CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Title:Migration Health Consultant
Duty Station:International Organization for Migration (IOM), Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Unit:Migration and Health, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania
Duration: 5 months
Commencement: As soon as possible
Vacancy Notice: IOM/005/14
IOM
Established in 1951, and with currently 156 Member States, IOM is the
leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and
works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental
partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for
the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to
governments and migrants to promote international cooperation on
migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to
migration problems, and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants
in need, including refugees and internally displaced people. IOM
addresses the migration phenomenon through a holistic perspective that
includes links to development, in order to maximize on the benefits of
migration while minimizing its negative effects.
Migration health
Following the WHO definition of health as “a state of physical, mental
and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
(WHO, 1994),” migration health translates as the physical, mental, and
social well-being of migrants and mobile populations and host
communities affected by migration.
IOM’s Migration Health programmes address the health needs of individual
migrants as well as the public health needs of host communities by
assisting governmental and non-governmental partners in the development
and implementation of relevant policies and programmes. IOM addresses
migration health through three global programme areas:
- Migration Health Assessments and Travel Assistance:Providing health assessment services to migrants and refugees on behalf of destination governments. Services include physical examination, laboratory diagnostics, vaccinations, DNA testing, and treatment of excludable conditions as per the specific guidelines of receiving governments.
- Health Promotion and Assistance for Migrants: Providing health services that meet the specific needs of migrants and their host communities, across a wide range of priority areas such as sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); mental health; immunizations; environmental health and hygiene; outbreak preparedness; and communicable disease prevention, surveillance, and control. Furthermore, this programme area involves health promotion and education on migration health, while developing government and community capacity in identifying and responding to the health-related challenges of migration and population mobility.
- Migration Health Assistance for Crisis-affected Populations: Supporting governments and populations during the acute phase and in the aftermath of emergencies by managing health issues related to the mass movement of people, and arranging medical evacuation for individuals. Activities include psychosocial assistance, communicable disease control and response, and reconstruction of damaged health infrastructure.
Partnership on Health and Mobility in East and Southern Africa (PHAMESA)
IOM’s migration health division supports governments to understand and
address the social determinants of migration health through the
Partnership on Health and Migration in East and Southern Africa
(PHAMESA) programme. Currently in its second phase, PHAMESA is a
regional Programme which covers select countries in the East and
Southern Africa region. The four-year Programme follows the successful
implementation of PHAMESA I (2010-2013), and previously, the Partnership
on HIV and Migration in Southern Africa (PHAMSA I and II – 2003-2010).
PHAMESA’s implementation is in line with the 61st World Health Assembly
resolution (WHA 61:17) on migrant health held in 2008 which directs
governments to integrate migrant health in all policies and programming
strategies. IOM’s current programmes are designed to operate within the
framework agreed upon by governments and stakeholders at the 2010 Madrid
global consultation on the operationalization of the 2008 WHA
resolution. The framework defines four thematic areas of operation as
follows:
- Monitoring migrant health;
- Policy and legal frameworks:
- Migrant sensitive health systems; and
- Partnerships, networks and multi country frameworks.
The overall objective of PHAMESA is to contribute to improved standards
of physical, mental, and social well-being of migrants and migration
affected populations in East and Southern Africa, enabling them to
substantially contribute towards the social and economic development of
their communities.This will be achieved through 4 outcomes:
- Improved monitoring of migrants health to inform policy and practices:In order to create a supportive policy environment for responding to migration health concerns and public health needs of host communities, this component of PHAMESA undertakes advocacy for policy development at regional, national and sectoral levels, as well as activities to create a conducive general environment for migration health.
- Policies and legislation make provisions for the health needs and rights of migrants and migration affected communities in line with international, regional and national commitments:
PHAMESA II focuses on ensuring that all health service providers
incorporate migration health-focused modalities to ensure that
migration-sensitive services are provided in line with the Madrid
framework 2010.
3.Migrants
and migration affected communities have access and use
migrant-sensitive health services in countries of origin, transit and
destination:*PHAMESA
facilitates, provides and promotes equitable and improved access for
migrants to comprehensive health care services, with particular
attention given to individual and structural factors that influence
access to and delivery of health services.
4.Strengthened
multi-country/ sectoral partnerships and networks for effective and
sustainable response to migration and health challenges in East and
Southern Africa:*In
order to strengthen the institutional infrastructure and coordinating
mechanisms of IOM and other key partners for enhanced collaboration and
coordination on Migration Health in East and Southern Africa, PHAMSEA
facilitates regional coordination internally among IOM missions and
externally with regional partners.
Duties and responsibilities
Under the overall supervision of the IOM Tanzania Programme Coordinator,
the consultant will work under the direct supervision of the IOM
Tanzania National Migration Health Coordinator, in close collaboration
with the Regional PHAMESA Programme Coordinator for East Africa within
the Regional Office in Nairobi.
The consultant will provide support for coordination, project management
and implementation, technical backstopping, and reporting on the
PHAMESA II programme in the United Republic of Tanzania and will also
contribute to expand and enhance all overall Tanzania migration and
health projects, interventions and activities.
Specific duties will include the following:
§ Assist with the management and implementation, monitoring and
evaluation of the on-going migration and health activities, focusing
also on TB in the mining sector in Tanzania and provide inputs to
strategically enhance the IOM role and its implementation;
§ Coordinate functions and take part in promoting SADC declaration on TB in Mining Sector;
§ Participate in strategic meetings with national stakeholders and
contribute to National Health Strategic Plan focusing also on TB in
mining Sector activities;
§ Promote the integration of migration and mobility public health
concerns internally and externally, including delivering presentations
on key findings and facts to both internal and external stakeholders;
§ Collaborate with NTLP/MOHSW, MEM, WHO, ILO and other stakeholders to
speared stop TB in mining sector through Technical Working Group (TWG)
for TB in mining Sector;
§ Providing logistical and administrative support to the establishment
and convening of relevant project steering committees, task forces and
assisting in the liaison between IOM and national stakeholders.
Particularly, coordinate, lead meetings and implementation of Work Plan
of the TWG for TB in mining sector;
§ Actively research and identify opportunities for resource mobilization
for migration and health in Tanzania, including but not limited to TB
in mining activities; and develop concept notes and proposals for fund-
raising for new projects in Migration Health in Tanzania, and maintain
an up-to-date donor mappings and profiles;
§ Actively participate in the meetings of the United Nations Programme
Working Group on HIV/AIDS, and through this and other channels, carry
out continuous liaison work with UN agencies and other Development
Partners;
§ Assist in identifying the need for tailored research on all spaces of
health vulnerabilities for policy and programme guidance;
§ Coordinating and backstopping to regional migration health team on
PHAMESA and on the health vulnerabilities in SADC Port research;
§ Assist in the submission of PHAMESA work plans and Monitoring and Evaluation documents.
OTHERS
§ Undertake any other function as directed by the superiors and as per work plan.
§ Undertake duty travel as necessary;
Qualifications, skills and Experience:
Completed university degree from an accredited academic institution,
preferably in possession of a medical degree, a Master’s degree in
public health, a degree in development studies or international
relations, as well as a minimum of two years of relevant work
experience. Female applicants are strongly encouraged.
§ Good understanding of migration health issues and social drivers of health and HIV in the region
§ Good understanding of health and development issues in Tanzania, EAC and SADC
§ Consolidated strategic thinking and planning skills
§ Strong proposal writing and resource mobilization working experience
§ Good capacities and skill to promote strategic alliances and identify opportunity of effective partnerships.
§ Experience in social science and/or public health research
§ Skills in promoting Public Private Partnership an asset
§ Experience in developing training materials and toolkits an asset
§ M&E skills and experience
§ Excellent organizational and administration skills
§ Excellent command of English, command of Kiswahili is an asset
§ Excellent communication skills
§ Strong facilitation/training skills, good interpersonal skills.
§ Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
§ Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a team member
§ Computer competencies in Microsoft Office software
§ Experience with statistical software
§ High level of computer literacy
Working hours:
The Consultant will be expected to work 40 hours per week.
How to apply:
Method of Application: Interested candidates should submit CV and a
cover letter indicating the Vacancy Notice Number, with three
professional references and contacts (email or telephone) to the
following email address:tzvacancy@iom.int
Closing date: 24 July 2014 (Only short-listed applicants will be contacted).
