Health Program Manager

We are hiring a Health Program Manager to join a new team in the Middle East. This program manager oversees, manages, and ensures the successful implementation of health projects in program areas. Major responsibilities include field level program implementation of health programs as well as overseeing medical supply distribution to supported health facilities and working with a partner organization to increase their capacity to scale up the number of mobile clinics they are running. This includes identifying health facilities for pharmaceutical distributions, ensuring appropriate reporting from the partner facilities and organizations, liaising with local government and Non-Governmental Organizations partners, and internal liaising with senior staff.

Are you a nurse, doctor, or clinical practitioner with a heart for the nations? This is a great opportunity to make an eternal impact.

***This is a 12 month assignment

A day in the life of a Health Program Manager:

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff, and our volunteers who serve around the globe.

In the role of Health Program Manager, you will have the opportunity to:

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Ensure daily field-level execution of health programs against all set objectives and targets within the agreed budgets and timeframes.
• Work through trusted partners to identify functioning health facilities in need of medical supplies.
• Conduct frequent visits to partner clinics (as able), identifying gaps through appropriate check lists and working with implementing partner to remedy gaps identified.
• Oversee distribution of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to pre-identified health facilities and follows up to ensure proper use.
• Work with local health facilities to ensure proper use, storage, and disposal of pharmaceuticals and medical supply and reports on their use.
• Train, mentor, and build the technical capacity of Samaritans Purse health and nutrition staff.
• Work with health teams to identify appropriate health and nutrition messages to be passed to the local communities based on identified needs.
• Assist in the development of health and nutrition proposals and project budgets, monitors effectiveness and financial expenditures, and evaluates ongoing and new activities.
• Identify potential new health needs, designs and propose a response plan to IHQ focal point.
• All other duties as assigned.

Learn more about serving with Samaritans Purse.

Qualifications & Experience:

Nursing Degree/diploma or clinical medicine qualifications from an accredited medical school with a valid practicing license and two (2) to three (3) years nursing or clinical experience. Two (2) to three (3) years experience in emergency health programming preferred. One (1) to two (2) years experience in reproductive health, maternal health, new born health, vaccination and/or nutrition preferred. International experience preferred. Masters Degree in public health preferred. Experience in management, capacity building, and mentorship of health teams preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies strongly preferred.

Job Location: Middle East

Type: Full-Time; 12 month assignment

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required); Arabic preferred

Accompaniment: Unaccompanied

Benefits:

• International medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days
• When at IHQ, on-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)

Samaritan's Purse Mission Statement:

Samaritan's Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan's Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God's love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

How to apply

https://careers.samaritanspurse.org/jobs/17575272-health-program-manager-middle-east