Job Title: Deputy Regional Health Assessment Programme Coordinator
Date Posted: 02/07/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: International
Organization for Migration
Industry: Medical
Salary: Open
Location: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 10/07/2026
Looking for a medical job in Kenya? International Organization for Migration is recruiting a Deputy Regional Health Assessment Programme Coordinator.
The role is based in Nairobi and experience in healthcare is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and enhance the quality management plan for all HA and
related programmes in Africa based on the global quality framework for
HAPs in close coordination with regional and global-level senior MHD
colleagues.
- Conduct regular quality monitoring visits to HAPs and other health
project-implementing locations and provide feedback to the Country Offices
(COs), RHAPC, or respective RTS’s, RDs, and senior MHD staff in HQ.
- Organize and coordinate the data collection, analysis, and reporting
system for all Migration HA-related operations in Africa, including:
- Ensuring compliance of data entry software applications and
protocols;
- Health Assessment pipeline monitoring and reports;
- Radiology testing outcomes;
- Laboratory testing outcomes;
- TB treatment;
- Pre-departure examinations;
- Presumptive treatment;
- Medical escorts;
- Incident reports; and,
- Files transmission monitoring and reporting to the Resettlement
Support Centre (RSC) Africa, as well as to Australian, UK, and Canadian
High Commissions in Nairobi, as well as other relevant countries
requesting health assessment missions and entities for resettlement
caseloads.
- Ensure implementation of the Global Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) related to
- migrant health programmes, in particular for migration health
assessment programmes and emergency health response, and the development
of regional and country-specific SOPs.
- Provide technical guidance and supervision to the Migration Health
Processing Officers, Data Entry/Processing staff, and their focal points
within the region.
- Compile and share effective practices and lessons learned from HA
programmes and incident responses.
- Use and analyse migration health data to manage the quality of HAP
and other health projects. Train staff in the use of global and regional
data and reporting tools for quality management. Develop a data collection
strategy for non-HAP health projects in Africa in coordination with the
Head, Regional Data Processing, Analysis, and Follow-up Unit.
- Lead on the incident management process in HAPs Africa.
Conceptualize the extension of the incident management system to non-HAP
health projects. Work with the Migration Health Information team in Manila
to develop adaptations of the Global Incident Reporting System (GIRS) to
non-HAP health projects.
- Provide support to the RHAPC in the management of individual
follow-up of medical cases as necessary. This may include assisting the
RHAPC in planning and coordinating activities with IOM Operations and
field staff, counterparts, as well as IOM and non-IOM panel physicians.
- Create regional staff development and training plans, including
joint trainings for HAP and non-HAP MHD staff on cross-cutting themes
of health assessments. Establish an environment that optimizes peer
support, resources, experience sharing, and reporting between HAP and
non-HAP health staff in Africa and potentially other regions.
- Assist in the mobilization of trained HAP staff for IOM health
activities in emergencies and other non-HAP health projects.
- Identify opportunities for expanding migration health activities and
programmes in the region, responding to the needs of Member States (MS)
and migrants, announcements for call of proposals by drafting project
concept notes and/or proposals, and liaising with United Nations (UN)
agencies and the Ministry of Health to identify project development
opportunities in coordination with MHD colleagues working in the
respective regions.
- Proactively seek to ensure HAP capacities can benefit project
development in coordination with RTS’s and HAP managers, including but not
limited to the infrastructure and technical expertise, to address broader
public health issues.
- Prepare administrative and programme reports and updates. In
particular, prepare annual reports on member states activities or
Migration HA’s activities and major parameters of the programs, and ad-hoc
relevant and related reports, as requested.
- Design and incorporate public health activities in HAPs.
- In collaboration with the RTS and the RHAPC, represent the
Organization and promote IOM health activities and IOM’s regional strategy
in meetings, workshops, international conferences, and, as required, write
reports, presentations, and background documents on behalf of the MHD.
- Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- University degree in Medicine from an accredited institution and a
Master’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, International Health,
Tropical Medicine, or a related field from an accredited academic
institution with at least seven years of relevant professional experience;
or,
- University degree in Medicine from an accredited institution with at
least nine years of relevant professional experience.
- Accredited Universities are those listed in the UNESCO World
Higher Education Database.
Experience
- The professional experience must include at least seven years of
experience in the management of health programmes or systems, related to
migration health, of which five are at an international level, preferably
in developing countries;
- Experience in migration health assessment programmes is a
distinctive advantage;
- Formal training or demonstrated experience in conceptualization,
evaluation, or implementation of public health programs is mandatory; and,
- Demonstrated experience in the application of quality management
principles is mandatory.
Skills
- In-depth knowledge of the broad range of migration health
programming-related subject areas dealt with by the Organization;
- Ability to effectively work with thematic specialists, proactively
identifying areas of common interest and collaborating to find innovative
solutions while balancing various interests;
- In-depth knowledge of HAPs, including Refugee Resettlement;
- Knowledge of UN and bilateral donor programming;
- Knowledge of managing a large team;
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
- Demonstrated skills in writing, editing, and reporting;
- Personal qualities include commitment, efficiency, flexibility,
self-motivation, respect for diversity, and creative thinking; and,
- Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues from
varied cultures and professional backgrounds.
How to Apply
