Health Manager

Role Summary

The role works to improve the health of vulnerable populations through providing quality services and contributing to achieving project objectives within the planned timescale and budget. The role includes building the capacity of the health team by providing supervision, training and technical support; contributing to monitoring and reporting on progress; and liaising with community leaders and health officials.

Project Overview

The current crisis has brought significant health needs. Conflict and displacement have affected health services both directly and indirectly. Medair is working to re-establish health services, supporting with medical equipment, medication, and repairs, and providing high-quality training to health staff. Medair is also working to improve access for vulnerable individuals in communities to essential health services.

Workplace & Conditions

Field based position is Kharkiv with travel to other Oblasts

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

September 1, 2024. Full-time, 6-12 months

Key Activity Areas

Responsibilities:

• Health Management: Oversee implementation, management, and support of health projects and staff health, conduct field trips for supervision, and ensure regular monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

• MEAL and project design: Integrate beneficiary participation, oversee data processes, and contribute to country strategy and new project development.

• Staff Management: Manage and oversee the health team, their day-to-day management, providing coaching, mentoring, and training.

• Communication and Coordination: Develop and maintain communication structures with the health team, and represent Medair at relevant local level coordination meetings.

• Financial Management: Work with the relevant field managers to plan, construct and manage health budgets. Achieve health project outcomes within budget and timeframe, manage budget aspects.

• Administration: Ensure proper filing and archiving of all project records as per Medair, donor, and local authority requirements.

• Logistics: Manage the correct and timely ordering of all necessary medicines, supplies and equipment, ensuring minimum stocks are maintained and items are stored and distributed correctly.

Qualifications, Experience & Technical Competencies:

• Clinical degree or diploma (nurse, midwife, or doctor), Public Health, or other relevant degree

• Language skills: Good English (spoken and written)

• 1-2 years of post-qualification experience in a relevant profession

• Experience in the NGO sector desired

• Computer literate with strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint

Behavioural Skills:

• Team-player with good inter-personal skills

• Good communicator, able to pass on information efficiently

• Aptitude for community mobilisation and capacity-building

• Able to cope with basic living conditions in the field and during field trips

• Ability and willingness to manage project implementation

Team Spiritual Life:

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, people we serve, and external contacts. Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based teams. Fully contribute to a rich spiritual team life, including team devotion, prayer, and words of encouragement.