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Background/IRC Summary:
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The Syria crisis is often described as the worst humanitarian catastrophe since the end of the Cold War. Inside Syria, 7.6 million people are internally displaced and 12.2 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, with 4.8 million in hard-to-reach areas. There are 4 million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries. This is no short-term humanitarian episode. The devastating human consequences to huge numbers of people will endure for decades. The destruction of relationships, communities, livelihoods, homes and infrastructure will take years to repair.
IRC is offering a robust humanitarian response to the Syria crisis. With an annual budget in excess of $140 million and a rapidly expanding portfolio, supported by more than 1,250 staff in the region, IRC is undertaking programs in Syria and the neighboring countries of Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan in the fields of health, child protection, education, women’s protection and empowerment, NFI and food distribution, cash assistance, water and sanitation, and livelihood programming. Our work in these challenging settings gives rise to some of the most pressing issues facing contemporary humanitarian action, including questions of access, security, funding and coordination.
Job Overview/Summary:
The health program will contribute to IRC’s larger health strategy in southern Syria, responding effectively to the unmet needs of conflict affected Syrian especially IDPs, in Daraa, Quneitra. This program will form an integral part of IRC’s community health outreach strategy, filling a gap in existing curative, preventive and promotion health care services through a mobile clinics program and a community health workers (CHWs) network. Mobile clinics staffed with trained health professionals and enthusiastic CHWs will bring health services directly to where mostly needed in urban, sub-urban, and rural areas.
The Community Health Officer based in Amman, with the support from the Community Health Manager, will play a vital role in building direct linkages and the supervision of the community health program’s implementation through contracted partners addressing and understanding public health needs and concerns, while remotely overseeing mobile clinics and a network of community health worker (CHW) activities.
Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2017-02-08 |
| Job Location: | Amman, Jordan |
| Job Role: | Community Services |
| Company Industry: | Community/Social Services/and Nonprofit |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Mid Career |
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