As one of the few INGOs with an operational presence in Ukraine, we are already responding with initial life-saving activities in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, with the intention to scale-up assistance in the central and western regions of Ukraine. We have also launched a programme to support refugees arriving in Moldova, where we also already have a presence, and are investigating a further response in Poland.
We are now seeking passionate, professional and experienced humanitarian professionals to support our response to the crisis. We are looking for talent which thrives in collaborating with others (inside HelpAge International and beyond) and who can work in agile ways and across boundaries.
The Health Adviser will provide technical advice and support to all Health activities in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland
- Develop health response strategy and deliver it through technical guidance to Health field staff and teams at all stages of the program cycle (assessments, grant and proposal writing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation);
- Advise on technical designs from an array of appropriate technologies for water, sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention and control in different contexts
- Work collaboratively in a team of technical specialists and advisors across sectors and cross-cutting issues; Support the development of technical guidance for Health interventions in the Ukraine humanitarian response
- Provide technical capacity building to HelpAge staff and partner organisations through coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job training during field’s visits and remotely on global Health standards and approaches for Health in emergencies
- Represent HelpAge International at relevant regional meetings with governmental donor agencies, various UN Agencies, the Health Cluster, as well as conferences and meetings of health and WASH organizations.
- Assist the MEAL team and provide any technical support required during MEAL activities related to Health activities
You will be someone with:
- 7+ year of relevant and progressive professional experience.
- Master’s degree in Public health and/or Global Health.
- Previous field experience in Health programming, preferably in complex humanitarian settings including in rapid emergency responses
- The ability to effectively analyse complex problems and find solution that would have a positive impact on the lives of older people and their families
- Good written and spoken English
- Strong interpersonal and representation skills and previous experience of networking with other organisations involved in cash programming
- Proven experience in capacity building
- Ability to work in a fast paced and stressful environment
Desirable
- Fluent spoken and written Russian
- Previous experience of working in Eastern Europe and/or Ukraine
- Previous experience of working with older people
How to apply
Please send CV and cover letter to Helpage-HR@helpage.org
Due to the urgent nature of this role we will be shortlisting as and when applications are received