مطلوب منسق المجموعة الصحية الفرعية الوطنية في الضفة

الوصف الوظيفي:
Classified Grade: NO-C
First Level Supervisor: National Health Cluster Coordinator
Unit: Health Cluster
Duty Station: West-bank 
Closing date:  26 August 2025
Initial Contract duration: until 31 December 2025 with a possibility of extension.

Purpose of the Position:
The oPt Health Cluster strives to build upon existing coordination structures making principled health action as local as possible to provide timely, effective and appropriate actions to minimize the health impacts of humanitarian and public health emergencies through strengthening of service delivery, addressing gaps, and promoting effective leadership. The oPt Health Cluster will advance the well-being, safety, dignity and resilience of the affected population through coherent, coordinated and integrated health response.

Working with national counterparts, the Health Cluster is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the engagement of partners to deliver quality programmes and services to meet humanitarian needs, improve accountability and to promote meaningful access, safety and dignity in all phases of the Health Cluster response. 

Effective and efficient cluster management is a shared responsibility held by all health cluster partners.  The Health Cluster Team, led by the Health Cluster Coordinator are the impartial representatives of the cluster as a whole and are responsible for the day-to-day coordination and facilitation of the work of the cluster.

The overall objective of oPt West Bank Sub National Coordinator is to improve the timeliness and impact of appropriate humanitarian health assistance for crisis-impacted communities and to strengthen the collective health outcomes of the response.

Objectives of the Program and the immediate Strategic Objective:

Reporting to the National Health Cluster Coordinator, under the overall guidance of the Head of WHO Country Office who has final accountability for the performance of WHO as Cluster Lead Agency, and working closely with the Incident manager, counterparts at the respective Regional Office and HQ, the incumbent is expected to discharge WHO's lead role in the health cluster and to impartially represent the interests of the members of the health cluster, at the subnational level, in support of the national cluster, including working groups which may be coordinated by other agencies. The Sub National Health Cluster Coordinator, West Bank leads an interagency team in an environment that requires high standards of accountability and demonstrable leadership, coordination, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, and in which the principles of partnership, collaboration and collective results are essential.   

Organizational context:

The of oPt West Bank Sub National Coordinator (WB_SNHCC) will be expected to work with the national oPt Health Cluster Coordinator to support the implementation of, monitor and evaluate performance against the six core cluster functions and accountability to affected populations (refer to Annex 1). The WB_SNHCC will ensure that partners participate in and assume their minimum commitments to the health cluster (Annex 2 IASC Minimum Commitments for participation in clusters) by placing Affected Populations at the centre of decision-making and action

The incumbent will perform the following duties: 

Manage, coordinate and be the overall lead within the health cluster or at inter-cluster level for rapid health needs assessments, as well as participatory assessments (multi cluster/sector initial rapid assessments and humanitarian needs overviews, post-event risk assessment post disaster/post conflict needs assessment); be familiar with and ready to choose from existing tools to confirm that the health cluster covers all identified humanitarian health needs of the affected population.
Collect information from all health partners on Who’s Where, since and until When, doing What (4Ws), and regularly feed the database managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA). Provide consolidated feedback to all partners and the other clusters.
Strategic planning

Lead the development, in cooperation with the health cluster members, of the health sector components of the humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plan (HRP) as well as contingency planning for potential new events and other interagency planning, ensure proper linkages with the incident management system, disaster risk reduction, relief and recovery to complement national health sector preparedness/response plans.
Ensure full compliance with national and international norms and standards, oversee that cross-cutting issues are mainstreamed in the health cluster response and implementation plans, taking into account the need for local adaptation
Coordination of the health cluster

Facilitate health partner coordination and involvement in health and other related sector assessments (e.g. nutrition, WASH), planning, information, interventions, monitoring and quality assurance, and regularly report on health services delivered to the affected population.
Identify urgent technical gaps and training needs in relation to technical standards and protocols for the delivery of key health services to ensure their adoption and uniform application by all health cluster partners; identify opportunities for capacity building in collaboration with partners.
Ensure appropriate links among humanitarian actions and longer-term health sector plans, incorporating the concept of “building back better” and specific risk reduction measures.
Convene and facilitate consultative and results-oriented meetings in line with the principles of partnership. Organize and conduct joint support missions to field operations.
Oversee the development of a functional Information Management strategy and mechanism for the health cluster to facilitate information sharing as well as monitoring and reporting; ensure that the health cluster produces and disseminates to partners, donors, government and other stakeholders regular updates, technical reports, bulletins and briefings on the health status of the affected people, response activities, resources mobilization, achievements, challenges and the remedial actions when necessary.
Support national (health system) capacity building in emergency preparedness and response in accordance with the IASC emergency response preparedness (ERP) approach and other related guidance.
Resources mobilization and funds allocation

Liaise and manage the development of resource mobilization efforts, oversee the initiation of Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and other pooled fund proposals and other funding documents, as required, in close collaboration with the Head of the WHO Country Office, and in consultation with the health cluster partners and the humanitarian country team.
Establish clear and transparent prioritization criteria for vetting partners’ projects for inclusion in consolidated appeals and pooled funds processes.
Monitoring and evaluation

Coordinate the development, adaptation and implementation of an indicators’ monitoring framework to ensure adequate implementation of the health cluster plans; empower partners’ active involvement in joint monitoring of individual and common plans of action for health interventions. Promote peer exchange of experiences and lessons learned within the cluster partnership.
Advocacy

Identify core advocacy concerns for the Health Cluster through a consultative process: develop joint cluster/ inter-cluster initiatives to ensure regular and consistent advocacy is conveyed to the RC/HC and humanitarian country team. Advocate for collective action, collective results, and collective accountability.
Represent the health cluster in inter-cluster coordination mechanisms at country/field level, contribute to jointly identifying critical issues that require multisectoral responses, and plan the relevant synergistic interventions with the other clusters concerned.
Advocate for priorities in the health sector, including protection for health workers and health facilities and the highest possible integration of the health related activities in the humanitarian agenda.
Act as national Health Cluster Coordinator OIC whenever needed.
متطلبات الوظيفة:
Educational background
* Essential: First university degree in public health, medicine, international health, management or social sciences or related field.

Desirable: An advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in public health, medicine, international health, management or social sciences or related field.

Specialized training in emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, and health cluster coordination

Functional Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of the rapid response operations and their implementation in emergencies as related to public health, complemented by demonstrated ability to identify and manage difficult situations, to lead and direct multidisciplinary and multinational staff.
In-depth knowledge of emergency relief policies and practices within the UN, other UN specialized agencies, donor agencies, national and international NGOs.
Sound knowledge and experience about disaster prevention and preparedness programmes and the incident management system.
Excellent negotiation skills and ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate a policy process among UN, NGOs, national health authorities and donors.
Professional experience  
* Essential: At least five years of relevant experience at national and international level, in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations, including experience in managing and coordinating health programs in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies.

Desirable: Relevant work experience in WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations

Language Skills
Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English.

Competencies
Building and promoting partnerships across the organization and beyond
Teamwork
Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences
Creating an empowering and motivating environment
Communication
تفاصيل الوظيفة:
المسمى الوظيفي: West Bank Sub National Health Cluster Coordinator
آخر موعد للتقديم: 26.08.2025.
المكان: رام الله والبيرة
طبيعة العمل: مكتبي أو ميداني (مقر العمل)
نوع الوظيفة: دوام كامل
المستوى المهني: إداري/ إشرافي
الدرجة العلمية: البكالوريوس
الخبرة: 5 سنوات
التصنيف: الطب والتمريض والصحة العامة
آلية التقديم:
Interested applicants must submit an introduction letter, a resume and copy of education certificates, in English, no later than 26 August 2025 to emacopsehr@who.int indicating in the subject line:  West Bank Sub National Health Cluster Coordinator _ Your name.

Please note that applicants must respond to the questions listed below in their email application; applications submitted without answers to these questions will not be considered.

Do you hold an advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in public health, medicine, international health, management, social sciences, or a related field? (Yes/No — If yes, please specify)
Have you completed specialized training in any of the following areas: emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, or health cluster coordination? (Yes/No — If yes, please specify)
Do you have previous work experience with WHO, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, or relevant non-governmental or humanitarian organizations? (Yes/No — If yes, please specify)
Have you been directly involved in disaster prevention and preparedness programmes or the implementation of an incident management system? (Yes/No — If yes, please provide details)
Relevant applications will be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.