Health Project Manager, Somalia (Medair)

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Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2000 quality certification worldwide, which denotes consistent and effective project management activities for the well-being of its beneficiaries. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.
Closing date: 30 Nov 2010
Location: Somalia - Burao

Role and Responsibilities
Manage the Medair health programme in Somaliland, partly implemented in partnership with local NGOs. Anticipate, plan, and contribute to the development of new health project proposals. Provide technical support to national staff for the implementation of high-quality care in all health projects. Manage all health project staff. Provide supervision to the health programme in Somaliland.

Project Overview
Health, Nutrition, WASH programme in Togdheer region, Somaliland. Potential projects include livelihood programmes, emergency responses and/or expansion of initial programmes into new areas with critical needs based on new assessments.

Workplace: Based in Burao, Togdheer region, Somaliland

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Contract Details: Minimum 1 year

Qualifications
•Medical Doctor or registered general nurse
•Tropical Disease or Community Health Certification desirable

Experience / Competencies
•5 years clinical experience
•Experience in setting up and implementing primary health care
•2 years management experience and 1 year of overseas experience in humanitarian setting
•Experience in leadership / management of teams
•Experience in activity planning & time management

Medair standard working requirements for the field
•Committed to Medair values
•At least one year of professional experience in a relevant field (more experience preferred)
•Minimum 3 months inter-cultural overseas experience
•Willing to commit to Medair for a minimum of one year
•Single, or married (without dependent children)
•Strong English communication skills (oral and written)
•Familiar with Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
•Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions
•Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit
•Successful completion of Medair Relief & Rehabilitation Orientation Course (ROC)

How to apply
For more information on this and other positions, please follow this web link: http://www.medair.org/work-with-us and check the Field Vacancies.

We request that you complete all applications on-line at www.medair.org. Only English-language applications and CV’s will be reviewed. We will not review email applications. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. We review every online application. Applicants will be contacted only if they are selected as a potential candidate.

Reference Code: RW_8B8HQB-77