Deadline: Ongoing
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Director, Emergency Health Programs, based in New York, USA.
The Director of Emergency Health will lead a team of experienced emergency response professionals in the areas of primary health care, reproductive health, nutrition, and water and sanitation.
The IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Director will perform the following functions-
- Develop and manage the implementation of a strategy and related operational plan to transform the IRC’s emergency health capacity, in line with broader organizational plans.
- Provide regular updates throughout the life span of the operational plan, making recommendations wherever course corrections are required.
- Provide guidance and supervision to a team of 8-10 emergency response professionals in different health areas, including primary health care, reproductive health, nutrition, and water and sanitation; recruit and orient new staff, discuss job expectations, set objectives and provide appropriate and timely feedback regarding performance of direct reports, including timely implementation of the annual staff performance management system.
- Clearly define the training needs of direct reports and ensure they are able to access training and professional development resources appropriate to their skill gaps/needs.
- Maintain open and professional relations with team members, encouraging them to collaborate effectively with other Emergency Unit and country staff, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
- Lead and coordinate in collaboration with relevant members of the EPRU strong health and WASH internal and external roster that ensure a 72 hour response capacity.
- Lead with commitment, integrity and accountability to the “IRC Way” – Global Standards for Professional Conduct.
- Lead the development and implementation of standard IRC Emergency Health Systems that will guide all functional programming in emergencies.
- Lead, in collaboration with the IRC’ Global Supply Chain team, the process of establishing pre-positioned pharmaceuticals and medical equipment whether physical in a central warehouse, or virtual through pre-agreed vendor agreements.
- Guide the development of training materials for the IRC’s global emergency roster and partner family.
- Deploy to emergencies within 72 hours as requested by the Director of the EPRU, in consultation with the Senior Health Director.
- Within each deployment, assist with set up, develop a health strategy, lead expat and local recruitment, and help initiate programs.
- Within each deployment, develop proposals for funding.
- Deploy for up to 2 months as needed.
- Represent the IRC at meetings related to public health or emergency response.
- Communicate the aims, approaches, and results of the IRC’s emergency health team to other teams and departments within the IRC.
- Work with Health Unit and EPRU colleagues, as well as members of other departments, to raise core funding for IRC’s work in health and other emergency sectors.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- 7-10 years progressive experience in emergency health response.
- Clinical degree in medicine or nursing.
- Public health degree a plus.
- Demonstrated capacity to develop and implement a strategy.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead a team.
- Able to travel 35% of the time.
- French or Arabic a plus.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit IRC.
