Health Coordinator - EKN2 Aswan

About the role

The project aims to strengthen a multisectoral response so that displaced Sudanese people in Egypt have safe, equitable and timely access to quality SGBV prevention and response services, including case management, health care, MHPSS, social engagement and empowerment. The Health Coordinator leads community health activities in Aswan to improve the health and well-being of refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrant communities, working with health authorities and stakeholders to advocate for and implement health services. The post reports to the Project Manager, has no budget responsibility, and involves 70% field travel based in Aswan.

Key responsibilities

• Support the generation of referral maps and orient CHWs on service mapping and referral pathways, including identifying SGBV cases and referring them to the relevant Case Worker
• Support referral pathways and cost coverage to contracted secondary and tertiary hospitals in Aswan, and work with PNGO to identify and refer SGBV secondary health cases
• Co-train CHWs and other stakeholders on health promotion, especially SGBV, NCDs and RMNCH
• Support local partners in establishing and maintaining community health services and teams, and implement health promotion sessions for refugees, migrants and host communities
• Maintain records of training sessions, CHW activities and interventions, and prepare regular progress reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Enter monthly service utilization data into the project database, record CHW supervision visits, and draft analytical reports and case studies
• Ensure partner NGOs implement activities as planned, and participate in planning future programming

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in medicine, pharmacy or a related medical field
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience implementing and supervising community health services
• Experience managing CHWs and with refugee or marginalized communities
• Previous experience in health promotion and awareness-raising
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic and good knowledge of English
• Commitment to Save the Children's values and child safeguarding
• Desirable: Master's degree in public health or family medicine

Required skills

• Good report writing skills
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams