Technical Officer (Hospital Services and health service delivery)

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response Medical & Health

Overview

Lead implementation of SHARE project activities, focusing on hospital services.

You have:

• At least 7 years of professional work experience in public health, hospital management, health service delivery in developing countries.
• Experience working in the UN, and other international development organizations is desirable.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, and reporting skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams etc.) and email/internet.

Contract

This is a UNV National Expert contract. This kind of contract is known as National UN Volunteer. It is normally only for nationals. More about UNV National Expert contracts.

Sudan Health Assistance and response in emergencies (SHARE) aims to restore basic health and nutrition services to people of Sudan.

The project will be managed by the Programme Management Unit (PMU) in the World Health Organization (WHO).

Initiation of project implementation started Dec 24/ Jan 2025. Relevant stakeholders include the Ministry of Health, World Bank, UNICEF, and national implementing partners, etc

Reporting to and under the direct supervision of the SHARE Project Manager, under the overall guidance of the Head of the Office, WHO Country office, and working closely with Technical Officers of the country office, the incumbent will have frontline for the delivery of health services (and specifically hospital services) at the country level. The incumbent will interact with counterparts in Government, UN Agencies, UNICEF, the WB, IDA and other partners to work on the delivery of health services and specifically in hospitals for implementation of SHARE activities.

The UNV will:

1. Lead the overall implementation of the activities of the SHARE project subcomponents.
2. Provide technical expertise in developing and updating project implementation plans, budgets, and the subsequent implementation of project activities across the different subcomponents of the project, with an emphasis on hospital subcomponent and reflecting this in a procurement plan.
3. Lead implementation of the hospital subcomponent of the project (according to the health service package) and track the implementation to ensure a package of health services is delivered in the hospitals, gaps are addressed and support to the hospitals is provided in timely manner, such as basic supplies including fuel, oxygen, water, etc.
4. Provide technical support towards the integration of Basic Emergency Maternal Obstetric and Neonatal Child Health Services and nutrition services in hospitals which will ensure Improvement of health service delivery and quality.
5. Tracking the distribution of imported or locally procured items till their delivery to the hospitals.
6. Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the project, results framework, following up on the indicators relevant to the hospital component of the project, data collection tools, ensure deadlines are met and coordination with third party monitoring and addressing and responding to their feedback and comments.
7. Ensure timely reporting on the progress of the hospital component as per the reporting requirement of the project to ensure results and implementation.
8. Work closely with the health services and knowledge management officer on the hospital component information management, extract data of HeRAMs to be used in analysing data on the beneficiaries from the project.
9. Conduct field visits to ensure that required inputs are provided to the hospitals.

• Teamwork • Respecting & promoting individual and cultural differences. • Communication • Producing results • Moving forward in a changing environment

• At least 7 years of professional work experience in public health, hospital management, health service delivery in developing countries. Relevant work experience in health management.
• Experience working in the UN, and other international development organizations is desirable.
• Related experience in development and implementation of strategies and action plans on supporting health sector.
• Experience with design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, and reporting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; Emotionally intelligent.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments.
• Adapt professionally and effectively in challenging and stressful working environments.
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, teams etc.) and email/internet.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines;
• Have affinity with or interest in emergency management and humanitarian action as well as volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Sudan is a unique country facing a unique (humanitarian) operation. It provides for an interesting and enriching environment but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as more stamina and commitment than elsewhere to make life comfortable and affordable. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.

Allowances The purpose of allowances for the National UN Volunteers Specialist is to enable the National UN Volunteers Specialist to sustain a modest and secure standard of living at the duty station. The allowances are in no way to be understood as compensation, reward, or salary in exchange for volunteer work. Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA): All National UN Volunteer Specialists are entitled to a monthly volunteer living allowance of USD 1,983.9 The purpose of this allowance is to cover the basic living costs of the National Specialists UN Volunteer. The allowance is to ensure that the volunteer can sustain a basic, adequate, and safe lifestyle. The monthly allowance rate is a fixed rate for the duty station as established by UNV headquarters.

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