Whole of Syria Health Sector Co-Lead

Management and Coordination
-Working with the WOS Health Sector Focal Point and the WOS Health Sector Information Officer (both appointed by WHO) the Co-Lead will perform the following duties:
-Identify and make contact with other WOS Sector/Cluster coordinators at the regional level and other regional stakeholders. Contact with hub level stakeholders and existing coordination mechanism, including international NGOs and the civil society is done through the relevant health coordinator at the hub level
-Hold regular WOS coordination meetings with the leads/co-leads and with the health sector/working group/cluster partners from the hubs when necessary
-Feed into WOS Health Sector Strategic Advisory Group meetings when conducted
-Ensure health sector/cluster hubs respond in a harmonized, coherent and complimentary manner to the health needs of all Syrians across the country and independently from their location of residence or socio-cultural background
-Assist in leading the harmonization of health information management tools and products of the three hubs
-Develop in light of the OCHA SIMAWG (WOS IM group, the Syria Information Management and Analysis Working Group) guidance and in consultation with the hubs the information sharing protocols, including data protection and sharing of sensitive information and ensure compliance by the hubs
-Oversee, compile and analyze key health indicators and data from all hubs to ensure production of knowledge to steer the strategic and operational planning for the WOS health response. This includes the: WOS 4Ws, HeRAMS, EWARS/N, and WOS joint health cluster assessment analyses.
-In coordination with the hubs, identify humanitarian health needs of the target populations by planning and coordinating joint, WOS inter-cluster/multi-sectoral cluster assessments, as needed and determined by the Inter Sector/cluster Coordination Group (ISCCG) and SIMAWG
-Ensure, through involving health sector cluster/working group coordinators at each of the hubs, partners’ active contribution to and involvement in joint monitoring of individual and WOS common plans of action for health interventions
-Collate from each hub and disseminate common plans of actions and other information related to the health sector in regional sit-reps and/or regular Health Bulletins
-Represent the WOS Health Sector in WOS ISCCG at the regional level, contribute to jointly identifying critical issues that require multi-sectoral responses, and plan the relevant synergistic interventions with the other clusters concerned
-Assist in leading joint WOS Health Sector contingency planning for potential new events or set-backs, when required
-Assist in provision of support and strategic direction to WOS health cluster/sector at the hub level and the SSG in the development of the health sector components of SRP, CERF proposals, and other interagency planning and funding documents
-Assist in collation of information from hubs to financially track and determine status of Health Sector funding under the WOS SRP 2015
-Promote adherence to standards and best practices by all health cluster/sector/working group partners in the hubs taking into account the need for local adaption. Promote use of the Global Health Cluster Guide to ensure the application of common approaches, tools and standards
-Identify urgent training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure their adoption and uniform application by all Health Sector/Cluster partners in the hubs and coordinate the dissemination of key technical materials and the organization of essential workshops or in-service training
-Ensure appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, incorporating the concept of ‘building back better’ and specific risk reduction measures

Job Details

Date Posted:	2015-04-29
Job Location:	Amman, Jordan
Job Role:	Healthcare/Medical
Company Industry:	Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit

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Career Level:	Management
Degree:	Bachelor's degree

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Whole of Syria Health Sector Co-Lead