2021-11-14

Regional Public Health Officer – Somalia

Somalia
Posted on November 14, 2021

CTG Global

Regional Public Health Officer – Somalia

Position details

Vacancy id	VAC-6461
Job title	VAC-6461 Regional Public Health Officer
Location	Somalia
Apply by	20-Nov-2021
Start date	01-Jan-2022
Duration	1 year
Number of vacancies	19
Qualification	Master’s in Public Health (desirable). Bachelor’s in Health-related fields (essential).
Sector experience	Minimum of 5 year/s of demonstrable relevant Public Health experience (essential).
Geographical experience	Minimum of 5 year/s of experience in Somalia (essential).
Languages	Fluent in English (essential). Fluent in Somali (essential).

Job description

CTG overview	CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud. Respect for the fundamental human rights of our staff, and those our staff encounter, is a cornerstone of our values. We strive for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. We take a zero tolerance approach to corruption and stay true to local labour laws and all local statutory requirements. In operation since 2006, today we are honoured to serve clients in 15 fragile and conflict-affected states assisting with disaster relief, peace building, humanitarian aid and development programmes through our specialised recruitment, HR management and operational services.
Overview of position	The Regional Public Health Officer (RPHO) will work under the supervision of the Regional Medical Officer (RMO) and technically reporting to State Public Health Officer/Coordinator. The Regional Public Health Officer (RPHO) will perform the following duties:
Role objectives	Work in collaboration with Regional Medical Officer (RMO) and other partners, ensuring collective coordination, monitoring and supervision of all public health related activities in the assigned region. Provide technical support, conduct technical supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the district public health officers work in the region including communication and information sharing with RMO (Regional Medical/Health Officer) and other partners. Support the public health programmes as an integrated part of revised Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) (2020) implementation. Coordinate surveillance, detection, and response to public health emergencies at regional level including weekly reporting of priority epidemic prone diseases; immediate reporting of alerts/rumours for investigation and monitor anomalies in alert notification. Be responsible for coordination of all activities related to campaigns, emergency response including prepositioning of emergency supplies and monitoring utilization of these supplies during health emergencies. Supporting the coordination to all public and community health programs and activities at regional level including Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), disease surveillance, EPHS implementation, Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child (RMNCH), Universal Health Care (UHC), Nutrition and WASH. The Regional Public Health Officer (RPHO) should be flexible, adaptive to perform additional assignments as may be directed by the supervisor. Serve as intermediary for communications between states and district team. Be responsible for ensuring the district and community teams under his supervision are trained on information management tools and systems ensure quality data is shared in time.
Key competencies	Communicating credibly – Fluency in English and local dialect. Works collaboratively with team members and counterparts to achieve results. Ability to share information openly with colleagues and transfers knowledge, as needed. Acts proactively and stimulates action as needed.
Further information	Qualifications Essential: Graduate degree or higher diploma in health-related fields. Master’s degree in public health is desirable. Experience A minimum of five years of relevant experience in the field of public health. Local Knowledge The officer MUST be from the local area and have a good working relationship with the authorities and a good social relationship with the community and elders. Should be able to move around the assigned district with no restrictions. Skills Computer literacy, including working knowledge of MS Office. Report writing skills, data analysis and presentation skill. The vacancies will be located in 19 Regions: Awdal, Bakol, Banadir, Bari, Bay, Galbeed, Galgadud, Gedo, Hiran, Lower Jubba, Lower Shabelle, Middle Jubba, Middle Shabelle, Mudug, Nugal, Sahil, Sanaag, Sool, Toghdeer. Important Notes: Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide a letter of acceptance from a designated local authority of permission to work in the region and origin from those areas. Candidates must cite the region they are applying for in their cover letter, otherwise their application will be disqualified. Candidates can only apply for one region, otherwise their application will be disqualified.