WHO Health Cluster Coordinator Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

WHO Health Cluster Coordinator Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

WHO Ethiopia looking for “Health Cluster Coordinator”.

Applicants with an Advanced University Degree may apply on or before 08th April, 2024.

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution, which establishes the agency’s governing structure and principles, states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health”.

WHO Health Cluster Coordinator Jobs 2024

The WHO has published a job vacancy announcement on 09th March, 2024 for qualified Ethiopians to fill in the vacant post of Health Cluster Coordinator to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Recruiter World Health Organization (WHO)
Position Health Cluster Coordinator
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification Advanced University Degree
Experience Required Minimum Ten (10) year’s
Application Deadline 08th April, 2024

WHO Job Vacancy 2024

Description Of Duties:

  • Needs assessment andgap analysisManage, coordinate and be the overall lead within the health cluster or at inter-cluster level for rapid health needs assessments, as well as participatory assessments (multi cluster/sector initia lapid assessments and humanitarian needs overviews, post-event risk assessment post disaster/post conflict needs assessment);
  • be familiar with and ready to choose from existing tools to confirm that the health cluster covers all identified humanitarian health needs of the affected population.
  • Collect information from all health partners on Who’s Where, since and until When, doing What(4Ws), and regularly feed the database managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA). Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other clusters.
  • Strategic planningLead the development, in cooperation with the health cluster members, of the health sector components of the humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plan (HRP) as well as contingency planning for potential new events and other interagency planning, ensure proper linkages with the incident management system, disaster risk reduction, relief and recovery to complement national health sector preparedness/response plans.
  • Ensure full compliance with national and international norms and standards, oversee that cross-cutting issues are mainstreamed in the health cluster response and implementation plans, taking into account the need for local adaptation. Coordination of thehealth
  • clusterFacilitate health partner coordination and involvement in health and other related sector assessments (e.g. nutrition, WASH), planning, information,interventions, monitoring and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population.
  • Identify urgent technical gaps and training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure their adoption and uniform application by all health cluster partners;
  • identify opportunities for capacity building in collaboration with partners.
  • Ensure appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, incorporating the concept of “building back better” and specific risk reduction measures.Convene and facilitate consultative and results-oriented meetings in line with the principles ofpartnership.
  • Organize and conduct joint support missions to field operations.Oversee the development of a functional Information Management strategy and mechanism forthe health cluster to facilitate information sharing as well as monitoring and reporting;
  • ensure that the health cluster produces and disseminates to partners, donors, government and other stakeholders regular updates, technical reports, bulletins and briefings on the health status of the affected people, response activities,resources mobilization, achievements, challenges and the remedial actions when necessary.
  • Support national (health system) capacity building in emergency preparedness and response inaccordance with the IASC emergency response preparedness (ERP) approach and other related guidance.
  • Resources mobilization and funds allocationLiaise and manage the development of resource mobilization efforts, oversee the initiation of Central EmergencyResponse Fund (CERF) and other pooled fund proposals and other funding documents, as required, in close collaboration with the Head of the WHO Country Office, and in consultation with the health cluster partners and the humanitarian country team.
  • Establish clear and transparent prioritization criteria for vetting partners’ projects for inclusion in consolidated appeals and pooled funds processes.

Position in Organization:

  • Health Cluster Coordinator
  • Grade: P5
  • Contractual Arrangement: Fixed-term appointment
  • Contract Duration (Years, Months, Days): Two Years
  • Job Posting: Mar 8, 2024, 2:12:03 PM
  • Closing Date: Apr 8, 2024, 3:29:00 AM
  • Primary Location: Ethiopia-Addis Ababa
  • Organization: AF_ETH Ethiopia
  • Schedule: Full-time

Minimum Requirements:

Education

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in public health, medicine, international health or related field
  • Specialized training in emergency management,international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, and health clustercoordination

Experience

  • At least 10 years of relevant experience – at national and international level, in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency andhumanitarian relief operations, including experience in managing and coordinating health programs in chronic and acute, sudden on set emergencies
  • Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.

Language Skills:

  • Expert knowledge of English.
  • Intermediate knowledge of French.

How to Apply WHO Health Cluster Coordinator Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://careers.who.int/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402127

The Closing Date: 08th April 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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