Informing humanitarians worldwide 24/7 — a service provided by AN OCHA France Health Referent – SIEGE – based in FRA-Asnieres-sur-Seine At First International Emergency

Permanent contract

Starting position: 01/11/2023

Location: FRA-Asnières-sur-Seine

PUI around the world

With its 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale:

Helps nearly 6 million beneficiaries

With a budget of more than € 100 million per year

Distributed in 22 countries, on 5 continents

Thanks to the involvement and commitment of:

More than 2000 national employees

Around 200 expatriates of 45 different nationalities

And 90 employees at headquarters

PUI works in 10 sectors of intervention and stands out for the implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims to identify and understand all the needs of people affected by a crisis. Our teams are mobilizing to provide a global response to all the basic needs of populations victims of humanitarian crises in an emergency, allowing them to regain autonomy and dignity.

To find out more about our history , our values , our areas of intervention.

Focus on the Technical & Capitalization Department

The Technical & Capitalization Department is made up of 13 people. The STC is the guarantor of the development and compliance with policies and sectoral intervention frameworks in line with PUI’s sectors of intervention. He supports teams at headquarters and in the field to improve the technical quality of the interventions carried out. The STC intervenes transversally in all the organization’s missions with a focus on 3 specific objectives: technical and programmatic support for operations through technical and strategic support, capitalization and technical standardization, strengthening of technical capacities organisation.

And the Health Representative in all this?

As a Health Referent, under the responsibility of the Deputy Technical and Capitalization Service Manager – Public Health, you will ensure the quality of Health and Nutrition programs in the field and you will strengthen the capacities of the teams. You will work on the capitalization, practical guides and positioning of Première Urgence Internationale en Santé et Nutrition.

To this end, your responsibilities will be as follows:

Country and headquarters health strategy: You will ensure the quality of programs as well as compliance with medical ethics and the humanitarian principles of the Association. You will ensure compliance with the Association’s Health policy and intervention framework. You will participate in the development and implementation of technical service programming.

Capitalization and standardization: You will ensure the capitalization and dissemination on the missions of the procedures, practices and know-how linked to the Health projects implemented on the missions. You will contribute to the dissemination of innovative projects and the use of new communication and information technologies on missions.

Technical and programmatic support: You will provide strategic and technical support to field teams during the different phases of the project cycle, for regular, exploration and emergency missions. You will participate in the implementation of the integrated approach on missions. You will provide support for the missions of the operational center on technical questions and you will provide support for setting up projects in their health dimension. You will provide technical support for the reflection and implementation of a contingency plan for emergency responses. You will provide technical supervision of health teams and/or you will participate directly in exploratory missions on emergencies. You will be in charge of validating the technical relevance of pharmaceutical and medical equipment orders issued by the missions monitored.

Monitoring and evaluation: You will participate in the reflection and formalization of tools to serve missions: Epidemiological monitoring/watch, medical procedures, intervention guidelines, tools for assessing health needs, research and dissemination of medical articles. You will support and validate the methodologies of impact surveys and medical evaluations carried out on missions.

Human resources: You will participate in the recruitment of health profiles, you will participate in their briefings and debriefing upon departure and return from mission and you will participate in their training. You will also participate in the development and updating of health policy documents for expatriates and national employees. You will carry out technical professional assessment interviews for health coordinators.

Representation and coordination: You will ensure the representation of the association to other partners from a technical point of view on public health issues. You will support the missions by representing the association to donors or others if necessary.

The challenges that await you:

The Health and Nutrition Representative divides his/her time between technical support to missions and other headquarters departments and monitoring at the institutional level the quality of program implementation. He ensures the quality of Health and Nutrition programs in the field and strengthens the capacities of the teams. He/She ensures the integration of the sectors of activity by liaising with the other members of the STC team. He/She works on capitalization, technical framing and implementation documents and the positioning of Première Urgence Internationale as a humanitarian actor implementing the integrated approach.

What you will need to succeed

Training

You can provide proof of an initial diploma in Health (Doctor, nurse, midwife, pharmacy, etc.). A degree in public health will be a plus!

Experience

You have at least 3 years of experience in an international solidarity NGO in the management and implementation of Health projects and in the technical coordination of Health/Nutrition activities on mission. Have you already worked with Première Urgence Internationale? This will be an undeniable asset!

SKILLS

Do you have good knowledge of running training courses for adults? This position is made for you!

Required qualities

You show a good spirit of analysis and synthesis, are a good communicator, both written and oral, have a taste for teamwork and training skills. You demonstrate responsiveness, flexibility, adaptability, organization, and have good resistance to stress.

LANGUAGES

Do you speak French and English fluently? This is essential for this position!

A word from the manager

“You want to be part of a multidisciplinary team, motivated and full of ambitions. you would like to be able to work with the missions while participating in the background work of capitalization and tool development, this position is for you! »

PUI will offer you

Status frame

Salary: 3100 EUR gross monthly over 12 months

Medical coverage: 80% of health and welfare mutual insurance

Coverage: Coverage of 50% of the transport ticket and 60% of Restaurant Tickets (with a face value of €9)

Rest : 5 weeks of paid leave per year + 1 RTT per month (37 hours/week)

Our engagements

Première Urgence Internationale considers the diversity of nationalities, genders, beliefs, profiles and statuses within its Human Resources as a major asset for its humanitarian action, and therefore adheres to strict compliance with the principle of non-discrimination throughout its work. recruitment process.

Première Urgence Internationale practices a policy of zero tolerance towards exploitation, sexual abuse and mistreatment, in all its forms, of women, children and all other vulnerable people. It mobilizes all of its staff in the promotion, dissemination and respect of the principles set out in its ethical charter.

Please note that Première Urgence Internationale will under no circumstances request financial participation for administrative costs linked to recruitment. Any information in this direction would be fraudulent, please disregard it.

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and do you agree with our commitments? Do you feel ready to take on the challenge and join the big PUI family?

How to apply

How to apply?

Please follow this link and complete the form on our careers site.

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