Prehospital Emergency Care Field Officer

About the role

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is recruiting a Prehospital Emergency Care Field Officer (PHEC FO) for a national, resident position in Mogadishu, Somalia. The officer manages First & Aid & Prehospital Emergency Care (FAPHEC) programmes and resources, supporting the development of safe, effective and context-appropriate first aid and prehospital emergency care systems so that wounded and sick people receive timely care and are referred appropriately. The role also strengthens emergency preparedness and response capacity of health systems and acts as country-level focal point for the ePCR application.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an understanding of the FAPHEC system, its needs, capacities, resources, local coping mechanisms and referral pathways, and define the ICRC's role and added value
• Design, implement and adapt context-appropriate projects and Plans of Action with stakeholders, aligned with ICRC guidance
• Build capacity of FAPHEC stakeholders through coaching, technical support and training, including trauma care, patient assessment, stabilization, referral and mass casualty management
• Deliver and facilitate courses such as Basic Emergency Care, First Responder Trauma Course and Clinical Training of Trainers
• Strengthen emergency preparedness and response plans, stabilization points, mass casualty management and surge capacity plans, and support SOPs, clinical pathways and referral mechanisms
• Use monitoring tools and indicators (e.g. MAD) to assess progress against objectives, analyse programme data and promote quality improvement
• Act as country focal point for the ePCR application, ensuring data integrity and expanding it to other sites

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in medicine, a paramedical discipline or nursing
• Qualification in advanced prehospital emergency care training and programming
• A postgraduate diploma or certificate in public health, emergency or disaster medicine and mass casualty management is an asset
• 5 years of professional experience in similar health activities
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Somali
• Willingness to travel within Somalia

Required skills

• Project management experience; experience as a trainer in PHTLS, TCCC, Emergo, MIMMS, BEC or similar is an asset
• Experience in EMS management, EMS development, EMS quality improvement or humanitarian project management is an asset
• Knowledge of trauma and prehospital care
• Strong facilitation, presentation and training skills, and planning and organizational skills
• Excellent knowledge of the political, social, economic and cultural context of Somalia
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite