Switzerland: Emergency Operations Health Officer

Position Title : Emergency Operations Health Officer

Duty Station : Geneva, Switzerland

Classification : Professional Staff, Grade P4

Type of Appointment : Fixed term, One year with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible

Closing Date : 03 January 2018

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading

UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and

non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment. Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged. For the purpose of the vacancy, the following candidates are considered as first-tier candidates:

1. Internal candidates

2. Qualified applicants from the following NMS countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Cabo Verde, Djibouti, Micronesia

(Federated States of), Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Iceland, Comoros, Lesotho, Libya, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Maldives, Malawi,

Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Seychelles, Slovenia, Suriname, El Salvador, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Holy See, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Samoa

1. External female candidates.

Context:

IOM’s health response to humanitarian and public health emergencies is an integrated component of IOM’s overall humanitarian response, recognized by the IOM Migration Crisis Operational Framework (MCOF) as one of the key sectors of assistance before, during and after crises. Through projects in this area of work, IOM delivers health care and psychosocial support for crisis-affected populations, facilitates medical referrals, arranges medical evacuations for individuals as needed and assists in rebuilding community-based services and strengthens health systems. In these projects and initiatives globally, IOM MHD teams work closely with i.a. the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the Global Health Cluster (GHC), the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), and the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Under the direct supervision of the Director of MHD in coordination with the Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE), as well as in close collaboration with other IOM Headquarters (HQs) Departments and Divisions, Regional Offices (ROs), Missions, and IOM staff engaged in emergency health operations worldwide, the selected candidate will be responsible to participate in, coordinate and support IOM’s health response to humanitarian emergencies and respective population mobility globally, encompassing the various stages of emergency preparedness, response, transition, and early recovery.

Accordingly, the successful candidate will take the lead role in delivery of migration health

assistance for crisis-affected populations; in setting up and ensuring adherence to global standards within IOM’s health response to emergencies in field operations; as well as ensuring synergies of IOM’s emergency health programming with all other sectors of humanitarian assistance under the mandate of IOM led by DOE, and in liaison with relevant donors and external partners.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Act as global focal point for emergency migration health operations response to humanitarian and public health emergencies, in coordination with the MHD colleagues at HQ and field level, DOE and other Departments and Divisions, IOM field locations, and with key humanitarian, emergency and health partners;

2. Working closely with Regional Thematic Specialists (RTS), and the global MHPSS unit (Brussels), the incumbent will lead and support the development and/or integration of MHD health projects with other sectors of humanitarian response programming. This would be part of the global migration health programmes, notably working with IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), WASH and Protection programmes as well as IOM’s involvement in Disaster Risk Reduction fora; and IOM’s overall role as Global Co-Lead in the Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster;

3. Participate in and coordinate the implementation of IOM’s large-scale health response to humanitarian emergencies, particularly for L3 operations by analyzing trends and gaps in system-wide and IOM-specific health responses; and putting forward recommendations to address such gaps, as well as design programmes;

4. Travel regularly to support RTS and Mission field emergency health operations, including, but not limited to, conduct and update detailed needs and resource assessments for health response; design or review technical and operational IOM Mission plans; facilitate IOM participation in health clusters and other essential emergency health response partner mechanisms at the country level, and engage in communications with health authorities and donors;

5. Draft IOM inputs as focal point to the Global Health Cluster’s policies and standards on emergency health operations;

6. Ensure inclusion of health components in country-based MCOF strategies such as needs and risk assessments, essential health service packages, coordination and information management;

7. Write, disseminate and regularly update MHD guidelines and position papers for projects on migration health assistance in crises, for field operations, encompassing all stages of the project management cycle, in collaboration with Migration Health Programme Coordinator, MHD and DOE Regional Thematic Specialists, IOM Protection Officer, Gender Coordination Unit, and relevant staff in Regional and Country Offices;

8. Act as focal point for global reporting on MHD emergency health projects, and write inputs for annual reports and other periodic updates. Work closely with MHD HQ team and RTS’ to ensure that reporting is carried out systematically, properly and timely with quality information and data collection;

9. Identify training needs and facilitate capacity strengthening of IOM staff engaged in health responses to humanitarian emergencies, including through development and implementation of training courses targeting IOM staff, health and non-health, in collaboration with MHD RTS, DOE and other HQ Departments and Divisions, as well as key health partners, such as WHO GHC and national/regional governmental and NGO partners;

10. Support the MHD Director to establish and maintain close relationships with relevant health and humanitarian partners at the global level, such as the WHO Health Emergency Programme, the US CDC, the ECDC, DG-ECHO, NGOs, academia and donors, etc. on all aspects related to IOM’s health response to humanitarian emergencies;

11. Represent IOM and deliver presentations on IOM’s health response to humanitarian emergencies during external high-level meetings, workshops and international conferences; and,

12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Education

• Master’s degree in a health related field (such as: Medicine, Health sciences, Public health administration) from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or

• University degree in health related field (such as Health sciences, Public health administration) from an accredited academic institution with nine years of relevant professional experience.

• Highly desirable: professional/formal training certificate in disaster management, or field epidemiology training.

Experience

• Field experience in design and implementation of health projects in emergency settings, both conflict and natural disasters and in different regions in the world ;

• Experience in working or liaising with global health partners and the international humanitarian and cluster system, as well as with national and international health authorities and institutions in emergency settings;

• Familiarity with project management cycle; and,

• Sound and proven understanding of internal and international migration and human mobility issues.

Languages

Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of Spanish, French and Arabic are an advantage.

Desirable Competencies:

Behavioral

• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and manages constructive criticisms;

• Client Orientation – works effectively well with client and stakeholders;

• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for self and others;

• Communication – listens and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience;

• Creativity and Initiative – actively seeks new ways of improving programmes or services;

• Leadership and Negotiation – develops effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders;

• Performance Management – identify ways and implement actions to improve performance of self and others;

• Planning and Organizing - plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility;

• Professionalism - displays mastery of subject matter;

• Teamwork – contributes to a collegial team environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and promotes equal gender participation;

• Technological Awareness - displays awareness of relevant technological solutions;

• Resource Mobilization - works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

Other:

Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile.

Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.

The list of NMS countries above includes all IOM Member States which are non-represented in the Professional Category of staff members. For this staff category, candidates who are nationals of the duty station’s country cannot be considered eligible.

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by 03 January 2018 at the latest, referring to this advertisement.

For further information, please refer to:

http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application on your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

Posting period:

From 21.12.2017 to 03.01.2018

Requisition: VN 2017/272 (P) - Emergency Operations Health Officer (P4) - Geneva, Switzerland

(55292603) Released

Posting: Posting NC55292604 (55292604) Released