Health Coordinator

TITLE: Health Coordinator

TEAM/PROGRAMME: EKN2

LOCATION: Aswan

GRADE: 5

CONTRACT LENGTH: 12 months

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

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 the country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The project aims to strengthen a comprehensive, multisectoral response so that displaced Sudanese people in Egypt have safe, equitable and timely access to quality SGBV prevention and response services, including case management, health care, MHPSS, social engagement and empowerment activities.

The Health Coordinator will lead the implementation of community health activities in Aswan aimed at improving the health and well-being of refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrant communities. This role involves hiring, training, and supervising Community Health Workers (CHWs), building the capacity of local NGO community health activities, planning and implementing health awareness and screening sessions and events. This role involves coordinating with various health authorities and stakeholders to advocate for and implement health services, assess needs, and support infrastructure and capacity building in Aswan governorate.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reportsto: Project Manger

Theteamdirectlyreportingtothispost:Budget responsibility: No

Fieldtravel: Based in Aswan with 70% travel to the field

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project Implementation

· Support the generation of referral maps and orient CHWs about service mapping and referral pathways, including identifying SGBV cases and referring them to relevant Case Worker.

· Support in the implementation of referral pathway and cost coverage to contracted secondary and tertiary hospitals in Aswan.

· Work with PNGO to ensure that the SGBV Secondary health cases are identified, highlighted, and properly referred to appropriate services Identify,

· Co-train the community health workers and other stakeholders on health promotion methodologies and topics especially SGBV, NCDs, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health RMNCH