Job Purpose
The Delegate, CSP Technical Support will, using their knowledge and experience in Public Health reach out to and foster an active networking and interaction role with GTFCC member organizations, academia, consultants and other bodies to identify, screen and match specific multi-disciplinary cholera related expertise for cholera affected countries who request such support. This is in alignment with the multi-sectoral approach to cholera control as elaborated in the GTFCC cholera roadmap bringing together technical expertise in epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory testing, community engagement, immunization and WASH to serve country level requirements.
The Delegate will further develop the ‘request for support’ mechanism with the GTFCC and CSP Field team to ensure rapid short-term and more medium or longer term relevant technical support requests are met by facilitating both remote and in-country missions. The majority of technical support missions will be provided, facilitated and funded directly by the providing organizations\bodies to government authorities, thus the Delegate's role will be in most cases a coordination and quality control function. There may also be Red Cross\Red Crescent deployments which will be managed separately and directly by the established IFRC Surge and HR procedures in the normal manner conducted by the IFRC HR Department.
The Delegate will act in close regular consultation and report to the CSP Coordinator and the WHO Team Lead Cholera Control and Epidemic Diarrheal Diseases position that also leads the GTFCC Secretariat.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Delegate, CSP Technical Support is responsible to ensure specific technical support (principally in identifying experts in epidemiology, surveillance, laboratory testing, community engagement, immunization and WASH) that are available upon request from cholera affected countries from a broad range of expertise and providers for overall delivery of the cholera roadmap and the technical objectives of the GTFCC and specific NCP’s.
S/he will work with a multi-disciplinary team, under the direction of the CSP Coordinator, and will contribute to the overall objectives of the GFTCC and specifically in providing tailored and targeted support (for example in preparing for Oral Vaccine Cholera campaigns; undertaking cholera hot-spot surveys and mapping; establishing or strengthening laboratory or rapid testing for cholera; providing expertise for both ‘real time’ or regular evaluations or reviews to identify best practice or mitigation of challenges and other support as requested for improved cholera programming or control).
Wherever possible or practical, the Delegate will encourage South-South use of expertise and identify capacity building opportunities for expertise that may be available from less developed countries in the field of Public Health. S/he will act, through the CSP Coordinator, in close regular consultation and collaboration with the WHO Team Lead Cholera Control and Epidemic Diarrheal Diseases position that also leads the GTFCC Secretariat.
Duties will include:
Technical support and Coordination:
Under the direction of the CSP Coordinator, identify potential technical support and expertise from a network of GTFCC members organizations (such as GOARN, CDC, John Hopkins etc) and other potential providers and offer those individuals and potential providers to country level stakeholders who will then facilitate their deployment in coordination with the CSP Field based team and national counterparts. It will be the responsibility of country level stakeholders, especially government partners, to facilitate any deployments.
- Act as primary liaison between CSP Coordinator and technical support providers, their networks and field based CSP team and national counterparts.
- Coordinate and enable interactions between the CSP field-based team and the GTFCC secretariat, WHO cholera team focal points, the GTFCC Working Groups and GTFCC partners as required before, during and after technical support deployments.
- Contribute to CSP Team, under the direction of the CSP Coordinator in delivering on the basis of the approved CSP Project Proposal, Results Tracker and Budget and contribute to the management of any revisions required of those documents during the duration of the project.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the CSP Advocacy and Resource Mobilization strategy and related activities, particularly in identifying and encouraging the use of ‘in-kind’ technical support.
- Contribute to identifying ‘in-kind’ technical support from external providers therefore, contributing to resource mobilisation.
- Contribute to the financial management of the CSP by supporting the budget holder when required and support coordination of the team’s activities reflecting the GTFCC vision and objectives.
- Contribute to cholera interventions that are coherent, evidence based, aligned with government and GTFCC Roadmap objectives and strategy.
Monitoring
- Provide advice and guidance to the GTFCC and country level teams to establish a post deployment evaluation system for the GTFCC to measure impact and effectiveness of deployments that they undertake, which is outside the remit of the IFRC.
- Contribute to the CSP Monitoring and Evaluation framework and produce regular reports and analysis.
- Contribute to all required internal and external reporting, both narrative and financial, and submitted following IFRC internal procedures and protocols to meet with IFRC and donor requirements in a timely manner.
- In the case of RC\RC deployments and in liaison with the IFRC HR Management Department, the officer might contribute to evaluations and reviews.
Education
- Relevant degree or post-graduate study in public health, international health, or program management is required
- Relevant degree or post-graduate study in Human Resource Capacity Building is preferredExperience
Experience
- At least 3 years working experience in a role that supported a field-based team in humanitarian or developmental programming.
- At least 3 years working experience in human resources management and networking in a management and supervisory position.
- At least 3 years’ experience in a multicultural environment, with developing countries and/or with an international organisation or INGO at management level
Knowledge, skills and languages
- Broad knowledge of Human Resource Management or Human Resource Capacity Building, Training and establishing or supporting HR rosters in the humanitarian or development field
- Programme, project management and networking
- Results oriented and demand driven individual, entrepreneurial, ability to lead in unprecedented and/or ambiguous situations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead within a matrix management structure and utilise talent and experience of team members in a productive way.
- Outstanding networking, representational, communication and negotiation skills. An ability to be proactive and persuasive.
- Demonstrated track record in innovating, contributing to a learning culture, sharing knowledge and new approaches to engaging partners.
- Professional credibility, able to work effectively at all levels across the organisation
- Proven good judgment and ability to work with complete integrity and confidentiality
- High degree of discretion, tact and sensitivity in dealing with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to work within a multi-cultural, multilingual, multidisciplinary environment.
Languages
- Fluently spoken and written English
- Good command of spoken and written French
*Competencies:** Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust
*Values:** Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability
How to apply:
Candidates meeting the requirements and interested in the position are invited to send a 1- page letter of motivation and a detailed CV, including 3 references, to the following link not later than April 29, 2021.