Subnational Health Cluster Co-coordinator

Location: Kharkiv, Ukraine; based in Kharkiv with occasional travel across Ukraine. Workplace type: In Person. Open to Ukrainian nationals only.

Company

hirify.global is an international humanitarian non-governmental organization responding to conflict and disaster by supporting health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and community resilience.

What you will do

• Build and maintain relationships with health authorities, NGOs, UN agencies, cluster partners, and other stakeholders, providing interpretation and translation support when needed.
• Coordinate the Kharkiv subnational health cluster, including chairing twice-monthly cluster meetings and organizing monthly meetings with oblast health departments and other health authorities.
• Represent the health cluster in Kharkiv OCHA coordination meetings and engage with other clusters to identify issues requiring multi-sectoral responses.
• Implement information management, reporting, meeting documentation, and regular updates to strengthen coordination and accountability.
• Support needs assessments, strategy adaptation, partner briefings, field monitoring, feedback, and alignment of projects with the Health Cluster strategy.
• Contribute to the Ukraine Country-Based Pool Fund process by identifying priority locations and reviewing projects for relevance to needs in Kharkivska oblast.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree at Master's level or above in medicine, nursing, or public health from an accredited or recognized institute.
• At least 2 years of professional experience at national or international level in developing and promoting collaborative partnerships in emergency and humanitarian relief operations, including managing and coordinating health programmes in chronic and acute, sudden-onset emergencies.
• Relevant experience with WHO, IRC, other UN agencies, health cluster partners, recognized humanitarian organizations, or relevant nongovernmental or humanitarian organizations.
• Knowledge of rapid response operations and their implementation in public health emergencies, with the ability to identify and manage difficult situations and lead multidisciplinary and multinational staff.
• In-depth knowledge of emergency relief policies and practices within the UN, specialized UN agencies, donor agencies, and national and international NGOs.
• Knowledge and experience in disaster prevention and preparedness programmes and incident management systems.
• Excellent negotiation skills and the ability to convene stakeholders and facilitate policy processes among UN agencies, NGOs, national health authorities, and donors.
• Ability to build and promote partnerships, work in a team, demonstrate results orientation, analytical thinking, communication, respect for individual and cultural differences, and create an empowering and motivating environment.

Nice to have

• Postgraduate studies or specialized training in public health, emergency management, international aid, humanitarian principles, health system recovery, or health cluster coordination.

Culture & Benefits

• Purposeful work and development opportunities in international humanitarian response.
• English classes and unlimited online training courses.
• Life insurance and medical insurance for staff and family members.
• Free psychological support for employees and their family members.
• 30 calendar days of annual vacation and up to 10 days of paid medical leave.
• Work governed by IRC standards of integrity, service, equality, accountability, safeguarding, and protection from retaliation.