Job: Migration Health Physician

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Closing Date: Monday, 09 December 2013

OPEN TO INTERNAL AND NON-REPRESENTED MEMBER STATES CANDIDATES

Position Title : Migration Health Physician

Duty Station : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Classification: Official, Grade P3

Type of Appointment: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension

Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible

Closing Date: December 09, 2013

Reference Code: VN2013/55(O)-INT

Established in 1951, 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.

IOM has a proactive recruitment policy to increase the representation of nationals of nonrepresented member states. Qualified applicants from the following countries will be favorably considered:

Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Guyana, Holy See, Israel, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Micronesia, Mongolia, Namibia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Slovenia, Somalia, South Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Timor Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen Applications from qualified female candidates are especially encouraged.

Context:

Under the general supervision of the Head of Office in Malaysia, the direct supervision of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in Malaysia, the successful candidate will be responsible for the adequate functioning of ongoing Health Assessment of refugees and migrants in Malaysia.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

1. Assist the CMO in planning health assessment pipeline and monitoring staffing level and resources required reaching the targets set by the resettlement countries. Liaise with Resettlement Support Center (RSC) regarding planning, scheduling and special requests.
2. Take part in recruitment and training of medical staff, e.g. nurses, physicians.
3. Coordinate daily assignments to the medical staff; provide direct supervision of the health assessments and guidance to the national staff.
4. Assist the CMO with overall supervision to health assessment activities.
5. Maintain quality control and quality assurance system; write and revise SOPs in timely manner.
6. Conduct on-the-job training for the national staff, review part of chest radiographs, perform audit of the medical documents, check timeliness and accuracy of the data entry, review performance indicators, identify problems and suggest corrective measures.
7. Supervise management of tuberculosis patients; ensure that Tuberculosis (TB) detection, treatment, recording and reporting are performed according to the requirements of the resettlement countries and internal IOM standards.
8. Supervise pre-departure health procedures (fitness-to-travel checks, pre-departure treatment), in coordination with the CMO and the Chief Nurse. Maintain a pool of medical escorts, perform training, coordinate assignments, and provide supervision of escort activities. Liaise with the operations department regarding movements.
9. Support public health activities, including surveillance among refugee population in urban setting including prevention and response to outbreaks of communicable diseases, in coordination with the CMO.
10. Supervise collection of the demographic, health and epidemiological data and preparation of statistical reports for the stakeholders (donors, health authorities of the resettlement countries, Migration Health Department, Headquarters, other IOM departments). Review data collection procedures, suggest improvements.
11. Liaise with external service providers, governmental or international counterparts, health authorities of the resettlement countries and IOM departments, in the absence or on behalf of the CMO.
12. Assist the CMO with budget preparation and monitoring.
13. Assist the mission in exploring activities that promote the health of migrant populations in the country.
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.

Required Competencies

Behavioural

• takes responsibility and manages constructive criticism; works effectively with all clients and stakeholders; promotes continuous learning; communicates clearly; takes initiative and drives high levels of performance management;plans work,anticipates risks, and sets goals within area of responsibility; displays mastery of subject matter; contributes to a collegial team environment; creates a respectful office environment free of harassment and retaliation, and promotes the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA); incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation; displays awareness of relevant technological solutions; j) works with internal and external stakeholders to meet resource needs of IOM.

Technical

a) effectively applies knowledge of health issues in execution of responsibilities at appropriate level; maintains confidentiality and discretion in appropriate areas of work.

Required Qualifications and Experience

a) completed Master's degree from an accredited academic institution in Medicine; five years of relevant professional experience (or seven years for those with first level university degree) in public health, migration health, project management or work in international medical NGO's; previous working experience in migration health area, including conducting health assessments; sound knowledge and previous experience in management of TB patients; ability and willingness to travel and work under difficult conditions and in remote areas; computer literacy, good knowledge of MS Office applications.

Languages Fluency in English is required.

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via PRISM, IOM e-Recruitment system, by December 09, 2013 at the latest, referring to this advertisement. For further information, please refer to: http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/about-iom-1/recruitment/how-to-apply.html In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly filled in and submitted with a cover letter not more than one page specifying the motivation for applications. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. You can track the progress of your application in your personal application page in the IOM e-recruitment system.

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