IOM National Migration Health Promotion Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya

i. Position Information
 

Notice No: IOMKE/VN/018/2014

Position title: National Migration Health Promotion Coordinator

Position grade: NOA/01
 

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Duration of Contract: One year fixed-term, with possibility of extension

Seniority band: Band III
 

Job family: Core Migration
 

Organizational unit: Migration Health
 

Position rated: Yes
 

Subject to rotation: No

Reporting directly to: Regional Migration Health Promotion Coordinator for East and Horn of Africa
 

Overall supervision by: Regional Director
 

Managerial responsibility: No
 

Directly reporting staff: None
 

ii. Organizational Context and Scope
 

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to ensuring orderly and humane governance of migration, promoting international cooperation on migration issues, and assisting in the search for practical solutions to migration issues.
 

IOM’s Partnership on Health and Migration in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA II) is a Programme in IOM which covers select countries in the East and Southern Africa region. 

The four year Programme follows the successes of PHAMESA I (2010-2013), and Partnership on HIV and Migration in Southern Africa (PHAMSA I and II – 2003-2010).
 

The overall objective of PHAMESA II is to: Contribute to reduced health vulnerability of people
affected by the migration process in East and Southern Africa. 

This will be achieved through four interrelated outcomes thus: 

1. Improved health literacy among migrants and migration affected communities in identified spaces of vulnerability; 

2. Increased availability, accessibility and acceptability of services that improved health in identified spaces of vulnerability; 

3. Evidence based policy and/or legal instruments developed or amended at regional, national and subnational levels to realize migrants’ right to health; and

4. Improved sustainability of migration and health responses in the region.

iii. Core Functions/Responsibilities
 

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Migration Health Promotion Coordinator for East and Horn of Africa, the incumbent will be responsible for the coordination of the migration health promotion and assistance programme in Kenya.
 

The incumbent will in particular:
 

1. Implement and coordinate the health promotion and assistance programme activities, including the Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa II (PHAMESA II) programme, in Kenya;
 

2. Coordinate, the urban migrant health programme, including community-based activities in the Eastleigh Community Wellness Centre;
 

3. Support UNAIDS in planning the next UN Joint Programme of Support on HIV/AIDS;
 

4. Represent the organization at important national meetings;
 

5. Serve as a technical resource to government counterparts, ;
 

6. Provide on-going liaison and technical support to the Department of Health Promotion in establishing and maintaining the technical working group for migrant health and the steering committee;

7. Liaise with relevant UN and government counterparts at the national, county and sub-county levels, to move programme implementation forward;

8. Liaise with universities in Kenya in order to implement the memoranda of understanding on migration health, seek joint research opportunities, deliver lectures and seminars as well as facilitate hosting of internships within IOM;

9. Coordinate programme components, including technical cooperation project and activities, related to health assistance for crisis-affected populations;

10. Perform such other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

iv. Required Competencies
 

The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies:

Behavioural
 

a) takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism; 

b) works effectively with all clients and stakeholders; 

c) promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly; 

d) takes initiative and drives high levels of performance management; 

e) plans work, anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility; 

f) displays mastery of subject matter; 

g) contributes to a collegial team environment; 

h) creates a respectful office environment free of harassment and retaliation, and promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA); 

i) incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation; 

j) displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; 

k) works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM. 

Technical
 

a) effectively applies knowledge of health issues in execution of responsibilities at appropriate level; 

b) maintain confidentiality and discretion in appropriate areas of work

Migration

a) effectively applies knowledge on migration issues within organizational context; 

b) correctly frames migration issues within their regional, global and political context maintain confidentiality and discretion in appropriate areas of work

v. Required Qualifications and Experience
 

a) Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine or Nursing from a recognized university; 

b) Registered with the relevant Professional Body (Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board or Nursing Council of Kenya); 

c) Additional educational qualification (Bachelor’s Degree) in Public Health an advantage;

d) Minimum of 2 years continuous professional working experience, preferably with experience in migration health, epidemiology and/or international public health; 

e) Health sector experience in Africa an advantage; 

f) Ability and willingness to work in hardship areas and difficult situations;

g) Teamwork orientated, capacity to work independently, knowledgeable about gender issues, personal commitment, efficient and flexible; 

h) Good interpersonal relationship and ability to work in a multicultural environment; 

i) Excellent writing, communication and negotiation skills; 

j) Excellent IT skills including standard Word processing, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet research and e-mail communication; 

k) Great familiarity with statistical packages such as SPSS/STATA.

vi. Required Languages
 

Required: Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kiswahili 

Advantageous: Working knowledge of other migrant languages (e.g. Arabic, French, Somali and Tigrinya) is an added advantage.
 

Mode of Application:
 

Submit cover letter and CV including daytime telephone and e-mail address to:- 

International Organization for Migration (IOM), 

Human Resources Department, 

P.O. Box 55040 – 00200,
Nairobi, Kenya 

or send via e-mail to hrnairobi@iom.int

Closing Date: 14th March 2014

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted

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