Job Description

Job Title: Team Leader for Mobile Health Team
Band / Level / Grade: 8B
Department: Health
Location: Abyan/ Khanfar. 

Background: 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The IRC Yemen began its programs in October 2012. Since establishing its presence in the South of Yemen, in the Red Sea Coastal city of Aden, the organization has grown from just an implementing small project to handling large scale emergency and relief operations. Following the war which broke out in Yemen in March of 2015 and the humanitarian disaster, which was crafted by the same, IRC launched one an emergency response program in the southern governorates of Aden, Lahj, Abyan, Shabwah and Aldalea.  Currently, IRC Yemen is operating in eight governorates in the south and north of Yemen and Sana’a and Hodeidah in the North through direct programming and through local partnerships, in Health, WASH, Nutrition, Economic Recovery Development, Education, Child Protection, Gender and Women Protection and Empowerment.

Scope of work:

The IRC is seeking for a general physician / medical assistant to provide outpatient consultations (OPDs) and integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) for clients in addition to mobile clinic supervision.

Job summary:

The Mobile Team Leader must ensure the running of the mobile clinic operations in the selected sites and working as General physician/ medical assistant for providing diagnosis and treatment to patient visiting areas of gathering places, the position is based in Khanfar district, Abyan Governorate. The team leader will be also the focal point for the team and report to the health officer, in coordination with the head of other program sectors.

Working relations:

• Regular and open communication with his team members to ensure the implementation of good quality services through regular supervision, Monitoring, and coaching. 
• Communication with his supervisors and data entry assistant to ensure quality reports are submitted on time.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing curative and preventive health care and referring patients to a higher level of care when necessary.
• Apply technical knowledge and skills ( medical examination of patients, treatment, and minor surgical care as per national and WHO guidelines) to implement and/or assist the health department in community delivery of program activities.
• Provide quality treatment of patients according to the local and international protocols. 
• Adhere technically to the universal precautions to prevent the spread of the diseases in the treatment centers.
• Ensure timely submission of daily/weekly reports to the health information officer and health officer 
• Assist in preparing reports, assessments, surveys and collection of information for the project proposals.
• Ensure close coordination with the local authorities, as well as community leaders for all the implemented activities.
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned by health Officer/Manager.

Requirements (Qualifications, Experience, and Skills):

A.    Necessary Education:

• BA Degree in General Medicines and Surgery is preferred/medical assistant higher Diploma  

B.     Experience:

• a minimum of three years of clinical professional. 
• INGO experience of three years is preferred.
• Work as mobile team leader 1 year preferred 

C.     Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to carry out responsibilities independently with minimum technical support.
• Good interpersonal skills that function across a diversity of multi-cultural work environments.
• High-level communication, influencing, and coaching skills.
• Time management and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent people skills, culturally sensitive with the ability & interest to work in a Multi-cultural team and communities.
• Carful with details in reports reviewing and correction.

D.    Proficiencies:

• Active listening and effective communication.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Professionalism and work ethics.
• Respective and resilient. 
• Positive interpersonal skills 

Work Environment

Ability to wok extra hours to achieve assigned tasks as per need & priority when needed. 

Professional standards

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. 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, and Anti-Retaliation and combating trafficking in persons.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, marital 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