Senior Migration Health Programme Coordinator (P) at IOM

Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Operational Management, Technical Supervision, Strategic Direction, Outbreak Preparedness, Public Health, Epidemiology, Risk Communication, Programme Development, Resource Mobilisation, Health Programming, English Fluency, French Fluency, Disease Control, Health System Strengthening, Population Mobility Analysis

Industry

International Affairs

Description

Introduction Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to ensuring a workplace where all employees can thrive professionally, while working towards harnessing the full potential of migration. Read more about IOM's workplace culture at IOM workplace culture | International Organization for Migration [https://www.iom.int/iom-workplace-culture] Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. For the purpose of this vacancy, the following are considered first-tier candidates: 1. Internal candidates 2. Candidates from the following IOM Member States that are not represented among staff members in the Professional and higher categories: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Comoros, Congo (the), Cook Islands, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia, Grenada, Guinea-Bissau, Holy See, Iceland, Israel, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Second tier candidates include: All external candidates, except candidates from non-represented member states of IOM. Context Since 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been supporting migration health initiatives in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Within its Health Border and Mobility Management (HBMM) framework, IOM delivers and promotes comprehensive, immediate and long-term preventive and curative health programmes which are beneficial, accessible, and equitable for migrants, mobile population and other vulnerable and hard to reach populations. IOM works within existing health framework and with government authorities and Health, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), and Protection cluster coordination mechanisms to address the needs of persons in forced migration settings. IOM also provides comprehensive pre-migration health assessments, emergency life-saving assistance and health system strengthening which has been disrupted by long term conflict, distance and other accessibility issues in DRC. In recent years, IOM DRC has intensified its support to the Ministry of Health to strengthen health service capacity at the border points to effectively prevent, detect and respond to the infectious diseases and other public health threats. IOM provides integrated surveillance and disease control training for the frontline health staff working in border areas, necessary medical and health commodities for the border posts, analyses and reports on population mobility trends in priority health zones to inform preparedness efforts, vaccination services, as well as risk communication assistance to sensitize cross border population and neighbouring communities. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission, the Senior Migration Health Programme Coordinator will be responsible for the operational management, technical supervision, effective coordination, and strategic direction of IOM migration health programming in DRC, ensuring synergies are built with the rest of the IOM DRC portfolio of programming. The Senior Migration Health Programme Coordinator will maintain close coordination with and be technically guided by the Regional Thematic Specialist - Migration Health for East, Horn and Southern Africa and the Regional Health Assessment Programme Coordinator for Africa, with support from the Migration Health Division at Headquarters (HQs) in Geneva.

Responsibilities

The Senior Migration Health Programme Coordinator is responsible for the operational management, technical supervision, and strategic direction of migration health programming in the DRC. This includes coordinating with regional specialists and the Ministry of Health to strengthen health service capacity at border points.