Senior Health Officer - EF Aswan

 

TITLE:  Senior Health Officer (Subject to Funding from Donor) TEAM/PROGRAMME: Program Operations LOCATION: Aswan GRADE: 3 TYPE OF CONTRACT: Fixed Term

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: (select only one)

Level 3: The post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

This position will oversee the health interventions and implementation in the project activities in Aswan. The senior health officer will be responsible for ensuring that the project interventions contribute successfully towards the implementation of the project plan. S/he will provide oversight and technical guidance in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all health activities conducted under the project in Aswan. This includes developing and implementing technical capacity building plans for Save the Children and partner staff, accountability for quality implementation, and adherence to standard operating procedures. In consultation with the Health technical advisor, s/he will be responsible to provide technical oversight on the health activities implemented through the sponsorship project including its partners. 

Save the Children aims to strengthen Egypt’s primary health care system in line with the Universal Health Insurance rollout, ensuring equitable access for vulnerable groups including refugees, migrants, women, and persons with disabilities. The project focuses on improving service quality and inclusivity through health system strengthening, community engagement, and innovative delivery models. The project will be implemented over a 24-month period in Aswan, Kafr El Sheikh and in Minya governorates. All proposed activities will be implemented in all three governorates, except for those under Output 1.2, which will mainly target refugees and migrants residing in Aswan. Key priorities include training community health workers with standardized, nationally endorsed guidelines to ensure consistent, high-quality care, and expanding inclusive health awareness and primary care services provision to build trust and improve access for underserved populations. In addition, Save the Children will establish community health committees and lead community campaigns to foster participation, accountability, and health-seeking behaviours. SC will also pilot a model to include refugees and migrants within the national UHIS in Egypt.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager

Staff reporting to this post: 2 Health Officers

Senior Officer will have dotted line reporting to: Health Technical Advisor 

Budget Responsibilities: No 

Field Travel: The senior health officer is expected to spend at least 70% of his/ her time in the field.

 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Development, Design and Implementation

• S/he will play a key role in coordinating and monitoring all SCI activities conducted with the national health service providers.
• Oversee and lead the implementation of the health activities in the project, while ensuring high quality deliverables are implemented and fulfil our obligations to stakeholders at all levels.
• Support in the development of project design to ensure that the project achieves concrete, measurable results in health and gender equality that lead to positive changes in the lives of targeted children and adolescents
• Monitor the health interventions in the field sites
• Lead health projects’ staff in terms of vision, implementation, planning, and continuous progress monitoring and evaluation, and lead the team in the preparation of the health work plans.
• Highlight general health issues present in community to the program lead and health TA to take the proper action.
• Work closely with the health governmental partners on the implementation of the activities.
• Provide technical support to the health governmental partners on the implementation of the activities.
• Ensure follow up and monitoring the progress towards the implementation plan and the quality of the activities.
• Document health development interventions and lessons learnt.
• Establish and maintain partnerships wit