Localité : Kenya / Nairobi Domaine : Santé Niveau : Non precise Entreprise recruteur : International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Recrutement de 01 Delegate, Community Based Surveillance
Niveau d'études: Non précisé
Expérience: Non précisé
Expire le: 18-10-2022
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Nairobi, Kenya
Delegate, Community Based Surveillance
Jobnumber: S02247
Contract Type: Employee
Closing date: 18-Oct-2022
Posting Start Date: 04-Oct-2022
Location: KENYA
Duty Station: Nairobi
Duty Station Status: Family Duty Station
Duration: 12 Months
Accompanied Status: Accompanied
Grade: C1
Job Purpose
The Regional Community Based Surveillance Delegate will:
Act as a central resource for IFRC in the Africa Region for CBS as part of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response activities by providing high quality technical support and assistance, while contributing to the health department’s overall goals.
Support the implementation of the CBS component of the Community Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness (CP3) programme in Africa, with technical support for programme staff, including training, tools, data management and analysis support, and learning development.
Build capacity of IFRC staff and African National Societies in CBS, provide technical assistance for CBS trainings and implementation guidance to CBS focal points.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
Delivering quality in programmes and operations
Support the assessments, and implementation of CBS in CP3 countries in line with workplans.
Support the ongoing development of community-based surveillance tools and guidance in collaboration with relevant IFRC divisions and partner National Societies.
Coordinate in the Region for a consistent and cohesive RC/RC approach to CBS, using standardised tools and materials and specialised CBS data management systems.
Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches and good practices for community-based surveillance and early action related to community epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response.
Build capacity of IFRC Africa Region to set up and manage CBS systems and provide technical guidance to National Societies for CBS trainings and subsequent implementation.
Support IFRC Africa Region to build National Society capacity to develop context relevant CBS structures, use and manage analytic tools for CBS – including data management, analysis, and visualization of CBS data.
Coordination and collaboration
Participate in appropriate inter-agency and internal coordination meetings related to CBS.
Support monitoring and evaluation of CBS for reporting, lessons learning and sharing, evidence generation and dissemination, and communications.
Prepare key program/project reports for donors and other partners to keep them informed of program progress.
Contribute to reports, presentations, publications and media communications on CBS.
Support program accountability
Support NS in using CBS data for decision-making and programme quality improvement
Contribute to an accountable and agile IFRC Health team
Provide regular progress reports on results towards objectives and risk analysis.
Producing and analysing reports for management, donors and partners.
Be flexible in the work definition according to needs and targets and improve team efficiencies and effectiveness within available resources.
Cultivate a co-creative environment with colleagues and an open and co-operative view of the actors in the external environment.
Education
An Advanced University Degree in public health, global/international health, epidemiology, or other health related sciences is required.
Masters in Public Health / Epidemiology
Experience
At least 3 years working experience in the humanitarian or development sector, with a focus on global health, epidemiology, surveillance and community based action
Experience in surveillance or health information systems management
Demonstrated professional credibility in the sector and experience working in an international or cross-cultural environment.
Coordination and representation experience in a cross-cultural environment
Experience in responding to epidemics, in a surveillance/epidemiology role
3 years management and supervisory experience in a multicultural environment, with developing countries and/or with an international organisation at management level
Experience working in a RC/RC National Society and/or Federation/ICRC
Knowledge, Skills and Language
Knowledge of public health and experience in practically applying this knowledge into policy, programmes and positioning.
Demonstrated knowledge of health information systems and surveillance
Demonstrated skills in supporting data collection, database management, analysis and visualization using Excel,KoBo, QGIS, R, Nyss, PowerBi or related technical tools.
Programme and budget management
Demonstrated management skills, including the ability to lead within a matrix management structure and utilise talent and experience of team members in a productive way.
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multilingual, multidisciplinary environment.
Fluently spoken and written English
Good command of another IFRC official language (French highly preferred)
Competencies and Values
Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability
Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National Society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust
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