The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50 countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Background/IRC Summary:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Since 2007, IRC has worked with refugees and other vulnerable populations in Jordan. Working in coordination with the humanitarian community and the Government of Jordan, the IRC's assistance programs for children in Jordan include Zaatari Camp and urban-based refugee assistance (Mafraq, Ramtha, Irbid).
The Position
The Health Program Support position will work jointly with the rest of the health team and other departments and will be mainly responsible for following up with the patients on the medical services that IRC are providing to the patients either through the private sector or through the public sector to make sure providing the needed services to the patients according to the international guidelines and protocols, receiving service registration requests and adding these requests on the HIS, verifying the Hardcopy and soft copies of documents related to the services, and will be responsible for updating and reflecting different medical and non-medical information for the patients on the Health Information System (HIS).
Key Responsibilities
Referral supervision
Representation and Coordination
Reporting & Monitoring:
Coordination with departments in IRC
Key Working Relationships
Position Reports to: Health Manager
Position directly supervises: None.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required:
Working Environment: This position is based in Amman with field visits to urban (Mafraq and Ramtha). The security situation in the IRC intervention areas is calm and the security department of IRC shares regular security updates to keep the management and staff informed about the new developments.
This job description can be modified at any time according to changes in the IRC activities or in the context
Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other benefits and allowances.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants based on merit without regard to race,, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Standard of Professional Conduct:The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.
Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to increase the representation of women, people that are from country and communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are under-represented in global power structures.
Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. The IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance in over 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. Since 2007, IRC has worked with refugees and other vulnerable populations in Jordan. IRC’s recent and current programs in Jordan focused on interventions that address Gender based Violence and specifically violence against women and girls for Iraqi refugees and host community members. Interventions in this sector ensure coordinating the available services while ensuring quality response to survivors through building the capacities of local partners and service providers on the ground. IRC interventions also prioritize working with partners to deliver effective preventive messages.
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