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Health Coordinator
Sudanese Red Crescent Society
 Position Type: Full-time
 Section/Unit: Health Department / Community Health Department
 No. of Post: 2
 Duty Station: 2 Stations: Khartoum / HQ & West Darfur State
 Duration: 12 Months
 Closing Date: 30 Sept 2021

 
 Background:

Background

 

The Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) is a lead National society in providing quality humanitarian work, was established in 1956. (SRCS) was accepted into the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. (SRCS) a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The SRCS operates across the Sudan with 18 branches, more than 75 units and an active volunteer base of about 35,000.

The mission of (SRCS)  is to Provide humanitarian aid services towards building secure and capable urban and rural communities through the transition to resilience, recovery, rehabilitation  and development, in compliance with International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Principles and guidelines and in conformity with international human rights, through a sustainable development approach where environment conservation and rationalized use of natural resources are considered top priorities to help guarantee a safe global environment for future generations.

SRCS operates

In West Darfur State health services have been under resourced, qualified staff were scarced to be part of minimizing the mass internal displacement of people. NGOs, UN, and other agencies have made massive efforts to address the health needs of the IDPs and to some extent to the host populations.

According to the National program of the Federal Ministry of Health to reduce the malnutrition diseases especially among under five years, where there were many interventions, studies and surveys to reduce malnutrition diseases.

West Darfur state is prone to emergencies including outbreaks of diseases, flooding and conflicts. WD has one of the highest under-five mortality rates of 91.4 per 1000 live births compared with the national average of 52 per 1000 live births (MICS 2014).
Health services are not well developed anywhere even before the war, and have been deteriorated in the long conflict period, affecting remote rural areas especially in nomad settlement areas.

In this project SRCS with the support of UNICEF will provide health and nutrition services in some of the facilities in El-Geneina, Sirba and Habila locality in collaboration with UNICEF and Ministry of Health at both levels (State and Federal) and the other line ministries.

Job purpose

To contribute to the efficient and effective implementation of Health activities of the project in the targeted locations in West Darfur State.

 



 
 Duties and responsibilities:

The Health Coordinator will perform the following roles and responsibilities:

  • Ensure completion of SRCS project in West Darfur State in line with signed project documents, budget, log-frame, and operation plan
  • Ensure that project is implemented in accordance with the SRCS and donor policies and guidelines
  • Supervise project activity implementation in collaboration with state ministry of health at field level.
  • Undertake regular support and monitoring visits to project PHC facilities and participate in project events when required.
  • Monitor and evaluate appropriate implementation of technical projects against program objectives and SRCS’s Program Framework during field monitoring visits.
  • Ensure best practices and lesson learnt are documented.
  • Ensure high quality and timely completion of regular progress reports and project final report as per prescribed templates and timetable.
  • Ensure coordination with stakeholders in West Darfur State in the target areas.
  • Maintain a strong, collaborative relationship between SRCS and other stakeholders, ensuring regular coordination.
  • Represent SRCS and participate in coordination meetings, and actively try to initiate more coordination among NGO and other civil society partners.
  • Assist in identifying unmet needs in the health sector and explore the potential of SRCS in addressing those needs.
  • Participate in training and mentoring of health and other staff members in response to capacity building needs.

 


 
 Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

  • Bachelor in medicine, Master degree or advanced education.
  • Good knowledge of English, both oral and written.
  • At least 5 years working in the health and emergencies in the humanitarian sector.
  • The following experience would be highly advisable:
  • Hygiene promotion activities
  • Proper monitoring and evaluation skills.
  • Data collection & project reporting.
  • Program Management 
  • Representation and Coordination skills.
  • Ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively

Core competency:

Personal competencies would have to be as well taken into account:

  • Good reporting skills.
  • Good knowledge of Word, Power Point and Excel.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Capacity to learn fast.
  • Capacity to work in an autonomous way.
  • Active and proactive attitude.
  • Ability to multi-task, ability to handle pressure well, flexibility, adaptability to transition.

 

 


  • Females’ candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
  • Interested candidates are invited to send their application, with their CV, copies of certificates should be submitted online through sudanjob.net website. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview. All inquiries should be addressed directly to Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS) & Labour Office.
  • Closing date will be on day: 30 September 2021.
  • Any application after this date will not be considered.

 









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