Senior Health Officer - EF Aswan
On-siteAswān, Aswan, Egypt
Job Summary
Oversee and lead the implementation of health interventions in Aswan, coordinating with national providers and government partners to ensure quality delivery and adherence to standard operating procedures. Provide technical oversight for project design, monitoring, and reporting while developing capacity-building plans for staff and partners. Lead field teams in planning, progress evaluation, and community engagement, including establishing health committees and piloting inclusive care models for refugees and migrants. Compile quantitative and qualitative reports for stakeholders and contribute to annual project reviews. Spend at least 70% of time in the field, with flexibility to work outside normal hours during humanitarian emergencies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in health or public health
- Minimum 5 years' experience in health programming in a development program context
- Excellent knowledge of health programming
- Good working knowledge of the public health systems in Egypt
- Good knowledge of work dynamics in the selected governorates and familiar with the health trends in the community
- Promotes optimum levels of child development: Work with children, families and communities to promote children's rights to protection and healthy development
- Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring
- Ability to think strategically to solve problems and find effective ways to accomplish goals
- Well-developed communication skills across cultures
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently
- Experience in program design and proposal development
- Experience in representation with international bodies, government and funders
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Fluency in Arabic and English (written and spoken)
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines
- Field Travel: The senior health officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time in the field
- In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
- The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures
Desired Qualifications
- having experience in the humanitarian field is a plus
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