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The International Rescue Committee is a global humanitarian aid, relief and development nongovernmental organization.
Requisition ID: req9432
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: New York, NY HQ USA
Job Description
This position will be based in New York or Nairobi.
The IRC’s vision is to lead the humanitarian field by implementing high-impact, cost-effective programs for people affected by crisis and by using our learning and experience to shape policy and practice. To achieve that vision, the IRC’s Program Quality Unit (PQU) provides technical assistance to IRC’s country program staff and shares what we learn to influence policy and practice.
The Program Quality Unit has three central objectives that we work towards:
The Program Quality Unit is comprised of seven technical Units, all of which have deep expertise in their respective sectors: Education, Economic Wellbeing, Gender Equality, Governance, Health, Violence Prevention and Response, and Research Evaluation and Learning (REL).
The health technical unit is organized in four sectors; primary health, reproductive health, environmental health and nutrition. The structure emphasizes a clear division of roles between technical assistance core and important functions versus other specialized support/thought leadership functions in order to best meet the needs of country programs and regions. In 2017, the health technical unit supported programming in 6 regions and 27 countries.
Position Scope
This position is responsible for providing technical support to the Philips Foundation funded TU-led child health project that will be implemented in Uganda and Chad.In addition, this position will be responsible for supporting selected country programs on IRC’s work in child health- i.e. IMNCI, iCCM and immunization. The position will provide the technical assistance and oversight necessary for strategic, TU-led projects—including considerable research and/or evaluation components focused on improving child health outcomes.
Specific Responsibilities
It is expected that the Child Health Officer will spend at least 75% of their time providing technical support to TU-led projects. The remaining 15% of their time will be focused on the provision of technical support to improve the quality of country-led child health programming, in close collaboration with Primary Health Care Technical Advisors (PHC TAs).
Thought Leadership
The Officer’s specific responsibilities are as follows:
oWork with PHC TAs, and country program staff when applicable, to operationalize these tools/resources/curricula.
TU-led Project Coordination
Engaging in program design and business development
oSupport writing of technical narrative, when necessary.
oIndicator and output/outcome selection.
oCoordination of budget development.
oDetermination of role divisions among partners and sub-grants negotiation.
oReview of final technical proposal, focused on intervention design and alignment to IRC’s outcomes.
Project coordination/implementation
oDevelopment of monitoring & evaluation plan and tools.
oOversight of data analysis to inform periodic course correction along with PHC TA. For each country
Representation and engagement
oPromote project strategy and/or results for increased visibility opportunities and internal resources, where applicable.
Core and Important Technical Assistance Responsibilities for Country-led Child Health Programming:
Engaging in program design and business development
Building technical capacity of country program staff
Supporting child health program implementation including supporting the quality improvement work stream
Knowledge Transfer
Qualifications
Education: University degree in related field plus a post-graduate degree in Public Health or equivalent.
Work Experience: Minimum 5 years in managing or providing technical assistance in the field of international public health and minimum 5 years direct experience supporting child health programs in several developing countries, preferably in Africa. Full-time field experience and experience in implementation of iCCM programs necessary. Strong experience in development of technical materials and monitoring and evaluation is highly desired.
Demonstrated Skills And Competencies
Demonstrated expertise in working with donors, project design, proposal development, and monitoring and evaluation, with the ability to turn concepts and strategy into measurable action. Able to work with remote, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams. Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills and ability to facilitate collaboration. Ability to transfer technical knowledge and skills. Demonstrated commitment to renewing and maintaining with current best practices and evidence-based child health interventions.Additional competencies include:
Language Skills: Fluency in English required; proficiency in French and Arabic is desired/an advantage.
Working Environment: Ability to travel 30% of the time. This position will be based in New York or Nairobi.
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