Monday, April 4, 2022

Health Adviser - Ukraine Response

Location: Ukraine

Salary: £38,000 per annum, plus accommodation, insurance, and pension contribution.

As one of the few INGOs with an operational presence in Ukraine, we are already responding with initial life-saving activities in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions, with the intention to scale-up assistance in the central and western regions of Ukraine. We have also launched a programme to support refugees arriving in Moldova, where we also already have a presence, and are investigating a further response in Poland. 
We are now seeking passionate, professional and experienced humanitarian professionals to support our response to the crisis. We are looking for talent which thrives in collaborating with others (inside HelpAge International and beyond) and who can work in agile ways and across boundaries.

Key areas for impact/influence and responsibilities:
The Health Adviser will provide technical advice and support to all Health activities in Ukraine, Moldova and Poland
Develop health response strategy and deliver it through technical guidance to Health field staff and teams at all stages of the program cycle (assessments, grant and proposal writing, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation);
Advise on technical designs from an array of appropriate technologies for water, sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention and control in different contexts
Work collaboratively in a team of technical specialists and advisors across sectors and cross-cutting issues; Support the development of technical guidance for Health interventions in the Ukraine humanitarian response
Provide technical capacity building to HelpAge staff and partner organisations through coaching, mentoring, and on-the-job training during field's visits and remotely on global Health standards and approaches for Health in emergencies
Represent HelpAge International at relevant regional meetings with governmental donor agencies, various UN Agencies, the Health Cluster, as well as conferences and meetings of health and WASH organizations.
Assist the MEAL team and provide any technical support required during MEAL activities related to Health activities

Lets talk about you:
You will be someone with:
7+ year of relevant and progressive professional experience.
Master’s degree in Public health and/or Global Health.
Previous field experience in Health programming, preferably in complex humanitarian settings including in rapid emergency responses
The ability to effectively analyse complex problems and find solution that would have a positive impact on the lives of older people and their families
Good written and spoken English
Strong interpersonal and representation skills and previous experience of networking with other organisations involved in cash programming
Proven experience in capacity building
Ability to work in a fast paced and stressful environment


Desirable
Fluent spoken and written Russian
Previous experience of working in Eastern Europe and/or Ukraine
Previous experience of working with older people


How to apply
Submit application to: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.com (Email is hidden and is available to Subscribers Only )

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