Medical Officer (HAP) Careers - International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Organization: International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Chief of Mission (CoM)

The

International Organization for Migration (IOM), established in 1951, is the

leading international intergovernmental organization dealing with

migration.  IOM works to help ensure the

orderly and humane management of migration, to promote international

cooperation on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical

solutions to migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to

migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

Job Summary: The Medical Officer – Health Assessment Programme

(HAP) Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of health

assessment activities and other public health initiatives in Uganda. All

activities will be carried out in coordination with the relevant departments in

the mission, Headquarters (HQs), RO and relevant partners.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Offer technical and management support,
  
  monitoring, and quality assurance towards the implementation of health
  
  assessment activities in Uganda.


• Ensure that migration health assessment
  
  programmes fulfill the requirements and technical instructions of the
  
  resettlement and immigration countries, including supervision and
  
  standardization of all aspects of the health assessment process, e.g. TB
  
  diagnostics, radiology procedures, sputum collection, laboratory
  
  investigations, medical treatment and referrals to specialists,
  
  documentation, data collection and health informatics processes.


• Render support in the implementation of and
  
  ensure adherence to IOM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Quality
  
  assurance and control and the adequate reporting of incidents in the
  
  established Global Incident Reporting System.


• Assist in promoting a client friendly HAP in
  
  the mission, e.g. services can be accessed easily, are well understood by
  
  clients, addressed gender specific matters, and are delivered at
  
  affordable rates.


• Manage Migration Health Division (MHD) and
  
  noMHD staff involved in the health assessment process and ensure that
  
  training and staff development are addressed, and performance evaluations
  
  are done in time.


• Carry out regular field visits to health
  
  assessment operation sites to monitor progress of activities and generate
  
  periodic reports.


• Coordinate with partner hospitals,
  
  laboratories and other service providers engaged in the health assessment
  
  process to perform according to IOMs standards with respect to quality
  
  diagnostic services, treatment and preventive health services.


• Supervise quality of medical procurement
  
  related to the health assessment programmes.


• Maintain dialogue and regular meetings with
  
  collaborating hospitals, laboratories and other health facilities to
  
  ensure optimal performance and quality control.


• Maintain regular liaison and consult with
  
  government counterparts, UN agencies and other partners on health
  
  assessment strategies and policies at country level as well as capitalize
  
  on IOM strengths across all service areas within the overall framework of
  
  IOMs point Strategy adopted by IOM Members States (June 2007).


• Keenly monitor the budget and propose
  
  corrective measures in coordination with the missions Resource Management
  
  Officer, COM, MHD HQ and RO.


• Participate in IOMs Regional Strategy in meetings,
  
  workshops, international conferences and as required write reports,
  
  presentations and background documents, etc., and also at the country
  
  level in consultation with the COM.


• Support COM in the integration of health
  
  assessment activities into the overall migration related programming of
  
  the Mission, where appropriate, through close collaboration with the
  
  various departments and units at the field level. Assist IOM colleagues in
  
  understanding the link between the Health Assessment Programme with the two
  
  other core MHD programme areas – Health Promotion and Assistance to
  
  Migrants, and Migration Health Assistance Affected Populations.


• Assure periodic, as well as hoc reporting to
  
  MHD, for the Migration Health (MH) activities. Organize the collection,
  
  processing and analyses of migration health data and ensure a systematic
  
  approach in data handling and contribute to drafting report, articles,
  
  etc. as required.


• Maintain confidentiality and security of
  
  migration health data and prevent fraud throughout the health assessment
  
  process.


• Assist the mission in expanding its migration
  
  health portfolio and actively in the country, including migrant
  
  populations affected by crisis in coordination with RO and COM.


• Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the International
  
  Organization for Migration (IOM) Project Officer career opportunity should
  
  hold a University degree in Medicine from an accredited academic
  
  institution with at least seven years of relevant professional experience;
  
  or University degree in Medicine from an accredited academic institution with
  
  a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Medical Specialization in Pulmonology,
  
  Internal Medicine (including specialties of internal medicine group), Paediatrics,
  
  Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases or other related fields from an
  
  accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional
  
  experience.


• Previous experience in the domain of public
  
  health;


• Field based work experience in migration
  
  health, including health assessment programmes management and
  
  implementation, and solid understanding of tuberculosis diagnostics and
  
  management;


• Proven exposure and experience in the development,
  
  implementation, analysis and evaluation of health programmes and
  
  protocols; team leader and programme management including budget planning
  
  and monitoring.


• Languages: Fluency in English is required.

• Accountability – takes responsibility for action and
  
  manages constructive criticisms


• Client Orientation – works effectively well with client
  
  and stakeholders


• Continuous Learning – promotes continuous learning for
  
  self and others


• Communication – listens and communicates clearly,
  
  adapting delivery to the audience


• Creativity and Initiative – actively seeks new ways of
  
  improving programmes or services


• Leadership and Negotiation – develops effective partnerships
  
  with internal and external stakeholders;


• Performance Management – identify ways and implement actions
  
  to improve performance of self and others.


• Planning and Organizing – plans work, anticipates risks, and
  
  sets goals within area of responsibility;


• Professionalism – displays mastery of subject matter


• Teamwork – contributes to a collegial team
  
  environment; incorporates gender related needs, perspectives, concerns and
  
  promotes equal gender participation.


• Technological Awareness – displays awareness of relevant
  
  technological solutions;


• Resource Mobilization – works with internal and external
  
  stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their

applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, online by clicking this link,
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Here. Please review full application instructions before proceeding to

the application process. If contented, Click the Register / Logon to IOM

E-Recruitment link on the page and create or update your IOM online profile.

Please submit a cover letter of not more than one page specifying the

motivation for applications.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

You can track the progress of your application in your personal application

page in the IOM e-recruitment system