Hiring Organization: International Organization For Migration (United Nations)
Job Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
Closing Date : 04 January 2023
Base Salary: between 57,661 USD and 78,318 USD per year.
Type of Appointment : Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Context:
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) in Tanzania and the direct
supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in Tanzania Country Office, the Migration Health
Nurse will be responsible for providing clinical, administrative and project management support
for migration health assessments and treatment of refugees assisted by the Organization.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Supervise a team of nurses and other auxiliary staff and assist Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in
various duties related to laboratory/x-ray and physical examination procedures. This includes
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logistic preparation for screening, handling and safekeeping of individual medical files, collection
of biodata and medical history, ensuring identity checks of the applicants and confidentiality of
information throughout the screening process in Migration Health Assessment Center (MHAC)
and Medical Mission sites.
2. Provide technical and administrative support to the Sub-Regional Humanitarian Assistance
Programme (HAP) Coordinator in the planning and delivery of the sub-regional United States
Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP) programme. This assistance includes the collation
and consolidation of data, information and plans around the management and implementation of
USRAP-related health assessment activities in the region, as well as the transformation of such
into consolidated action plans.
3. Contribute to technical medical oversight, planning, monitoring and follow up of IOM migration
health assessment programmes in the sub-region. In particular, check that these programmes
fulfil the technical requirements of the resettlement countries, including standardization, Quality
Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) of all aspects of the medical examination and
documentation process.
4. Assist the CMO in managing and implementing the health assessment programmes as
follows:
• Assist in coordinating the administrative duties and leaves of the staff under their supervision.
• Assist in planning and monitoring the logistical requirements of the Migration Health Unit of
Tanzania CO and if applicable Camp Clinics including safekeeping and management of
inventory of stocks, medical supplies, and equipment as well as tracking of expiry dates of
drugs.
• Ensure the use of best practices, compliance with the donor countries technical instructions,
and develop suggestions for improvement for the migration health assessment programmes.
• Assist the CMO in liaising with various health service providers, other departments in the CO,
other IOM Country Offices, and Migration Health Division (MHD) at Headquarters (HQ) on
clinical, administrative, and financial matters.
5. Ensure proper identification and coding of biological samples, maintain strict client
confidentiality; liaise with various health service providers to facilitate handling of biological
samples, and coordinate the procedures and supervision of the collection of sputum samples for
culture and sensitivity for Tuberculosis (TB). In addition, coordinate and assist the CMO on
follow up of chronic medical cases, specimen collection, fitness to travel check and any other
heath assessment related activities in the camp clinics.
6. Organize and supervise vaccination process of the refugee’s ensuring compliance with the
best practices and recommendations according to the USRAP Expanded Vaccination Pilot
Project.
7. Assist the CMO in coordinating surveillance of the communicable disease, health education
and hygiene promotion activities of Transits Centres in the CO. Provide suggestions to the
supervisors to improve counselling for all medical testing, including HIV.
8. Conduct/supervise pre-departure treatment and pre-embarkation assessments of 'fitness to
travel, as required, maintain current relevant records and reports, supervise the
implementation of treatment and follow-up actions for cases on medical hold after health
assessment, and supervise Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) management and directly
observed treatment/ therapy short-course (DOTS) for TB in the Migration Health Assessment
Centers and Camp clinics.
9. Follow up with the implementing partners to ensure that follow-up actions are conducted, and
relevant information flow is maintained. Partners include health service providers, panel
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physicians, other clinicians (e.g., consultants), and IOM Migration Health and Operations staff in
the CO.
10. Identify the training needs of the Nurses and Auxiliary staff, prepare training plan, and
involve on the capacity building of the Nurses and Auxiliary staff.
11. Perform escort duties and duty travel as required.
12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two
years of relevant professional experience.
or
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
• Clinical experience as a registered Nurse; and,
• Experience in TB programmes, migration health, disease control, and public health of refugees
and migrants as Nurse in an international organization, UN agency or hospital.
Skills
• Knowledge of IOM MiMOSA and relevant M&E reporting/protocols.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills with strong computer literacy,
especially advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Good writing, communication, and negotiation skills;
• Good knowledge of nursing principles, techniques, and procedures. knowledge of public health
as well as general migration related issues;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detail, accuracy, and confidentiality at all levels of the health
assessment process;
• Good level of computer literacy; and,
• Knowledge of specialized medical software is required. Knowledge of eMedical and Mimosa
Web is an advantage.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in
English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).
For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French
and/or Kiswahili is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
which may include written and/or oral assessments.
Job Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
Closing Date : 04 January 2023
Base Salary: between 57,661 USD and 78,318 USD per year.
Type of Appointment : Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension
Estimated Start Date : As soon as possible
Context:
Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) in Tanzania and the direct
supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in Tanzania Country Office, the Migration Health
Nurse will be responsible for providing clinical, administrative and project management support
for migration health assessments and treatment of refugees assisted by the Organization.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
1. Supervise a team of nurses and other auxiliary staff and assist Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in
various duties related to laboratory/x-ray and physical examination procedures. This includes
Page 1 / 5
logistic preparation for screening, handling and safekeeping of individual medical files, collection
of biodata and medical history, ensuring identity checks of the applicants and confidentiality of
information throughout the screening process in Migration Health Assessment Center (MHAC)
and Medical Mission sites.
2. Provide technical and administrative support to the Sub-Regional Humanitarian Assistance
Programme (HAP) Coordinator in the planning and delivery of the sub-regional United States
Refugee Admissions Programme (USRAP) programme. This assistance includes the collation
and consolidation of data, information and plans around the management and implementation of
USRAP-related health assessment activities in the region, as well as the transformation of such
into consolidated action plans.
3. Contribute to technical medical oversight, planning, monitoring and follow up of IOM migration
health assessment programmes in the sub-region. In particular, check that these programmes
fulfil the technical requirements of the resettlement countries, including standardization, Quality
Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) of all aspects of the medical examination and
documentation process.
4. Assist the CMO in managing and implementing the health assessment programmes as
follows:
• Assist in coordinating the administrative duties and leaves of the staff under their supervision.
• Assist in planning and monitoring the logistical requirements of the Migration Health Unit of
Tanzania CO and if applicable Camp Clinics including safekeeping and management of
inventory of stocks, medical supplies, and equipment as well as tracking of expiry dates of
drugs.
• Ensure the use of best practices, compliance with the donor countries technical instructions,
and develop suggestions for improvement for the migration health assessment programmes.
• Assist the CMO in liaising with various health service providers, other departments in the CO,
other IOM Country Offices, and Migration Health Division (MHD) at Headquarters (HQ) on
clinical, administrative, and financial matters.
5. Ensure proper identification and coding of biological samples, maintain strict client
confidentiality; liaise with various health service providers to facilitate handling of biological
samples, and coordinate the procedures and supervision of the collection of sputum samples for
culture and sensitivity for Tuberculosis (TB). In addition, coordinate and assist the CMO on
follow up of chronic medical cases, specimen collection, fitness to travel check and any other
heath assessment related activities in the camp clinics.
6. Organize and supervise vaccination process of the refugee’s ensuring compliance with the
best practices and recommendations according to the USRAP Expanded Vaccination Pilot
Project.
7. Assist the CMO in coordinating surveillance of the communicable disease, health education
and hygiene promotion activities of Transits Centres in the CO. Provide suggestions to the
supervisors to improve counselling for all medical testing, including HIV.
8. Conduct/supervise pre-departure treatment and pre-embarkation assessments of 'fitness to
travel, as required, maintain current relevant records and reports, supervise the
implementation of treatment and follow-up actions for cases on medical hold after health
assessment, and supervise Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) management and directly
observed treatment/ therapy short-course (DOTS) for TB in the Migration Health Assessment
Centers and Camp clinics.
9. Follow up with the implementing partners to ensure that follow-up actions are conducted, and
relevant information flow is maintained. Partners include health service providers, panel
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physicians, other clinicians (e.g., consultants), and IOM Migration Health and Operations staff in
the CO.
10. Identify the training needs of the Nurses and Auxiliary staff, prepare training plan, and
involve on the capacity building of the Nurses and Auxiliary staff.
11. Perform escort duties and duty travel as required.
12. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in Nursing or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two
years of relevant professional experience.
or
• University degree in the above fields with four years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
• Clinical experience as a registered Nurse; and,
• Experience in TB programmes, migration health, disease control, and public health of refugees
and migrants as Nurse in an international organization, UN agency or hospital.
Skills
• Knowledge of IOM MiMOSA and relevant M&E reporting/protocols.
• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills with strong computer literacy,
especially advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Good writing, communication, and negotiation skills;
• Good knowledge of nursing principles, techniques, and procedures. knowledge of public health
as well as general migration related issues;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain detail, accuracy, and confidentiality at all levels of the health
assessment process;
• Good level of computer literacy; and,
• Knowledge of specialized medical software is required. Knowledge of eMedical and Mimosa
Web is an advantage.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish.
External applicants for all positions in the Professional category are required to be proficient in
English and have at least a working knowledge of one additional UN Language (Arabic,
Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).
For all applicants, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of French
and/or Kiswahili is an advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
which may include written and/or oral assessments.
