Health Officer - Aswan

About the role

This is a Project Health Officer position (pending donor's approval) in Aswan, part of a two-year Save the Children project aimed at strengthening Egypt's primary health care system in line with the Universal Health Insurance rollout. The post leads the health component activities in Aswan, ensuring they are planned, coordinated, implemented and reported in a quality, timely manner and in compliance with SCI and donor requirements. It reports to the Senior Health Officer, has one direct report (a health coordinator), no budget responsibility, and requires about 70% field presence in Aswan.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise all health activities, plan and implement primary healthcare activities such as community health awareness sessions and capacity building for public entities, and coach the community mobilization team
• Participate in project management cycle activities including needs assessment, design, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation
• Ensure data collection, registration and analysis support data-based advocacy for universal health coverage, and support the preparation of health activity reports
• Support quality budget phasing, monitoring and utilization, and take part in cost/benefit assessments guided by donor SOPs
• Assure accurate, on-time data registration, document actions taken and follow up cases

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in medicine, nursing or pharmacy with at least 4 years of successful project implementation experience with a reputable organization or NGO
• Experience managing primary healthcare activities, especially at community level; experience with nutrition services is desirable
• Previous work with refugees or asylum seekers is a plus
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including influencing and negotiation
• Good knowledge of child safeguarding is an added advantage

Required skills

• Very good computer skills
• English report writing
• Commitment to Save the Children International values