The Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV) is a humanitarian organization whose mandate is to save lives and improve the conditions of vulnerable people. As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, it provides timely assistance in emergencies, disasters, and other humanitarian crises.
Guided by its Fundamental Principles—Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality—the CRV acts as an auxiliary to public authorities in the humanitarian field, working to reduce human suffering without distinction of race, gender, religion, or ideology. Its work encompasses emergency medical care, strengthening community resilience, first aid training, disaster response, and the promotion of health and well-being.
Through a network of highly committed volunteers, the CRV efficiently and effectively mobilizes resources to be present where and when they are most needed. Its work is based on solidarity, respect for human dignity, and a commitment to protecting life in all its forms.
If you want to be part of the team and make a difference, we invite you to join us.
How can you make a difference? Key functions / Responsibilities
The Health Coordinator will be responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the implementation of the project’s emergency health strategy, ensuring timely, efficient, and dignified comprehensive medical care and psychosocial support for populations affected by the earthquake. They will lead the technical health team, ensure compliance with international humanitarian standards (Sphere Handbook), and coordinate operational integration with the public hospital network and health authorities.
He/She will be in charge of:
- Supervise, guide and evaluate the performance of the health team under your charge (6 people), promoting the well-being of the staff in the face of burnout due to disaster situations.
- Coordinate and articulate the daily/weekly work plans of the Hospital Management Officer and the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (SMAPS) team.
- Ensure, through the Hospital Management Officer, the correct flow of referral and counter-referral of patients from the Red Cross community care points to satellite health centers or the public network.
- Supervise the technical equipment, the inventory of emergency medical supplies, and the quality of advanced first aid deployed in the field.
- Validate the emergency psychological intervention protocols implemented by the SMAPS Officer and psychologists, focused on Psychological First Aid (PFA) and post-earthquake grief/trauma management.
- Ensure that SMAPS care is integrated across all medical and community activities of the project.
- Represent the Venezuelan Red Cross in the local technical health committees and in the Health Cluster/SMAPS activated for the emergency.
- Maintain fluid technical communication with the directors of the hospitals prioritized by the project to expedite the response to the victims.
- Consolidate the epidemiological and psychological care data collected in the field by your team for the preparation of institutional and donor situation reports (SitReps).
- Ensure strict compliance with the principles of medical confidentiality and data protection of beneficiaries.
Report
The Health Coordinator will report to the Project Leader
Workplace
Caracas, with availability to travel nationwide.
To qualify as a builder of the Venezuelan humanitarian system, you must meet the following requirements:
- University degree in medicine, nursing, public health degree or related field.
- Minimum experience of six (6) years in the implementation of programs and projects in the humanitarian or public health field.
- Knowledge of program monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
- Experience in administrative and financial management of health projects.
- Skills for the collection, analysis and systematization of epidemiological data.
- Knowledge of primary care protocols, disease control, and management of medical supplies.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to prepare technical and operational reports.
- Fluency in Spanish. Basic knowledge of English is desirable.
- Commitment to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent.
- High sense of responsibility, professional ethics and confidentiality.
How to apply
Only a shortlist of candidates will be contacted to advance to the next phase of the selection process. Candidates will be asked to speak with their previous direct reports/line managers before proceeding to interviews.
All those interested in applying for the position and who meet all or most of the requirements for the role should send their CV to the email address:Â postulaciones@cruzrojavenezolana.org
The email subject line should say:
Health Coordinator_Caracas
CVs received without the title assigned to the call will be discarded.
Please review the professional requirements to be eligible.