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This Vacancy Notice is part of IOM's competitive mobility exercise, open for applications from internal and internal-equivalent candidates only.
Organizational Context and Scope
Under the direct supervision of the Director of Migration Health Division (MHD) in coordination with the Department of Operations and Emergencies (DOE), as well as in close collaboration with other IOM Headquarters (HQs) Departments and Divisions, Regional Offices (ROs), Missions, and IOM staff engaged in emergency health operations worldwide, the Senior Programme Officer, Health in Emergencies will be responsible to participate in, coordinate and support IOM's health response to humanitarian emergencies and respective population mobility globally, encompassing the various stages of emergency preparedness, response, transition, and early recovery.
Accordingly, the successful candidate will take the lead role in delivery of migration health assistance for crisis-affected populations; in setting up and ensuring adherence to global standards within IOM's health response to emergencies in field operations; as well as ensuring synergies of IOM's emergency health programming with all other sectors of humanitarian assistance under the mandate of IOM led by DOE, and in liaison with relevant donors and external partners.