Position                                :      Health officer

Location                               :      Berbera and Sheikh

Reporting to                       :      Project Coordinator

Closing                                  :      6th June 2022

SOS Children’s village in Somaliland is seeking to recruit health officer who will be working with Family Strengthening programs of Sahil region (Berbera and Sheikh) and performing activities related to the health components under two projects of Family Strengthening namely FS Sahil and FS Berbera.

SOS Children’s villages in Somaliland is seeking a dynamic health officer responsible capacity building and providing guidance to the families, children and young people in the programs.

Key responsibilities:

1. Contributes to the implementation of all aspects of health components to meet programme objectives.
2. Contributes to the implementation of all aspects of health components to meet programme objectives.

1. Implement all activities of the projects
2. Prepare detailed annual plans, budgets, result based reports and planning schedules
3. Hold regular reviews and assessments with all beneficiaries /TGs, Support Groups, CHWs and contact persons and identify areas for improvement
4. Maintain a healthy relationship at all times between the staff, families and contact persons.
5. Attend regular department meetings
6. Develop a capacity building plan aimed at strengthening the coping capacities of the families in the target group
7. Ensure all children under 5 years are immunized or have taken immunization standards.
8. Build the capacity and train caregivers on a range of topics, for example hygiene and sanitation, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, communicable and non-communicable diseases and MPHSS.
9. Identify traumatized caregivers and provide support based on their needs.
10. Build the capacity of community health workers and link with exiting services providers.
11. Assess health facilities in the targeted communities, and link with families through community health workers.
12. Prepare satisfactory result based reports, case studies and lessons learned (best practices, challenges and observations).
13. Monitor health performance and progress of all the participants supported by the projects.
14. Closely work with the families had health goals in their FDPs and provide supports.
15. Keeps regular contacts with service providers to ensure that services are provided according to objectives and actions agreed in Family Development Plan.
16. Closely work with Key implementing partners (CBOs) and local authorities and regional health office with the aim of linking families for providing health support.
17. In partnership with regional health office and CHWs, monitor hygiene and sanitation for the families supported by the Family Strengthening Program and provide support.
18. Provide referral and counselling sessions for caregivers, children, young people and CBOs as well.
19. Organize regularly home visits and observe implementation of health goals in their Family Development plans.
20. Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor