Title: Staff Health Officer
Company Name: International Committee of the Red Cross
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Medical Doctor (Masters Degree in Medicine), MBBS.
Job Context:
∎ Department : Human Resources
∎ Starting date : As soon as possible
∎ Contract Type : Open Ended Contract
∎ The Staff Health Officer is the focal person for all matters relating to the health of ICRC staff in the Delegation. In line with ICRC staff health policies and in collaboration with the Regional staff health coordinator and medical experts in the HQ, S/he promotes and maintains the physical and mental health of the ICRC staff in Bangladesh.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Health promotion and prevention:
∎ Carry out context-specific health briefing for all new ICRC staff and debriefing for departing staff
∎ Assesses and supervises living conditions in the delegation and all sub-sites, promotes general hygiene standards (e.g. housing, use of mosquito nets, water filters, hygiene standards of cooks and cleaners, nutritional advice).
∎ Organize First-aid trainings for staff on regular basis
∎ Collects accurate and reliable data on illnesses, accidents and absenteeism, with a view to providing statistics on illnesses and the medical risks taken by all ICRC staff.
∎ Emergency preparedness and case management:
∎ Develop and update the Medical contingency plan
∎ Advice and support to ICRC staff with health problems.
∎ Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS) for staff:
∎ Work in partnership with the regional staff psychosocial support coordinator (SMSPS) in the implementation of the staff health strategy
∎ Implement (prevention and support) of the institutional MHPSS strategy
∎ Support in crisis management:
∎ Support to ICRC crisis management mechanism
∎ Support individuals in the aftermath of critical incidents following existing SOPs
∎ Quality control and Monitoring:
∎ Perform regular field visits, in sub-sites in the area of responsibility, to guarantee the quality and harmonization of Staff health services
∎ Monitor the implementation of the staff health strategy
Additional Requirements:
∎ Fluent command of English.
∎ Proficiency with MS-Office and internet tools.
∎ Professional requirements:
∎ Minimum 6 years of professional experience.
∎ Minimum 3 years of clinical experience.
∎ Experience in mental health & stress management is an added advantage.
∎ Knowledge in public health systems of Bangladesh is added advantage
∎ Experience with occupational health, medical evacuation, tropical health is desirable.
∎ Personal qualities for the position:
∎ Excellent sense of responsibility and confidentiality.
∎ Excellent interpersonal skill and beneficiary management skill.
∎ Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, respecting the established framework.
∎ Ability to adapt to and work in a multicultural team environment.
Salary:
∎ Attractive compensation and benefits along with medical insurance and accidental coverage
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ 13th months' salary.
∎ In-house and/or external training
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 3 Aug 2021
Company Information:
∎ 14 Jul 2021
∎ International Committee of the Red Cross
Category: NGO/Development
: Female and candidates with minority background are highly encouraged to apply
Source: bdjobs.com