Role: Emergency
Health Advisor
Contract: 12 months contract
We are the world’s leading independent children’s charity; we inspire really dramatic change for children around the globe. We work with children in vulnerable situations. Providing safeguards for them against any form of abuse is a priority in all our work.
Combining short-term relief with longterm development, our Programmes represent a huge undertaking. And this is why we need you.
Role PurposeContract: 12 months contract
We are the world’s leading independent children’s charity; we inspire really dramatic change for children around the globe. We work with children in vulnerable situations. Providing safeguards for them against any form of abuse is a priority in all our work.
Combining short-term relief with longterm development, our Programmes represent a huge undertaking. And this is why we need you.
Save the Children requires high level technical support, coordination and guidance through provision of, guidance to managers and staff involved in managing and/or implementing emergency health projects, through provision of technical support on specific emergency health issues.
The support includes, identifying opportunities for funding and learning through
networking with donors and other agencies.
Person Specification
- Masters
in Health / Public Health or equivalent, substantial emergency health
experience of (at least 5 years) including emergency health programme
design and implementation at international level and under complex
emergency context and proven experience in providing high level technical
advisory role in emergency health.
- Proven
capacity to supervise, train and coach national staff, experience and
ability to represent Save the Children’s emergency health work in external
meetings and willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating
when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions.
Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.
Forward your applications to: jobssomalia@scuk.or.ke.
Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer and highly encourages Qualified Women to apply.
Application Closing Date: 29th November 2011, 15:00 pm
Only short listed individuals will be notified.
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