INTRODUCTION
The Health Coordinator will be the lead education technical coordinator in the country program. The Health Coordinator will be expected to lead on health sector assessments, programme design and master budgeting, coordination (including the Cluster), and support fundraising, recruitment and procurement liaising and linking with other sectors as appropriate. In most circumstances, the post-holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity build existing country program staff.

ROLE
Reports to: PDQA Director
Staff reporting to this post:
Budget Responsibilities: No direct responsibilities but post has oversight of health budgets
Role Dimensions: The Coordinator works with PDQA members, project teams; Government, UN and other agencies working in health in Haiti.

Programme Support:
 Lead on technical assessments in coordination with other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
 Provide guidance and support to ensure that cross cutting program elements such as Quality Improvement, Behaviour Change Communication, and Capacity Development, are well integrated into technical areas and program activities;
 Develop sector plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall strategy ensuring that it is compatible with both the overall Health Sector Strategy (facilitated by the Health Cluster).
 Support fundraising for health, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’ technical advisors.
 Prepare and oversee programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
 Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements, including routine monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
 Working closely with the HR team, identify technical staffing needs for humanitarian and development programs and ensure timely recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
 Identify programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
 Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
Working closely with the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic
area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in programme design.
 Liaise with the headquarters-based Senior Program Officer and the Health Technical Advisor on a
regular basis to review program implementation and discuss any program and technical-related issues;
 To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the
Sphere Charter, the Red Cross Code of Conduct and with INEE Minimum Standards for Education.
Capacity Building:
 Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff and those with little or no health experience Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
 Ensure that Save the Children's work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums (including the health cluster), ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This may involve taking the lead in coordination working groups.
 Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
 In collaboration with senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
 In collaboration with SC Health colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
 To identify opportunities and material to contribute to communications and media work, acting as a
spokesperson when required.
General:
Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Others
 Represent Save the Children in relevant coordination/partnership meetings and in other fora. Carry on any other reasonable duty as may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and level of responsibility.

CORE BEHAVIOURS
Accountability:
 Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role
modelling Save the Children values
 Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the
freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
 Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their
own personal development and encourages others to do the same
 Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
 Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
 Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external
partners and supporters
 Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
 Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to Creativity:
 Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
 Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Required
 Significant experience working in an emergency response and development contexts or fragile states,
including in health programmes
 Health professional with Masters in public health or equivalent field experience
 Previous experience of coordinating a team
 Previous experience of project management
 Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and
accountability
 Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
 Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands off implementation capacity
 Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
 Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external fora
 Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
 Excellent communication skills
 Good English skills
 Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
 Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
 A high level of written and spoken English
 The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes
insecure working circumstances.
 Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate
and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
 An area of particular expertise within humanitarian health
 Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
 Specific experience of working in consortia projects.

Equal Opportunities: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Health and Safety: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Additional job responsibilities: The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Child Safeguarding: We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety: The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

JOB TITLE
National Health Coordinator
REPORTING TO
Director PDQA
GRADE; 3
REPORTING TO POSITION
No direct reports
LOCATION
Port au Prince with travel Field Offices 30% of time

letter of application, resume, copies of diplomas and certificates
relevant to required skills and competencies.

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This is an advertisement for internal and external candidates
Women with required skills and competencies are highly encouraged to apply.