Job Description

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children International seeks to always be a child safe organization through fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and to improve the living standards of the child.

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Position: Case Management Medical Doctor Officer

Location: Taiz

Grade: 4b

Contract Length: till December (with the possibility of renewal)

The Opportunity:

Save the Children International (SCI) Yemen Country Programme has an annual budget of around USD 70 million and growing, working mainly on the humanitarian response to the ongoing conflict and its impact including more recently on the cholera outbreak. The SCI Yemen has over 700 staff and 1500 volunteers and works in nine governorates in the north and south of the country through seven field offices and two sub-offices in addition to the main office in Sana’a.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Specific
• Collaborate with medical care providers and health insurance companies in Yemen, including hospitals, health centers, and pharmacies, to ensure child-friendly and high-quality services for all children and adolescent cases admitted through SCI and its implementing partners.
• Work closely with health service providers to conduct risk reduction counseling and risk assessments for all contracted providers, ensuring child protection and health risks, including the prevention of communicable disease transmission, are addressed.
• Review all claims and expenses from hospitals and/or medical insurance companies, and, with the support of the contracted health firm, determine which charges are valid for payment.
• Conduct initial pre-screenings to assess client eligibility for services and appropriateness of case management, identifying children referred through the case management team, including community-based networks and social workers, especially those with disabilities, whose conditions require prioritization for treatment.
• Follow up on children receiving or have received medical treatment through SCI, including regular hospital visits based on the child's needs or as directed by CMMD and CP Coordinator.
• Implement and verify medical treatment plans provided by health service providers, offering counseling on medication adherence, appointments, and other treatment-related issues.
• Develop comprehensive care plans in coordination with health service providers, focusing on short- and long-term goals to achieve positive health outcomes.
• Verify enrollment in medical care and support the enrollment process for referred cases.
• Under the guidance of the CP PM, review all files and consult with designated or potential children’s treatment providers to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Prepare monthly medical treatment summaries for each child undergoing treatment, and submit these reports to the Child Protection Coordinator during and after the conclusion of treatment when the case is closed.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of services based on client outcomes within the scope of work.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding children, their families, and their treatment, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
• Coordinate with Finance and Logistics to process payments for medical support costs and PRs for assistive devices.
• Any other duties as required or assigned by CP Coordinator and/or CP Manager.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment across the Region to lead, enable, and maintain our culture of child safeguarding

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development and encourage their team to do the same
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

 Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners, and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
• displays consistent excellent judgment

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS in General Medicine, General Physician,  with 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• Child Protection/community development experience.
• Training skills, ability to conduct training 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good English language skills.
• Ability to represent Save the Children at meetings with government officials 
• Capacity to work with a team.
• Capacity to work under pressure.
• Computer skills in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Coordination skills.

Application Information:

please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”