Islamic Relief Worldwide
Islamic Relief Jordan is a country branch of Islamic Relief Worldwide. Islamic Relief Worldwide is an internationally recognized charity, looking back on nearly 30 years of experience in humanitarian and developmental aid. It was founded in 1984 in Birmingham, UK, in response to the devastating famine in the Horn of Africa. Since then, Islamic Relief has grown into a charity that is active worldwide, putting development projects, emergency aid, and rebuilding projects into action in over 28 countries around the world.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

IRJ is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and is committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRJ engages. IRJ expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRJ also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

Major Responsibilities:
 The Medical Doctor will be responsible for:

• Implementation of clinical care for mobile/fixed clinic activities in cooperation with pharmacists, field officers, and officers
• Providing primary health care activities and relevant medications to rightsholders in the targeted locations with the project team
• Providing technical support to the team including other medical doctors, pharmacists, and field officers to ensure quality health services
• Referral of cases for secondary and tertiary care and performing home visits and follow-up
• Providing medical inputs in home visits on technical assessments
• Referral of specific need services (specialists, dentists...etc)
• Providing medical experience on medical assistive equipment referrals provided by field officers
• Responsible for the identification of case studies, interviewing, and writing their stories to be shared with donors
• Provide health awareness sessions as needed for the rightsholders and staff as needed and requested.
• Work with the team for rightsholders’ feedback analysis and surveys.
• Support and provide on-job training to fellow team members
• Performing other related duties as may be assigned.

Technical skills and experience:

• Strong analysis skills of the needs, social and political context.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• High documentation skills.
• A genuine desire to help people.
• Good humanitarian experiences especially with refugees.
• Reliable medical knowledge and diagnostic experiences.

Core humanitarian competencies:

• Understanding of humanitarian contexts and principles.
• Understanding of Islamic relief values and principles.
• Good understanding of humanitarian issues, with experience of/or ability to work directly with NGOs, CBO’s and communities.
• Knowledge of Jordan key aspects in terms of its political, economic and social trends plus a good understanding of the key development and humanitarian issues in the region.
• Sympathy with the aims and objectives of organization and a commitment to humanitarian principles and INGO's code of conduct.
• Demonstrated experience of integrated gender and diversity into humanitarian response programs.

  Developing and maintaining relationships:

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds
• Ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to effectively influence and liaise with key stakeholders on behalf of and in line with Organizational beliefs.
• Make sure that all rightsholders are aware of the donor and the health assistance details terms.
• Responsible to maintain all rightsholders’ record.

Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:   

• Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested.
• The ability to remain calm while dealing with conflicting priorities and working under pressure.
• Operating safely and securely in humanitarian response.

Qualification:

• Registered medical doctor (M.D., B.S degree) with a minimum of 2 years of experience (including 1-year internship) in primary health care settings and clinic management.
• NGO Experience is preferable.
• Strong leadership skills and team management skills. Adaptable, flexible, and mature in judgment.
• Good assessment, planning, and reporting skills.
• Has the ability and motivation to travel and work in remote areas.
• Understanding of medical ethic and patient education.

Languages:

• Very good in spoken and written English.
• Fluency in spoken and written Arabic