Health Coordinator - Yemen - Sanaa
Organization
Première Urgence Internationale
Posted
13 Jun 2022
Closing date
31 Jul 2022
Fixed-term contract - 9 months
Starting date : 01/07/2022
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With its 40 years of experience, Première Urgence Internationale :
Supports close to 6 millions beneficiaries
With more than 100 Millions € yearly budget
Present in 22 countries, on 5 continents **
Thanks to the work and commitment of :
More than 2000 national staffs
Around 200 expatriates from 45 different nationalities
And 90 employees at HQ
PUI works in 10 areas of intervention and distinguishes itself by the
implementation of an integrated approach in its response. This method aims
to identify and understand the needs of all those affected by a crisis. Our
teams come together to bring a rapid global response to the basic needs of
populations affected by humanitarian crises to help them regain independence
and dignity.
Learn more on our history, our values, our areas of intervention.
Focus on our activities in Yemen
Our mission in Yemen has been open since 2007 PUI is developing its
integrated approach with interventions in the fields of Health, Nutrition, Food
Security and WaSH. In addition, PUI works on the fight against malnutrition,
support to primary and reproductive health services (supply of inputs and
nutrition, medical equipment), maintenance and rehabilitation of health
centres (including sanitary infrastructures), training of medical staff, etc.
Today, the mission consists of 4 projects.
What about the Health Coordinator Yemen?
As Health Coordinator, you will be responsible for the development and
implementation of the mission's operational Health strategy as well as
for the quality of current and future Health programmes throughout the
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation phases. You will
build the capacity of the mission’s Health department and provides
technical support to the project teams and in particular to the Health
Project Managers via a functional relationship. You will represent PUI to
the authorities, humanitarian actors and donors within the Health sector.
For this purpose, you will be responsible for :
Context analysis / Strategy / Development: You will participate in the
development of the operational strategy in Health and contributes to the
design of new relevant Health interventions on the mission based on the
identified Health needs in the country, and in line with PUI’s Health policy and
intervention framework. In coordination with the Health team, you will carry out
epidemiological monitoring for the country and analyse strengths and
weaknesses from a public health perspective.
Programmes quality: You will provide technical support in your field of
expertise to the programme teams, in particular to the Health Programme
Managers, and ensure the quality and effectiveness of the mission's Health
programmes.
Representation / Coordination: You will ensure PUI's external representation
for the Health sector to partners, donors, national authorities and local actors.
You will represent PUI in the Health Cluster / Health sector coordination group
meetings. You will contribute to the good information sharing within the Health
sector.
Human Resources / Training: You will provide technical support to the project
teams and in particular to the Health teams. You will provide support to the
project managers for the recruitment of technical staff in Health. Working
alongside the Head of Mission (HoM) and/or the Deputy HoM for Programs
and the HQ Health Advisor, you will identify key strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and gaps within Health department. You will supervise the
content of Health training and the quality of Health activities on the basis of
identified needs.
Logistics and Administration: You will ensure the teams under your
responsibility follow logistic and administrative procedures and keep the
logistic and administrative departments informed of any relevant
developments.
Security: You will contribute to the compliance with security rules on the
mission and share all information related to security with your line manager
and/or to the mission's security manager. You will contribute when necessary
to the choice of referral options for the health care of the mission's expatriates.
The challenges that await you:
National team: remote management before even meeting national colleagues
- Junior team in Mokha that needs lots of support - Authorities in North and
South with specific requests - Security: volatile, could stay unchanged for a
long time, but could change in worse at any time in Hodeidah and
Aden/Mokha.
What you will need to succeed
Training
You hold a Medical diploma or a Paramedic training, and completed a Medical
Internship. If you got a Master’s degree in Pharmacy, Public Health or Project
management, it would be an asset.
Experience
You are strengthened by minimum 3 years of experience in the field with
international NGOs in medical project coordination. A previous experience as
Medical Coordinator or in an equivalent position would be appreciated. You
already worked with Première Urgence Internationale? It would be a definite
asset!
Skills
You master humanitarian project management and team management, you
have a detailed knowledge of donors prerequisites. You also have excellent
writing skills.
Qualities
You are a good communicator, both in writing and orally. You demonstrate
good team spirit, the ability to make decisions, trustworthiness and a sense of
responsibility, organisational skills, reactivity, ability to be thorough and to
adapt. You have a strong ability to resist stress and particularly in unstable
circumstances.
Languages
English has no secrets for you! All the better, it is mandatory for this position.
If you speak Arabic and/or French, it would be a definite asset.
Please note that vaccination against Covid-19 is mandatory for this country for
security and safety reasons. Compliant vaccines are those validated by the
World Health Organization.
A word from the manager
« If you are a dynamic Med Co - if you can be patient and calm when you are
confronted with irrational requests or statements from the Authorities - if you
feel galvanized by daily unexpected challenges - if you enjoy working with an
experienced, committed and motivated national team - if you feel that your
duty is to support and encourage national female colleagues - and if on top of
that you have a good sense of humour... come and work with us in Yemen! »
PUI will offer you
Status : Employé(e) with a Fixed-Term Contract
Monthly Gross Income : 2 650,00 - 3 130,00 EUR depending on your
experience in International Solidarity + 50€ per semester of seniority with PUI
Insurance including medical coverage and complementary healthcare, 24/24
assistance and repatriation
Housing in collective accomodation
Daily Living Expenses ("Per Diem")
Break Policy : 5 working days at 2, 4 and 8 months + break allowance
Paid Leaves Policy : 5 weeks of paid leaves per year + return ticket every 6
months
Our commitments
Première Urgence Internationale sees diversity of nationalities, genders,
beliefs, profiles and statuses among its Human Resources as a major asset
for its humanitarian action, and therefore compels itself to the strict
observance of the principle of non-discrimination throughout its recruitment
process.
Première Urgence Internationale applies a policy of zero tolerance towards
exploitation, sexual abuse and mistreatment, in all its forms, of women,
children and all other vulnerable persons. It engages all its staff to promote,
disseminate and respect the principles set out in its ethical charter.
Please note that Première Urgence Internationale shall not in any case
request a financial contribution for administrative costs related to recruitment.
Any such information would be fraudulent, please disregard it.
You recognize yourself in this profile and you adhere to our commitments ?
You feel ready to take up the challenge and to join PUI great family ?
How to apply
If you wish to apply, please follow this link and fill in the form on our career
site.
