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.
Commitment to Safeguarding
The Venezuelan Red Cross is committed to creating and maintaining safe and respectful environments for communities, staff and volunteers and to preventing exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment.
Selected candidates will be required to comply with the Code of Conduct and applicable Safeguarding policies and standards. As part of its secure recruitment process, CRV may conduct professional reference checks and request relevant background information on professional conduct and Safeguarding, in accordance with its procedures and applicable regulations.
General Safeguarding Responsibility
The person holding the position must promote and respect the Safeguarding standards of the Venezuelan Red Cross, comply with the Code of Conduct and applicable policies, maintain appropriate professional boundaries, contribute to preventing harm, and immediately report any Safeguarding concerns through established mechanisms.
Addition for high-risk positions
Due to the nature of their duties, the person will be required to actively identify and mitigate Safeguarding risks associated with their activities, maintain reinforced standards of conduct and professional boundaries, and ensure that their interaction with communities and people in vulnerable situations is safe, dignified, inclusive, and respectful.
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 Officer is responsible for the implementation and operational supervision of health programs and projects at the Venezuelan Red Cross (CRV), ensuring that interventions in public health, community health, primary care, disease prevention and emergency response are effective, safe and aligned with international humanitarian standards.
He/She will be in charge of:
- Coordinate and supervise the implementation of primary health care programs, community health, and the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
- Ensure the correct implementation of health projects in the CRV’s subsidiaries and health centers.
- Ensure compliance with protocols in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, immunization, maternal and child health, and nutrition.
- Identify health needs in vulnerable communities and propose interventions based on epidemiological evidence.
- Provide technical assistance to subsidiaries in the implementation of health activities and strengthening of local capacities.
- Design and coordinate training in community health, disease prevention and first aid for CRV staff and volunteers.
- Ensure that health personnel and volunteers have up-to-date tools for emergency medical care.
- Strengthening health response capacity in communities by promoting education in prevention and health promotion.
- Oversee the management and distribution of medicines, supplies and medical devices in coordination with subsidiaries and health units.
- Coordinate with the logistics area the timely supply of essential supplies for health interventions.
- Ensure that the management of pharmaceutical products complies with current national and international regulations.
- Conduct follow-up visits to health projects to assess their implementation and community impact.
- Collect and analyze epidemiological and public health data to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Prepare technical and operational reports on the progress of health programs, ensuring the use of key indicators.
- To technically represent the CRV in meetings with government agencies, humanitarian agencies and actors in the health sector, with prior authorization from the Health Coordination.
- Coordinate with internal sectors (WASH, risk management, volunteering, protection) to strengthen the integration of health services in the humanitarian response.
- Support the planning and implementation of health interventions in emergency contexts, including the activation of mobile clinics and medical brigades.
- Collaborate in the design of strategies for the control of epidemic outbreaks and health emergencies.
- Apply ethical, humanitarian and confidentiality principles in the management of information about patients and communities served.
- Promote the application of the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in all activities in the area.
- Perform other tasks assigned by your immediate superiors to ensure the fulfillment of organizational objectives.
Report
The Health Officer will report to the Project Manager
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 three (3) 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: postulaciones@cruzrojavenezolana.org
The email subject line should read: Health Officer_CRI
CVs received without the title assigned to the call for applications will be discarded. Please review the professional requirements to be eligible.