Community Health Manager - Mogadishu

COMMUNITY HEALTH MANAGER

Position: Community Health Manager

Job Grade: Band 6

Location: Mogadishu

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Supervises: Branch CBS Officers and Community Health Focal Points

Overall Job Purpose

Coordinate the Planning, implementation, supervision, support and monitoring and evaluation of Community Health and Community Based Surveillance Projects, aimed at the early detection and response preventing outbreaks in the communities and providing community health interventions supporting the continuum of care. Develop and implement capacity building programs and coordinate supervisors who facilitate trainings and workshops aimed at empowering vulnerable communities to improve primary health care services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

 Program Planning & Implementation.

§  Overall management and coordination of the Community Health (CH) and Community-Based Surveillance (CBS) projects in ECHO Project location

§  Develop CH and CBS budgets, workplans, logframes and other project documentation in collaboration with the project teams and senior management

§  Monitor project budget expenditure and participate in the development and assessment of project Budget Variance Analysis

§  Provide training of Community Health and CBS volunteers in project locations

§  Provide technical support to the Assistant Community Health Manager, CBS Officers and Community Health Officers

§  Overall management of community-based surveillance platform (Nyss) where volunteers send coded SMS.

§  Responsible for communicating with partners e.g. Ministry of Health (MoH), when triggered alerts require partner response

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§  Work closely with CBS, Health and Program staff from Partner National Societies (PNS) to ensure projects are established and maintained at a high quality, remain within budget and are on time

§  Commitment and effective interpersonal and communication skills, including presentation and report writing skills

§  Conduct and coordinate assessments of needs and feasibility of CH and CBS activities in current and potential new regions.

§  Develop, review, and adjust the CH and CBS strategies for the targeted areas in collaboration with stakeholders and partners

§  Work closely with the community health team and branch health officer, the volunteer supervisor, volunteers and communities to formulate functional prevention and health emergency response to epidemics and pandemics

§  Document functionality, effectiveness and lessons learned from CBS and CH and actively participate in the dissemination of those results in the country and beyond (e.g., to other CBS  and CH projects)

§  Work towards the achievement of project goals through effective technical and managerial methods.

§  Develop and support up an atmosphere of respect and trust with the branches and SRCS officers.

§  Prepare and submit routine reports (weekly, monthly and quarterly and annual) and ad hoc reports to SRCS management, donors, MoH and other stakeholders as required

§  Perform any other incident-specific duties assigned as may be required by the functional supervisor. 

Operations Management

§  Assist with event planning and implementation in support with program counterparts

§  Support logistic arrangements for project activities in coordination with the Administration Department

§  Maintain proper inventory records of goods and equipment owned by the project and ensure that relevant control systems are in place and complied with

External Relationships

§  Represent SRCS at various CBS fora and attend relevant meetings and events to promote CH and CBS project activities

§  Foster partnership and networks with stakeholders, government ministries, humanitarian actors and community-based groups in the development and implementation of CH and CBS projects

§  Build and foster alliances and networks that enhance sharing, learning and collaboration among relevant organizations and individuals involved in the promotion of CH and CBS projects

Educational Qualifications & Professional Training

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional practice in Public Health Health Promotion, Community Health, Social work, Community Development.

Professional Training

ü  Epidemiology trainings

ü  Community Based Health and First Aid

ü  Integrated Community Case Management

Certification/Licensing

Job Competencies & Experience

Relevant Experience

 At least 5 years of related experience, preferably at the regional level in the implementation of public health surveillance, outbreak investigation and response or other public health related positions particularly in Epidemiology, First Aid, Integrated Community Case Management or other community health programs.

Previous experience in implementation of Disease Surveillance and Response is a plus.

Working experience at field level with recognized organizations with expertise in health and emergency response

Knowledge of district health infrastructure and systems

Sound knowledge and skills in database management and statistical analysis, monitoring and evaluation or public health information management.

Competencies

ü  Demonstrates consistency in upholding integrity and ethics

ü  Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to the fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

ü  Team leader with demonstrated mentoring and coaching skills

ü  Effective communications and interpersonal skills

ü  Demonstrates openness to change & ability to manage complexities

ü  Demonstrated conflict resolution skills and ability to manage inter­group dynamics and mediate conflicting interests

ü  Excellent writing skills, analytical capacity to synthesize project outputs and findings for the preparation of quality program reports

ü  Maturity & confidence in dealing with senior and high-ranking officials

ü  Calm and controlled even under pressure

ü  Responds positively to critique, feedback and differing points of views

ü  Proficiency in computer office packages word, excel, power point.

Language Requirement

ü  Demonstrates proficiency in Somali and English languages

Interested candidates should email their updated CV, cover letter, in one PDF, to

[email protected]

Note: Applications which do not meet the above requirements will not be considered. Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted. Please write the position you are applying on the subject line. (Bringing a hard copy to the offices will not be allowed, only online applicants are accepted)

Deadline for Applications: 10th  August, 2025