Education

Required:

• Medical or other health-related graduate degree
• Post-graduate education in public health.

Preferred:

• Diploma or training in tropical medicine, infectious diseases control, nutrition in emergencies, or humanitarian assistance.

Experience

Required:

• At least three years of experience in managing emergency health programmes and interventions
• At least five years of programme management experience in an international humanitarian organisation.

Preferred:

• At least three years of experience working on supply and quality assurance of medical consumables and equipment for health emergency preparedness
• At least three years of experience in working with national counterparts
• Programme management experience within the Red Cross/Red Crescent system, preferably in an emergency response setting
• Experience in working with a national Red Cross Red Crescent society.

Knowledge, Skills and Languages

Required:

• Good knowledge of disaster management and humanitarian assistance concepts and debates, as well as mechanisms, tools and guidelines for programming and coordination at different levels
• Leadership and coordination skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Good training and facilitation skills
• Self-supporting in computers: word processing, spreadsheets and presentations
• Fluently spoken and written English.

Preferred:

• Extensive knowledge of the IFRC health and disaster management objectives, mandate and programme orientation, as well as emergency health and disaster management system, tools and mechanisms.
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic).

Competencies, Values and Comments

Values:

• Respect for diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism
• Accountability

Core competencies:

• Communication
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Judgement and decision making
• National society and customer relations
• Creativity and innovation
• Building trust.

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