Health Officer - Assiut & Minya

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

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Health Officer will support the implementation and monitoring of adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) interventions across primary health care facilities and communities under the PATHWAYS project. Working under the supervision of the Senior Health Officer, they will contribute to the system strengthening work, as well as community engagement and training activities to promote and deliver quality, gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and safe SRHR services in line with national guidelines and Save the Children standards.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Senior Health Officer.

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: No

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Project Implementation and Coordination

• Support the implementation of PATHWAYS project activities related to adolescent SRHR at the community and facility levels.
• Collaborate with health workers and PHC teams to ensure adolescent-friendly andgender-responsive SRH and SGBV case management services, including referrals.
• Conduct regular visits to assigned PHC facilities to monitor the implementation of adolescent- and gender-responsive SRHR services
• Collaborate with PHC providers and community actors to identify service delivery gaps and follow up on action plans
• Support capacity-strengthening efforts through training, coaching, and coordination.
• Provide supportive supervision and on the job coaching to PHC staff and CHWs following capacity-building sessions
• Participate in district-level technical meetings, workshops, and health coordination events as delegated.

Planning and Reporting

• Contribute to the development of weekly, monthly, and quarterly work plans in coordination with the project team.
• Contribute to joint planning and review meetings with PHC teams and district health authorities.
• Prepare and submit timely progress reports, field updates, and documentation as required by the project.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL):

• Collect and compile project data using standardized tools and ensure timely reporting to the Senior Health Officer and MEAL team.
• Use quality benchmarks to assess service delivery at PHC and community levels to ensure quality, gender-responsive, adolescent-friendly, and safe service delivery.
• Support documentation of lessons learned, success stories, and case studies related to ASRH interventions.

Partnership and Capacity Building:

• Assist in coordinating and co-facilitating training sessions for health workers, CHWs, and peer educators on adolescent-friendly services and SGBV response.

• Support local partners in planning and executing community-level SRHR activities, ensuring adherence to Save the Children guidelines and policies, and to project SOPs

• Build and maintain good relationships with district health officers, PHC staff, and community leaders to support local buy in and ownership, and to ensure sustainability of SRHR interventions.

Other Duties:

• Ensure compliance with Save the Children’s policies and procedures, including child safeguarding, gender equality, and code of conduct.

• Undertake any other tasks as assigned by the Senior Health Officer or Project Manager in support of the project.
  

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice )

Accountability:

• hold him/herself accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• hold the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.

• Widely share their personal vision for Save the Children, engage and motivate others.

• Think a head, think strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Build and maintain effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• Value diversity, see it as a source of competitive strength

• Be approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develop and encourage new and innovative solutions

• Be willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Be honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree health/medical related field.

• At least 1–2 years of experience implementing health programs, preferably in adolescent SRHR.

• Experience supervising/supporting public health service delivery in rural or underserved settings.

• Familiarity with adolescent-friendly SRHR approaches, gender-responsive services, or gender-based violence response is an asset.

• Basic experience in data collection and activity reporting.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.

• Commitment to upholding adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, including gender equality and youth participation.

• Commitment to Save the Children’s values and safeguarding principles.
  

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Experience in participating in or supporting training and mentoring processes.
• Experience working in rural Upper Egypt, particularly Minya or Assiut governorates, is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with adolescent girls and young women.
• Ability to think strategically to solve problems and accomplish goals.
• Well-developed communication skills across cultures.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team player and independently.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with local health authorities and communities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic
Ability to work under pressure and deliver results with tight deadlines.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.