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Field Project Assistant Health

IOMCaracas, Venezuela
Category | Grade:General | UGDeadline:28 Jul 2026Job ID:22242Posted on:23 Jul 2026
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Overview

Supports IOM mobile health teams responding to earthquake-affected communities by coordinating field deployment, mapping services and referral routes, tracking supplies and public-health alerts, consolidating response data and resolving operational coverage gaps.

Department: Mobile Health Team

Languages

Required: Spanish

Desired: English

Job Areas

  1. Programme & Project Management
  2. Clinical, Health & Medical Services

Minimum Experience

3 years

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Support deployment and operational monitoring of mobile health teams in earthquake-affected communities
  • Map health facilities, service points, temporary camps and referral mechanisms with health and humanitarian partners
  • Track public-health alerts and priority events during the emergency response
  • Coordinate mobile health sessions, patient referrals and community health-promotion activities
  • Monitor medicines, medical supplies and basic equipment available to mobile health teams
  • Consolidate and validate data for situation reports, emergency reports and information products
  • Implement community-feedback and accountability mechanisms for affected populations
  • Identify operational challenges, implementation risks and coverage gaps and propose corrective action

Requirements

  • University degree in general medicine with three years of relevant experience, or secondary education with five years of relevant experience
  • Medical degree, completion of Article 8 requirements and registration and good standing with the relevant state medical college
  • Experience implementing, monitoring or coordinating health, humanitarian or emergency-response projects
  • Field experience with vulnerable communities and emergency-affected populations
  • Experience coordinating with health authorities, community organisations and implementing partners
  • Fluency in spoken and written Spanish

Skills

Mobile Health OperationsProject MonitoringHealth Service MappingEmergency CoordinationHumanitarian Data CollectionIndicator TrackingCommunity AccountabilityOperational Risk ManagementHealth Supply Monitoring

Tools

Microsoft OfficeKobo Toolbox

Additional info

  • Initial special short-term contract runs until 31 December 2026
  • Offer is subject to funding confirmation and appointment requires medical fitness, residency or visa compliance and security clearance