Health Officer at Save the Children

Health Officer *- Somali-National only*

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with 15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Under the general guidance of Field Manager/ Health Program Coordinator, the Health officer will take the overall responsibility of the day-to-day implementation of the health programme activities in the 3 regions of Togdheer, Sool and Sanag- by leading coordination of health activities with the MOH staffs at the health facilities, Community health workers and working closely with the district health management team.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Field Manager and Health program coordinator (Technically).

Dimensions: Save the Children works in 4 regions in Somalia/Land with a current staff complement of approximately 350 staff.

Number of direct reports: Health Assistant/HMIS Assistant

DIMENSIONS:

Save the Children has been working in Somalia for more than 60 years. The Country Office has over 500 staff across 14 field offices (Boroma, Burao and Hargeisa in Somaliland; Bosasso, Garowe, Galkayo and Gardo in Puntland; Beletweyne, Adaado, Abudwak, Baidoa, Kismayo, Dhobley and Mogadishu in Central South Somalia). Our Country Office coordination and administration base is in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2017, as a result of significant scale up for the countrywide drought response, our annual spend FY2017 was US$117 million and we reached more than 2 million people through our humanitarian and longer-term development work in Health, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Education, Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), Child Protection and Child Rights Governance. The Country Office manages 61 active awards totalling US$165 million from a range of governmental/institutional donors, including DFID, ECHO, EU, FFP, OFDA, and DANIDA being some of our largest**.**

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• qualified Nurse /qualified midwife/ Degree in Medicine or Public health Nurse
• Two (3) years’ experience in primary health care implementation
• Experience in Somaliland health care systems
• Experience in working with community health workers/ICCM
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Experience of living and traveling in remote and insecure place
• Understanding rights based approaches and participatory concepts and practical experience in similar context.
• Sensitive to issues affecting children and committed to Save the Children’s Child Safe Guarding policy.

Desirable

• Experience with Essential package of health care services (EPHS)
• Experience of working in health interventions in the region
• Experience with international NGOs

Please apply in English saving your CV and cover letter as a single document. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at

Application deadline is 22nd December, 2021.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents