Public Health Officer, MOHFW CC, Cox's Bazar
Job Description
Title: Public Health Officer, MOHFW CC, Cox's Bazar
Company Name: E-Zone HRM Limited
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential: MBBS with Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) from any recognized University or Institution.
∎ Desirable: MBBS with a Master of Public Health (MPH) with a major in Epidemiology or any relevant field would be an added advantage
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ E-Zone HRM Limited is now accepting applications from Bangladeshi Nationals for the following vacancies under third party outsourcing contract modality:
∎ Contract Duration: 9 months (until 30 June 2024) (with possibility of extension)
∎ Contract Type: Special Agreement with E-Zone
∎ Contract Start Date: 1 Oct 2023
∎ Recipient: Line Director, Health and Gender Support at Cox`s Bazar District (LD, HGS-CXB)
∎ A. Background:
∎ The Health Services Division (HSD) of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is implementing the "Health and Gender Support in Cox`s Bazar District (HGS-CXB)" OP to provide Health, Nutrition and Family Planning (HNP) services and Gender• Based Violence (GBV) including PSEA response services to the host community as well as the Forcibly Displaces Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) living in the Cox`s Bazar district. As per the Project Appraisal Document (PAD) of the World Bank as well as the financing agreement signed between the Government and the World Bank, four UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, and IOM) are implementing the Direct Project Aid (DPA) funded activities of the OPs.
∎ There is separate agreement between MoHFW and each of the UN Agencies coordinating the roles of responsibilities of the agencies. As per the agreement signed between MoHFW and WHO, WHO is designated for surveillance and coordination-related activities. There is a provision for establishing a MOHFW Coordination Cell in Cox`s Bazar comprising a group of Consultants including two Field Coordinators under the HGS-CXB OP. To implement the activity, WHO Bangladesh is providing technical assistance and recruitment support to hire the contractual staff for the MOHFW coordination team in Dhaka and Cox`s Bazar.
∎ Administrative Issues: The Public Health Officer will be responsible to pay all taxes as per government rules and regulations. E-Zone will make statutory deductions towards income tax as per government rules and regulations.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Public Health Officer will be accountable to the Line Director (LD) of Health and Gender Support in Cox's Bazar District (LD, HGS-CXB) and the Head of the Sub• Office, WHO-CXB. The Public Health Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Coordinator, Cox's Bazar coordination cell and will perform the following functions:
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∎ The Public Health Officer will be based in Cox's Bazar to provide technical support (performance evaluation, analysis, report generation, presentation, etc.) to Civil Surgeon and coordinate with multilateral health agencies to ensure strengthened HNP and GBV interventions to the host community and FDMNs under HGS-CXB OP.
∎ Maintain liaison with the Civil Surgeon, Deputy Director - Family Planning, Superintendent of Sadar Hospital, UH&FPOs, UFPOs, HED, RRRC, IOM, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, and other stakeholders to ensure optimum achievement of HNP and GBV interventions under HGS- CXB OP.
∎ Represent MOHFW in different sub-sector and working group meetings under HGS• CXB OP and provide necessary recommendations.
∎ Attend HNP and GBV service-related meetings under HGS-CXB OP and update Civil surgeon/DDFP accordingly.
∎ Provide technical assistance to formulate training materials/guidelines/data collection tools and to carry out epidemiological needs for host communities as well as FDMNs under HGS-CXB OP.
∎ Compile and analyze service data on program implementation indicators (e.g., health, family planning, nutrition, GBV, water, and sanitation) to facilitate the preparation of periodic reports of HGS-CXB OP.
∎ Provide necessary technical support for the arrangement of training/workshops under HGS-CXB OP.
∎ Coordinate the work of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other relevant service providers for optimum quality HNP and GBV service provision to host communities and FDMNs under HGS-CXB OP.
∎ Provide technical assistance to the Health and Family Planning Department, and coordinate with DGHS and DGFP for planning, implementation, monitoring, and supervision focusing on the quality of services, commodity securities, performance gaps, and areas whereneeds further interventions.
∎ Support relevant authorities to explore health hazards for both communicable and non-communicable diseases for the local population as well as FDMNs.
∎ Perform any other responsibilities/duties assigned by the Coordinator, MOHFW CC, Civil Surgeon, CXB as well as by the LD, HGS-CXB, and HOSO-WSO-CXB.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Essential: At least five years of relevant working experience.
∎ Desirable: Experience in working with the Government/Development Partner agencies.
∎ Computer skills in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint, etc;
∎ Ability to work in a team;
∎ Excellent Coordination, Communication and interpersonal, etc skills.
∎ Competencies:
∎ Teamwork
∎ Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
∎ Communication
∎ Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond.
∎ Producing Results
∎ Languages:Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English and Bangla with Presentation skills.
Salary:
∎ The Public Health Officer will get BDT 153,695 per month.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 22 Sep 2023
Company Information:
∎ 8 Sep 2023
∎ E-Zone HRM Limited
Category: Medical/Pharma
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