment and health-response, strategy development, implementation and monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead an effective and coordinated, national, health-sector response.
• Provide guidance, participatory leadership, management, and coordination of planning, monitoring, quality assurance, and reporting on health service delivery.
• Oversee the synergy of health services with national plans, their mainstreaming of cross-cutting issues, and compliance with WHO norms, standards, and protocols.
• Provide technical assistance for joint support missions to field operations.
• Guide in national (health system) capacity building for emergency preparedness and response.
• Manage data management, information sharing, monitoring, and reporting through the Information Management strategy and functional mechanism.
• Lead advocacy and resource mobilization efforts.
• Lead the country office's data management strategies and operations.
• Coordinate and work closely with the country office's health information management teams and focal points.

Required Experience

A Minimum of ten years of work experience relevant to the position (in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations) a significant part of this to have been obtained at an international level. A minimum of three years' in management and coordinator of health programme in chronic or acute, sudden-onset emergencies in national and international settings. Desirable: At least 5 years of relevant work experience with WHO and/or UN Agencies, working with health cluster partners; and experience of working with relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations or health academia/health research.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree (master's level or above) in epidemiology, public health, medical or other studies in a field directly related to the position. Desirable: Specialized training in emergency management and/or international aid, humanitarian, health system recovery and health cluster coordination.

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