Staff Health Officer at ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

Grade: B2

Main Responsibilities

• Reviews medical invoices for anonymization and approval of medical expenses.
• Reports to staff health delegate and provides feedback and recommendations on issues related to the staff's health.
• Collects accurate and reliable data on illnesses, accidents and absenteeism, with a view to providing statistics on illnesses and the medical risks taken by all staff.
• Provides advice and support to ICRC staff with health problems.
• Provides advice on the medical needs of ICRC staff during transportation and coordinates medical evacuations from the field to the capital with the staff health delegate.
• Implements and supervises staff health policies and the ICRC HIV/AIDS programme (where applicable) at all sites under responsibility (delegation/sub-delegations).
• Monitoring drugs dispensing to the sites & handle the staff health medical supplies in delegation and sub delegations ( First aid and VTT kits)
• Carries out health briefings for all new ICRC residents’ staff.
• Assesses and supervises living conditions in the delegation and all sub-sites, promotes general hygiene standards (e.g. housing, use of mosquito nets, water filters, hygiene standards of cooks and cleaners, nutritional advice).
• Carries out defusing and creates peer support groups following critical incidents in the field; follows up if further intervention is required

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent higher education degree in Health (Pharmacist /Assistant, Nurses)
• Post Graduate Degree public health is an asset.
• 2-3 years of experience in HIV/AIDS programme (during or after education period)
• Expert level in computer skills
• Excellent English language skills
• Knowledge of Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo and Pidgin are an asset

Personal Attributes:

• Three years' public health experience.
• Experience in medical supply management.
• Knowledge on HIV/AIDS program.
• Knowledge of tropical health and public health.