Oficial Nacional de Programas (Salud)
Organizational Context
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a UN-related agency dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration. In Venezuela, IOM operates from Caracas, with sub-offices, focusing on health, camp coordination, displacement tracking, protection, and WASH. The organization collaborates with the Venezuelan government, including the Ministry of Health, and is actively involved in emergency response, particularly following the recent earthquake, implementing health and psychosocial support activities.
Job Purpose
The National Programme Officer (Health) in Caracas, Venezuela, will support the IOM's emergency health response, particularly in earthquake-affected areas. This role is crucial for strengthening the Migration Health Division's capacity in assessment, analysis, monitoring, and reporting. By providing technical analysis, information management, monitoring, and operational support, the officer will contribute to the effective implementation of health interventions, ensuring they are beneficial, accessible, and equitable for migrant and mobile populations. The position aims to enhance the unit's ability to track evolving needs, identify operational gaps, oversee response activities, and support strategic decision-making in a challenging humanitarian context.
Responsibilities
The National Programme Officer (Health) will design, implement, monitor, and evaluate emergency health interventions in coordination with project teams and in line with IOM policies and humanitarian standards. Key duties include conducting health risk and vulnerability analyses to identify public health needs and service gaps, coordinating rapid needs assessments, and analyzing findings for operational decision-making. The role involves facilitating technical coordination with national and local health authorities, UN agencies, and health sector partners to ensure coordinated emergency health interventions. Responsibilities also include supporting the implementation and monitoring of activities such as communicable disease control, epidemiological surveillance, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and health referrals. The officer will monitor intervention progress and quality, provide technical recommendations, and support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of health information and epidemiological data. Additionally, the role involves contributing to technical reports, project proposals, and capacity-building activities for health personnel and partners, as well as participating in contingency planning and early recovery efforts.
Work Experience
The role requires demonstrated experience in project management within humanitarian contexts, including competencies in monitoring and evaluation and data analysis. Candidates should possess excellent writing and synthesis skills, with experience in report development and providing policy recommendations. The ability to perform quality tasks under tight deadlines and work independently, applying innovative approaches to information gathering from diverse sources, is essential.
Skills
Understanding of displacement dynamics in emergency contexts and their health impacts; Project cycle management; Monitoring and evaluation; Data analysis; Report writing and synthesis; Policy recommendation development; Independent work and research; Innovative information gathering; Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office Suite, internet, email); Fluency in Spanish; English proficiency is an advantage.