Assistant Health Coordinator

Overview

Supports the development and management of strategic relationships with key health stakeholders, monitors the Iraqi political and health context, and contributes to health networking and strategic planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the health team with all documents from the RBM process and ensure they are done correctly and are up to date and filed correctly on TS.
• Ensure accurate and timely translation and processing of all health-related correspondence, including interpretation during meetings, and facilitate appropriate follow-up, information sharing with the line manager, and coordination with relevant MoH departments.
• Support the coordinator in drafting and reviewing process of technical health reports and other relevant reports.
• Helps organize meetings; advises staff members on various matters such as culture, politics, the economy, security, etc.
• Support and assist the Health Coordinator to follow the implementation of the health projects from the 2026-2030 strategy.
• Collaborate and liaise with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) to assess its health-related needs and activities and propose appropriate ways forward to strengthen and develop the ICRC–IRCS health collaboration.
• Provide support to the health coordinator through running PfR/MfR exercise, annual budget establishment, budget follow up and SitFin during the year.
• Participates in analysis of and reflection on the overall health situation; contributes to realistic project proposals in line with the delegation's objectives and priorities.
• Support all the health program manager and coordination on the follow up of any medical logistic related issues in terms of planning distribution, importation, medical NoC transportation and local purchasing process with the logistic department.
• Under the supervision of the line manager, ensures a smooth and realistic progress of financial implementation of health budget related IRCS files.
• Ensure effective, smooth, and continuous communication and collaboration with the International Health Department (IHD), Operations and Emergency Medical Services (OEMS), and other relevant departments within the Ministry of Health (MoH) with ICRC Health department.
• Builds and maintains close working relationships with influential national health actors.
• Contribute to and support emergency responses across all health programmes by coordinating and organizing ad hoc donations to hospitals, health facilities, and the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS), in close collaboration with the Health Coordination.
• Work closely with the IRCS – Health department to discuss, plan, set and follow up different health collaborative projects running between ICRC and IRCS.
• Support the Health Programme Managers in following up on activities implemented with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and Partner National Societies (PNS), ensuring effective coordination, communication, and timely implementation in line with agreed objectives and plans.
• Participates to the financial monitoring of the costs of the IRCS (MHPSS and Emergency preparedness).
• Writes regular reports on activities/achievements to the Health Coordination and other departments (minutes of meetings, field trip reports etc.) related to his follow-up and activities.
• Applies the validated clinical tools to monitor the impact of the services provided.

Required Experience

• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in a similar field.
• Demonstrate experience working with humanitarian organization in similar context
• Well established professional relationships with local health authorities and other relevant stakeholders of interest

Qualifications

• Degree in medicine with speciality in Public Health is an assist.
• Additional studies in a relevant field (such as advanced First Aid, emergency medicine, public health)

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