Mobility VN: Senior Programme Officer, Health in Emergencies (P) (Internal Applicants Only)

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.

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This Vacancy Notice is part of IOM’s competitive mobility exercise, open for applications from internal and internal-equivalent candidates only.

Organizational Context and Scope

Under the direct supervision of the Director of Migration Health Division (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 Senior Programme Officer, Health in Emergencies 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.

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 the Migration Health Programme team, 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.
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 the above fields 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.

Skills

• Familiarity with project management cycle.
• Sound and proven understanding of internal and international migration and human mobility issues.
• Strong organizational and people skills, including building and leading teams.
• Knowledge and skills in project planning, management and evaluation, including resource mobilization and grant management.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to adapt experiences, tools and approaches developed in other settings to the local context.

Languages

All IOM staff members in all categories are required to be fluent in one of the IOM’s official languages (English, French, Spanish).

For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written).

Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish) is an advantage.

Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process, which may include written and/or oral assessments.

Notes

Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile. Please refer to this link for guidance on IOM Job Category.

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

This selection process may be used to staff similar positions in various duty stations. Recommended candidates will remain eligible to be appointed in a similar position for a period of 24 months.

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

Vacancies close at 23:59 local time Geneva, Switzerland on the respective closing date. No late applications will be accepted.

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IOM only accepts duly completed applications submitted through the IOM e-Recruitment system (for internal candidates link here). The online tool also allows candidates to track the status of their application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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