CARE UKRAINE

CARE prioritizes a locally led response and is partnering primarily with Civil-Society Organizations (CSOs), National NGOs, local authorities, and when needed, INGOs with a longstanding presence in the country and access to hard-to-reach areas. CARE Ukraine deliberately and strategically prioritizes partnerships with local and national Women Led and Women Rights organizations (WLO’s/ WRO’s), further strengthening the Gender in Emergencies (GiE) principle and the Women Lead in Emergencies (WLiE) approach.

In the first few weeks after the escalation of the war, virtually all humanitarian aid inside Ukraine was organized and implemented by local actors. These groups (together with local authorities) remain the principal aid providers but are quickly being exhausted of funds, fuel, and physical energy. Thereby, a considerable proportion of CARE’s resources is dedicated to strengthening and supporting the capacities of local partners.

As of May 2022, CARE Ukraine has established partnerships with more than 20 national organizations (incl. four WLOs/WROs) and five international NGOs. From more than 45 million € that have been raised for Ukraine thus far, around 70% is allocated to local and national partners. Through the activities that have been implemented so far, CARE Ukraine has been able to reach 759,651 people, including IDPs and affected populations in hard-to-reach areas.

While CARE Ukraine’s country office is currently located in Kyiv as well as area offices in Lviv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, covering both the East and South of the country.

General objectives
Under the supervision of the Program Quality Lead the Health and SRH Technical Advisor will be responsible for the vision, strategy, design, implementation, and management of technical and operational aspects of CARE’s Health portfolio (including primary, reproductive, mental, community and environmental health) in Ukraine They will lead on CARE and partner implemented programs and promote technical assistance, capacity strengthening, and learning.

Major responsibilities:

Program Management, Technical Quality, and Strategy

Provide strategic direction, leadership, and overall management to all health programs within the Ukraine Country Program in line with the country strategy including functional primary healthcare systems and services that can include reproductive health, communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, health information, drug management, infection control, environmental health, and nutrition.
Supervise and provide technical support to the team to implement evidence-based CARE programs to a high-quality standard, including services provided by partner organizations.
Research, identify, monitor, and report health needs and explore the potential of addressing unmet needs by guiding additional needs assessments as required.
Ensure the implementation of M&E systems with specific attention to improving the effectiveness of systems; ensure output and impact data are collected and used to optimize program quality.
Work with other sectors: Protection, Women Economic Justice, Gender Equality Women’s voice and Leadership, WASH, Shelter to improve integration and coordination within programs.
Program Quality and Development

Inform design processes that ensure new or adapted programming for the health sector focusing on improving efficiencies, impact, and integrated and localized approaches.
Develop proposal narratives and financial budgets that align across multiple grants as a comprehensive health portfolio.
Actively participate in defining the country's strategic action plan, particularly related to Health and the integration with other program’s sectors.
Use and adapt CARE’S program quality tools, including gender equality, client responsiveness, and other tools, to improve the impact and outcomes of Health programs.
Assist in log frames, work plans, and monitoring tools and support their implementation.
Ensure that the health activities demonstrate adherence to international and national standards.
Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development:

Recruit, supervise, and build the capacity of team members in relevant technical and management competencies including developing and implementing remote management capacity-building approaches to build the strengths of the team in Ukraine
Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report and partner staff, including setting clear expectations, annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.
Coordination & Representation

Attend technical cluster meetings and working group meetings in respective sub-sectors.
Develop and maintain relationships, communications, and partnerships with local health actors operating in CARE’s implementation areas; where possible, support strategic partnerships in the field that enhance the best use of resources and complement health service delivery to shared catchment areas.
Represent the CARE’s Ukraine health program at the donor and other meetings as needed.
Qualifications

Medical degree, Midwifery and/or Master of Public Health required
Minimum of 3 years of experience managing health programs in humanitarian and recovery settings
Expertise in gender equality in health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Demonstrated competency in health program design, proposal development, and management of a multi-donor grant portfolio.
Financial management skills, including budget development and oversight of spending plans.
Demonstrated experience in a leadership position required, including training, coaching, and mentoring large teams.
Experience building and sustaining strong relationships with local health authorities and other government partners
Strong cross-cultural communication skills and able to work as part of a diverse team. Sensitive to interpersonal differences and a range of viewpoints.
Able to effectively prioritize and follow multiple activities and deadlines simultaneously.
Analytical, strategic, and able to proactively develop solutions to complex challenges.
Reliable, patient, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Fluency in written and spoken English required, skills in Ukrainian and/or Russian language an advantage

Please send your CV (in pdf format max. 4 pages) and a cover letter in English with the subject title of your Email: Health and SRH Technical Advisor.