Technical Adviser – Health and Climate

We are looking for a Technical Adviser – Health and Climate (40 hrs/week)

You will be responsible for the technical support to humanitarian and development cooperation projects worldwide with components of health. The role will focus on mental health, non-communicable diseases, anticipatory action, heat and air pollution risks, conflict and health, but will engage in all activities of the health team.

We are looking for candidates with a Masters (MPH or MSc) in a health related field (public health, environmental health, environmental epidemiology, global health) with a strong focus on climate change and at least 5 years of research experience in the humanitarian or development sector, or in a think tank focusing on humanitarian issues (equivalent academic experience will also be considered).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice and support to health projects based on request and needs of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies.
• Further develop health approaches and methodologies with a particular focus on air pollution, heat risks, and challenges to mental health and wellbeing.
• With health as a sectoral topic of relevance in all phases of the disaster continuum (incl. DRR/preparedness, anticipatory action and response) ensure good coordination and proactively collaborate with different teams/units/functions across the Climate Centre.
• Document best practices in humanitarian health interventions and approaches and contribute to scientific work on relevant topics.
• Support the design and delivery of trainings, workshops and other capacity building initiatives with regards to health.
• In all these efforts ensure a bottom-up, collaborative and integrated approach to knowledge transfer and innovation.
• Organize and/or participate in relevant events, webinars, expert meetings, trainings, and workshops on health topics.
• Contribute to networking and coordination with relevant stakeholders in and outside the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
• Assist with communication as well as contribute to policy and advocacy activities on health in and outside of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
• Contribute to all relevant monitoring and reporting activities and requirements of the health team.

Competencies

• Excellent knowledge of climate change risks and impacts on health.
• Excellent research, writing, and editing skills. Experience in the development, contextualization or roll-out of methodologies or guidelines for humanitarian health programming is a strong asset.
• Excellent analytical skills as well as the ability to express facts and ideas in a clear, convincing and organized manner.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. Additional languages are an asset.
• GIS skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills working with cross-cultural and multi-diverse teams. Strong ability to work in a remote team and a strong will to cooperate.
• Ability to set priorities and handle multiple competing time and resource demands, highly organized.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products at intermediate level.

We offer a home-based assignment with limited international travel, flexible work hours and a global, virtual working environment with room for initiative and personal development.

The full vacancy text can be found here.

Application deadline: Sunday 21st July 2024 23.59 hrs CEST