Public Health Associate G6

Job Description

Title: Public Health Associate G6

Company Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ For G6 - 6 years relevant experience with High school diploma

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 6 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Vacancy Notice No. VA/BGDCO/FTA/036/2019
∎ Category/grade: General Service, G6
∎ Post Number: PN 10031048
∎ Type of contract: Fixed-term Appointment
∎ Location Cox`s Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Date of Issue: 22 October 2019
∎ The effective date of the assignment: 1 January 2020

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist the supervisor in implementing UNHCR Public Health programme based on updated needs assessments and through Partners.
∎ Regularly monitor the performance of Partner(s) providing quality health services within the AoR in accordance with (inter)national guidelines and protocols.


∎ Regularly monitor the quality and effectiveness of health services within the AoR, report findings and address issues to the supervisor for follow up.
∎ Assist in proper coordination with officials of relevant institutions involved in planning and implementation of assistance to PoC.
∎ Conduct frequent analysis of cases submitted for public health activities and provide statistics when requested.
∎ Conduct frequent follow up on the monitoring and evaluation sheets provided by Partners, conduct needed analysis and provide data when requested.
∎ Assist in effective communication with other units within UNHCR and Partners, including orientation on health projects/activities.
∎ Conduct regular monitoring for any changes in the policy of the Ministry of Health on health services provision to PoC within the AoR.
∎ Provide project control with the estimated budget of any health project within the AoR on a regular basis.
∎ Conduct regular refresher training for all relevant staff and Partners.
∎ Ensure effective tracking of the inpatients from partner clinics to the out contracted hospitals.
∎ Assist in effective communication with Health Unit, implementing partners and out contracted hospital's focal person and selected PH facilities.
∎ Provide support to Partner(s) to ensure correct use of the Health Information System (HIS) and address problems with HIS data collection and submission in a timely manner.
∎ Attend and follow up activities of the health committee where decisions on tertiary care treatment are taken.
∎ Prepare and provide collated health data for submission in donor reports and health unit fact sheets as well as other documents.
∎ Assist in telephone counselling and face to face counselling of PoC if required.
∎ Review medical bills against standard payment lists.
∎ Take action and initiate measures to mitigate risks to the Organization from inappropriate charges relating to medical bills.
∎ Take action to ensure quality health information system reports that contribute to the quality of primary, secondary and tertiary health care services for refugees.
∎ Perform other related duties as required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Years of Experience / Degree Level:
∎ For G6 - 6 years relevant experience with High school diploma
∎ Certificates and/or Licenses
∎ *Health related clinical qualification - essential
∎ (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
∎ Relevant Job Experience:
∎ Desirable:
∎ Health data collection e.g. patient information management systems, heath information systems and related technology.
∎ Functional Skills:
∎ *IT-Computer Literacy;
∎ PR-Refugee protection Principles and Framework;
∎ MD-Assessment of quality standards of health facilities;
∎ MD-Community Health - Health Data Collection/Analysis/Interpretation;
∎ MD-Health Information Systems (HIS);
∎ MD-UN-wide health care policies and protocols (e.g. medical evacuation procedures, etc.);
∎ CL-Multi-stakeholder Communications with Partners, Government & Community;
∎ (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)
∎ Language Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
∎ Competency requirements:
∎ Core Competencies:
∎ Accountability
∎ Communication
∎ Organizational Awareness
∎ Teamwork & Collaboration
∎ Commitment to Continuous Learning
∎ Client & Result Orientation
∎ Managerial Competencies:
∎ Empowering and Building Trust
∎ Cross-Functional Competencies:
∎ Analytical Thinking
∎ Technological Awareness
∎ Planning and Organizing
∎ Eligibility:
∎ Internal candidates: Interested staff members should consult the Policy and Procedures on Assignments of Locally recruited Staff (IOM/49-FOM/50/2012 dated 15 June 2012). If you have questions regarding your eligibility, you may also contact the HR Unit.
∎ An applicant who has internal status is a staff member holding an indefinite or fixed-term appointment in any duty station in the country. Former UNHCR General Service staff members, having held an indefinite or fixed-term appointment for an uninterrupted period of at least one year may apply for internally advertised vacancies at their previous grade or equivalent or one grade above, if the seniority requirements are met, for a period of two years following separation (if such criteria are not met, former staff members can still apply as external candidates).
∎ External candidates: External candidates must meet the essential minimum requirements of the position and candidates not citizens of the country must comply with all eligibility requirements for employment in line with the prevailing legislative prerequisites in the country. Completed and relevant university education can count as a maximum of 50% of the required years of work experience.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Application Deadline: November 5, 2019

Company Information:
∎ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation in Bangladesh
∎ Business : International UN Refugee Agency
Humanitarian assistance


Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com

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