Health Manager

Requisition ID: req51551

Job Title: Health Manager

Sector: Health

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: Not Applicable

Location: Hagadera, Kenya

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

The International Rescue
Committee’s (IRC) Kenya country program is dedicated to providing life-saving
and developmental services that empower vulnerable local and refugee
communities, enabling them to lead secure, productive, and healthy lives.
Collaborating closely with national and county governments, community
organizations, and partner NGOs, the IRC operates across health, nutrition,
protection, livelihood, education, and WASH sectors, in Turkana, Garissa,
Samburu, West Pokot and Nairobi counties. The IRC responds to emergencies such
as drought in Garissa and Turkana counties, supports refugees in Hagadera and
Kakuma Refugee Camps, and implements urban programming for livelihoods in
Nairobi’s informal settlements. Working with the Ministry of Health, UNHCR,
donors, and other partners, the IRC ensures comprehensive health, nutrition,
protection, women’s empowerment, economic recovery, and systems strengthening
services to foster community resilience and self-reliance.

Job Purpose/Objective.

Under the direct supervision of
the Field Coordinator and technical guidance from the Health Coordinator, the
Heath Manager shall be responsible for the overall designing and implementation
of the Health program that encompasses the delivery of clinical services. They
will also be responsible for implement evidence based primary health care
service delivery. They shall be expected to monitor and ensure improvement and
maintenance of the health indicators as per SPHERE/UNHCR/WHO standards at the
Camp.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management:

• Identify health program
  opportunities by assisting the health staff to carry out assessments, draft
  health sector proposals, budgets and plans of action.
• Provide overall coordination of
  all the departments under the health program i.e. pharmacy, Laboratory,
  inpatient wards and outpatient service points.
• In coordination with the Field
  Coordinator, formulate program goals, objectives, and intervention strategies.
• Review health programs through
  periodic field & facility visits. Ensure that program implementation
  strategies are compatible with overall program goals and objectives.
• Coordinate all referrals of
  refugee patients as per UNHCR referral guidelines.
• In coordination with the RH/CHP
  manager, support health promotion, immunization and diseases surveillance
  activities at camp level.
• Participate in the Outbreak
  Control Coordination Team (OCT) and support community-based public health
  interventions during communicable disease outbreaks.
• In liaison with the Field
  Coordinator develop and implement strong integrated community health strategies
  using appropriate tools to improve project impact on the beneficiaries
• Set high quality performance
  indicators ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor
  guidelines.
• Seek out and nurture quality
  partnerships with community structures, Ministries of health and strategic
  partners, including international NGOs.
• Foster inter-program linkage,
  exchange information and experiences and contribute actively to protection and
  disaster risk reduction mainstreaming in the health program.

Human Resource Management:

• Monitoring and supervising the
  health staff both national and refugee to ensure that work is done properly and
  efficiently.
• Routinely supervise staff
  performance according to their job description and provide written feedback in
  a timely manner.
• Develop ongoing education programs
  for health staff.
• In coordination with the Field
  Coordinator, periodically supervise, evaluate, and make appropriate
  recommendations regarding health, and living conditions of IRC field staff and
  assist with ensuring that proper health measures are in place according to IRC
  health requirements.
• Review personnel issues and
  concerns of health staff and assist with resolving and implementing solutions.
• Determine personnel needs for
  field-level activities and in coordination with the Human Resources Lead assist
  in recruitment of staff.
• Orientate new field staff members
  on personnel health and safety issues, and diseases unique to the area of
  operation.
• In coordination with the Field
  Coordinator and HR Lead, support medical evacuation of staff.
• Recommend promotions, disciplinary
  action, and termination of health staff to the Field Coordinator and HR Lead.
• Directly supervise the Medical
  Officer In charge, Clinical Officer In charge, Nursing Officer In charge,
  Pharmacist, Senior Laboratory Technologist, and Surveillance Officer.

Grants Management:

• Contingent upon provision of
  routine financial reports to the field, ensure adherence to budgets by
  reviewing expenditures and spending patterns.
• Recommend grant and budget
  revisions to the Field Coordinator and the Health Technical Team.
• Provide recommendations and
  interventions to correct any identified deviations that impact budget
  adherence.

Reporting:

• Monitor closely the morbidity and
  mortality trends together with all the other health indicators to ensure that
  prompt actions are taken.
• Attend meetings concerning overall
  health program issues.
• Supervise regular review and
  revision of training manuals to maintain consistency with the acceptable
  protocols.
• Maintain updated libraries of
  manuals and other resources at all field sites.
• Keep the Field Coordinator advised
  of all developments and issues through weekly situation reports.

Representation & Coordination:

• Develop and maintain effective
  working relationships with external partners – including UNHCR and other
  implementing agencies, Local Organizations, community-based organizations/
  leaders and other IRC sectors to enhance cooperation and coordination.
• Ensure presence in coordination
  meetings in the absence of the Health Coordinator and ensure relevant
  coordination-related data is shared with the health sectors.
• Participate in interagency health
  working groups or committees as required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Medicine and Surgery
  from a recognized institution or an equivalent with preferably master’s in
  public health.
• Need to be registered with Kenya
  Medical and Dentist Board and allowed to practice in Kenya.
• Excellent organizational and
  program management experience, including with staff and implementation work
  plans, budget management and monitoring and evaluation.
• Excellent leadership,
  communication, and facilitation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal,
  coordination and networking skills.
• Experience with situation analysis
  and health assessments.
• Experience in capacity building
  and mentoring staff.
• Experience in pharmacy inventory
  management.
• Excellent problem-solving skills
  and demonstrated ability to handle pressure and improve.
• Ability to live in a high security
  environment.
• Excellent computer skills: MS
  Word, Excel, Power-point, Outlook, and the internet.
• Proficiency in English language
  and Somali is an added advantage.

Required Experience & Competencies:

• Three years’ experience in tropical
  medicine or public health in developing countries.
• Training and at least three years’
  experience in health program design and management.
• Experience in working with
  multicultural/ multinational individuals including displaced communities with diverse
  cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
• Proficiency in computer skills,
  including internet navigation and various office applications i.e. Outlook, MS
  EXCEL and MS WORD.
• Experience contributing to the
  design, management and reporting of international development programmes or
  projects.
• Previous financial and/or grant management experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated capacity to manage a
  variety of activities simultaneously and take initiative.
• Prioritization, planning, and
  project coordination skills.
• Analysis, problem-solving, sound
  judgment.
• Drive, pro-activeness, action, and
  results orientation; continuous improvement.
• Interpersonal and teamwork skills;
  including oral communication, writing and presentational skills.
• Ability to work successfully in an
  international, multi-cultural, multi-partner environment, and establish
  harmonious working relationships, both within and outside the organization.

Standards of Professional
Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles
outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,
Service, Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRC
operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and
Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity
Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality: IRC is
committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer
benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our
workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and
other encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC
considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided
reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview
process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and
privileges of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged
to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary
and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that
International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection
with its recruitment processes.