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 Senior Medical Assistant
International Committee of the Red Cross
Location: Delhi with very frequent field visits, especially to Chhattisgarh State
Last Date: March 6, 2011
Email: icrc.hr2011@gmail.com (Reference:
DevNetJobsIndia.org)
The
International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose
exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of
victims of armed conflicts and other situations of violence and to
provide them with assistance.
It has
delegations in over 60 countries around the world and activities in more
than 80 countries. For more information, visit
www.icrc.org
The
International Committee of the Red Cross (“ICRC”) seeks a senior,
experienced professional for the below mentioned position based in
Delhi.
1.
Position:
Senior medical assistant
Starting date: Immediately
No. of positions: 1
Location Office in
Delhi with very frequent field visits, especially to Chhattisgarh
State.
2.
Scope of the Job
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To assist the Delhi-based Medical Coordinator for the
overall coordination of ICRC health projects in India, especially in
Chhattisgarh State.
·
To actively support and coach the health teams in the
field through regular visits.
3.
Responsibilities
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To be the focal point for the First Aid (FA) training
program in different states, contributing to its planning and
implementation processes.
·
To supervise and support the teams in charge of managing 2
Medical Health Units (MHU) and 2 Primary Health Centres (PHC) in Bijapur
and Dantewara districts in Chhattisgarh State.
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To actively support / coach the health teams in the field
through regular visits
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To participate in the definition of activities /
priorities / organisation / planning.
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To monitor and evaluate the projects and propose
corrective measures when needed.
·
To report in English -field trip reports, Minutes of
Meeting with interlocutors, general summary reports on programs- and to
participate in the writing of the health parts of different internal
reports (WOR, QHTR, BFR, PFR, etc.) and external reports towards Indian
authorities.
·
To replace the medical coordinator in his absence.
4.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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Medical doctor, MBBS or equivalent, male or female, with a
Master degree in Public Health.
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Oral and writing fluency in English.
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Minimum 5 years experience in public health programs
planning / coordination.
·
Good written and oral communication skills with ability to
realise structured and synthetic reports in English.
·
Good organizational + management + planning + supervision
skills.
·
Sense of diplomacy towards colleagues and external
stakeholders.
·
Ability to initiate and develop First Aid training
programs.
·
Previous experience in primary health care programs,
ideally in rural conflict-affected zones.
·
Willingness and skills to train and coach medical
personnel in the management of programs and respect of medical protocols.
·
Flexibility & availability for realizing frequent field
trips to remote conflict affected areas (around 50% of the time out of
Delhi).
·
Previous experience with international organisations is a
real asset.
Salary
and Benefits:
According to experience and within the ICRC salary scale.
5.
PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY
by emailing a cover letter explaining in detail why you think you are
suitable for this post, together with a full curriculum vitae, two names
or letters of reference to
icrc.hr2011@gmail.com.
Please use "Application for the post of Senior
medical assistant , Delhi
"as
the subject of your email.
Only
complete applications will be reviewed.
It is
preferred that the resumes are submitted via email. If emailing is not
possible, send the resumes to:
HR
Department
Regional
Delegation in New Delhi
International Committee of the Red Cross
47 Sunder
Nagar, 100003 New Delhi
The last date of receiving the applications is
6th March 2011.
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