Head of Health Emergency Response

Ministry of Public Health - Qatar; Doha; On-site; QAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Public Health - Qatar seeks a senior leader to oversee the health emergency response team and develop general guidelines for early response policies. The role ensures successful policy implementation across the State and demands extensive experience in health emergency management and leadership.

Responsibilities include defining response policies, guiding programs, supervising training, mobilizing resources, and advising partner organizations to strengthen national readiness and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medicine with specialisation in health emergency medicine/public health, community medicine, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in Health Emergency management including 4 years in leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop general guidelines for health emergencies and update policies and directories.
• Develop strategic guidelines for programs related to health emergencies and ensure implementation.
• Direct supervision of training policies and courses related to health emergency response.
• Design an effective mobilization system to allocate resources in emergencies and disasters.
• Provide technical and advisory support to partners in responding to health emergencies.
• Build and maintain networks with partners and strengthen response capabilities.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation systems to track response activities.
• Create advocacy and endorsement programs to strengthen community response systems.
• Conduct research to improve response systems and health emergency plans.
• Oversee operations center activities and publish health emergency plans.

Skills

Leadership

Policy development

Strategic planning

Public health

Training oversight

Education

Medical degree (MD)

Public health specialization

Job description

Job Summary

The job holder shall be responsible to oversee the team of health emergency response and to develop the general guidelines of the early response policy in dealing with the health emergencies ensuring its successful implementation in the State.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

1. Define and develop the general guidelines of responding to health emergencies and ensuring the developing, disseminating and updating of policies, standards, guidelines and directories of their systems.
2. Develop strategic guidelines for the programs and projects related to respond to health emergencies and ensuring its successful implementation on the ground.
3. Direct supervision of training policies and educational courses related to the health emergencies response systems.
4. Initiate the developing and designing of an effective and efficient mobilization system to mobilize the human, material and financial resources in emergencies and disasters.
5. Provide the technical and advisory assistance to all concerned bodies and partners in responding to health emergencies.
6. Define and set the concerned bodies and partners, working to create a network of relations with them and developing partnership policies designed to strengthen and improve the response capabilities of these institutions and partners.
7. Design and develop a monitoring and evaluation system and strategies to monitor and evaluate response activities.
8. Create and implement advocacy, support and endorsement strategies and programs to strengthen response systems in the community circles.
9. Define and conduct the appropriate research and studies to improve response systems.
10. Determine and develop the strategies required to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of work performed in the Operations Center, and developing, publishing, testing / evaluating and updating health emergency plans.
11. Perform other duties as requested to meet the ongoing organizational needs.

Essential Education

Bachelor's degree is required in medicine with specialisation in health emergency medicine/public health, community medicine, or related field.

Essential Experience

Minimum 10 years' experience in Health Emergency management out of which 4 years in leadership position.