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International Rescue Committee

Global humanitarian nonprofit delivering emergency relief

Health Manager

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHadjer Haddid, ChadNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Hold a university degree in medicine, public health, nursing, midwifery, or a related health field; training in sexual and reproductive health is ideal.
  • Have at least five years of professional experience managing health programs, including significant experience in sexual and reproductive health, family planning, and maternal and neonatal health, with international nongovernmental organizations or other humanitarian and development organizations.
  • Have strong clinical and technical knowledge of family-planning approaches and prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Have proven experience supervising and building the capacity of health personnel, including midwives, nurses, and community health workers.
  • Have health reproductive supply-chain management skills and good knowledge of the Chadian health system and Ministry of Public Health and Prevention procedures.
  • Be able to work closely with monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning teams to use data effectively in programmatic decision-making.
  • Have knowledge of gender, gender-based violence, food security, health and nutrition, and education.
  • Be able to work under pressure in a multicultural environment and meet deadlines.
  • Be fluent in French, both written and spoken.
  • Be able to organize work rigorously and independently and manage priorities.
  • Demonstrate team-working ability and leadership in a multicultural environment.
  • Have communication and institutional-representation skills.
  • Demonstrate professional ethics and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical supervision and coordinate daily implementation of health activities for the Pivotal Grant project (TFR22) and the I@S sexual and reproductive health program, in line with national protocols and IRC quality standards.
  • Technically supervise and guide reproductive-health supervisors, midwives, nurses, and community health workers involved in scaling up family planning and prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Organize and supervise training and coaching for community health workers, midwives, and providers on community-based distribution of contraception and misoprostol, and on the E-MOTIVE protocol for postpartum hemorrhage management.
  • Ensure continuous availability of family-planning and postpartum-hemorrhage prevention supplies, including misoprostol, E-MOTIVE kits, and contraceptives, by anticipating needs and preventing stockouts in coordination with the supply chain.
  • Ensure supported health facilities comply with community-based distribution and E-MOTIVE protocols through regular formative supervision and ongoing technical support to providers.
  • Organize and conduct community dialogue sessions and strengthen community structures that incorporate family-planning counseling.
  • Manage the health team’s administrative and human-resources matters, including schedules, performance evaluations, and skills development.
  • Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and donor narrative reports on technical health activities.
  • Ensure health activities respect protection, gender, and accountability principles.
  • Contribute to developing and revising clinical protocols and training tools in line with Ministry of Public Health and Prevention priorities.
  • Work with the monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning manager to track key program indicators, including couple-years of protection, new users, postpartum adoption rates, and E-MOTIVE protocol compliance, and use data to improve services continuously.
  • Contribute health technical expertise to the design and implementation of baseline and endline surveys for the sexual and reproductive health program.
  • Develop and improve management tools, performance-indicator monitoring tools, and health-project performance and implementation evaluation tools in collaboration with health-care coordination.
  • Review health data entered by field teams in CommCare and IRHIS and provide constructive feedback.
  • Document and share project knowledge, including best practices and lessons learned.
  • Participate in health, infection prevention and control, and multisectoral assessments in the intervention area.
  • Participate in joint supervision with the Directorate of Reproductive Health, provincial health delegations, and UNFPA, and contribute to advocacy for institutionalizing community-based distribution and E-MOTIVE approaches.
  • Participate in health-sector coordination meetings, including the Health Cluster and Health-Nutrition Working Group, and represent IRC technically in meetings with local partners and administrative and health authorities.
  • Ensure the primary-health-care staff capacity-strengthening plan is available and implemented.
  • Prepare, in collaboration with the supervising physician, terms of reference for capacity strengthening of health staff involved in project implementation.
  • Set performance objectives for directly supervised staff and monitor their performance through regular evaluations and constructive feedback.
  • Participate in performance evaluations of provincial health delegation personnel assigned to IRC-supported health facilities.
  • Systematically and proactively monitor and assess team safety and security and promptly report issues or incidents.
  • Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.
  • Integrate gender equality, protection, and environmental impact into all programs under direct responsibility.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health interventions—including family planning and contraception, prevention and management of postpartum hemorrhage—and their monitoring indicators is an important asset.
  • Knowledge of Arabic and/or English is an asset.

About the Company

International Rescue Committee

Global humanitarian nonprofit delivering emergency relief

Emergency relief and long-term support provider active in 40+ countries and 26 U.S. cities, offering health, education, safety, economic, and protection services to people affected by conflict, displacement, or disasters. It runs refugee resettlement, mental health care, primary healthcare, vocational training, and protection programs, with operations that combine direct services and advocacy. Its distinct approach comes from a large global footprint, extensive field experience, a focus on dignity and resilience, and evidence-based programs supported by initiatives like the Airbel Impact Lab. The goal is to lessen suffering, protect human rights, and help communities recover and thrive through inclusive, long-term strategies that empower those affected by crises.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$500K
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1933

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