JOB Vacancy Announcement #: 7146
Job Title: Health Focal Point
Application deadline: 01/08/ 2022 at 5 PM
Duty Station: Der el Zor Canton
Job Requirements:
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS oSyrian nationality
oMedical profession accreditation fully completed (doctor or nurse)
oOne-year medical practice
oAt least one year working in Der el Zor Canton in health services. Working in Primary care is a merit
oKnowledge and proven community participation in the area
oFluently in English and Arabic
oKurdish is a merit
oDisponible and committed for the project contract time oDisponibility to reside and full time work in Der Alzzor area
Candidates not able to accredit these minimum requirements will not be shortlisted
Other aspects that will merit are:
- Management of coordination experience of health care facilities, programs and projects
- Training experience to health professionals
- Proven leadership capacity
- Working experience with NGOs in the NES
- Accredited experience as trainer in health services
- Experience in planning and implementation of health programs.
- Experience in coordination of humanitarian aid projects.
- Good understanding of the project life cycle management.
- Excellent capacity to work in team.
- Proven capacities to plan activities successfully targeting results and objectives.
- Ability to supervise and/or mentor Community health workers.
- Experience of planning, organizing and prioritizing work, working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to work under pressure in stressful environments
Job Description:
DEFINITION OF THE POST
The Health Focal Point in Der el Zor Canton will help the Health Governance Expert (HGE) and the Medical Officer Assistant (MOA) to develop actions to increase health system governance in NES and to increase the capacity of local health professionals in managing the health care services, assisting to the HGE in any matters to achieve these general goals ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
TThe Health Focal Point will collaborate with the HGE and the MOA in:
- Mapping of current health care services, and identification of crucial gaps and priorities in health care services in Der el Zor Canton, to improve knowledge and understanding of key health services needed
- Develop coordination of the health stakeholders in the area, in order to integrate the activity and governance capacity following an Area Based Approach
- Revision of the distribution of health care services at territorial level, strategic re-planning based on the assessment of health services’ gaps in each territory, and advocacy for their support, to increase final beneficiaries’ accessibility to the services and reinforce cost-efficiency;
- Reinforcing referral services between health facilities and from health facilities to other multi-sectoral services in the reference territory, that final beneficiaries with special needs may necessitate (e.g. protection, food assistance), and promoting the establishment of new referral pathways.
- Increase skills and capacities of health professionals in planning and managing primary health care services
- Coordinating the action of the health focal points in every territory in order to achieve previous goals
The Health Governance Expert and the Medical Officer will mentor the evolution of the Health Focal Point, giving corresponding time and planning for his/her personal capacity building in the above mentioned areas
Advertiser: UPP
Other Information’s:
Position: Health Focal Point Working hours: Full time
NGO name: UPP (Un Ponte Per…)
Location: North East Syria – Der el Zor Canton
How to Apply:
Please send your CV to the following email/Link:
Only CVs English of maximum 3 pages will be considered;
– Only emails with subject “Health Focal Point (Der el Zor Canton) ” will be considered to: vacancy.syria@unponteper.it
– Kindly do not send multiple application for other UPP vacancies: UPP HR De
Please consider to mention the advert ID (Above) and the job title in the email subject.
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