About Us 

GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 15 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of 3,500 personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery. 

Job Purpose

The Health Resilience Advisor will be part of the Programme Technical Team and will work under the guidance of the Global Health Advisor to provide technical support to country programmes to strengthen the quality of health programming implementation for greater efficiency, effectiveness, and impact. They will have a particular focus on strengthening the country programme’s health resilience, system strengthening and social and behaviour change approaches focusing on both aspects of supply and demand. The position holder will also work closely with GOAL’s monitoring, evaluation learning and communications departments to document and disseminate the evidence of the impact of GOAL's health approaches.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Strategy and Design:

Supporting the roll-out of GOAL’s Health Resilience tools and approaches Collaborating with Emergency Response Unit, support GOAL’s approach to Health Emergency preparedness and response, particularly in relation to disease outbreak preparedness and response Ensuring health programming complies with GOAL’s Global Crisis to Resilience strategy

Positioning & Proposal Development:

Supporting donor proposal development Support positioning for Health funding opportunities

Quality Programme Delivery for Crisis to Resilience:

Supporting country programs in delivering high-quality, resilient, and adaptive health programming Providing remote and in-country technical support to ensure evidence-based health intervention Integrating WASH and nutrition into primary health programs Developing community health approaches to address structural, gender, and cultural barriers Assisting in creating robust health program monitoring tools

Evidence and Learning:

Supporting learning and documentation of programme evidence and research to strengthen programming approaches Identifying opportunities for research, innovation and advocacy, as well as supporting cross-organizational learning Taking the lead on supporting periodic internal evaluations of country health programmes Engaging with relevant networks, academic institutions, etc. for sharing and learning on best practice

Requirements (Person Specification)

Extensive previous INGO experience at a senior level, including a proven track record of implementing Health programmes; Ability to represent GOAL with donors, INGOs, commercial entities/other external institutions; Skilled communicator with ability to work effectively across cultures, including remotely Ability and willingness to travel frequently.

Desirable

Fluency in French and/or Spanish; Prior experience in field research and qualitative & quantitative techniques for collecting information; knowledge of GOAL’s Health donor’s e.g. ECHO, EU, BHA, USAID, Irish Aid, World Bank, WHO, UNOCHA Experience in writing learning reviews, articles and texts for professional publications; Experience developing training materials and providing training.

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to building an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive. We are particularly eager to receive applications from women, people with disabilities, members of ethnic and racial minority groups and other underrepresented groups. We recognize that a diverse team enhances our ability to serve our mission effectively. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Join us in creating a workplace where everyone belongs and contributes to making a difference.

All employees share the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. Moreover, GOAL does not discriminate against any employee, volunteer, or applicant on the basis of race, age, gender identity, origin, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, disability, ethnic background, colour, religion, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in our recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or

Accountability within GOAL 

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner. 

Safeguarding 

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates. 

General Terms and Conditions 

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.