Program Adviser - Health
Program Adviser - Health
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Job Description
- Permanent position
- Part time hours 0.5FTE
- Flexible location
About Us
Australian Red Cross is part of the worlds largest humanitarian movement. We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability. We act for humanity.
This program focuses on emergency health preparedness and response epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response skills building and communitylevel health initiatives particularly in Asia and the Pacific.
About the role
The Program Adviser Health provides support within the Australian Red Cross International Programs Department on the delivery of high quality and inclusive health assistance to people affected by disasters and crises.
Working under the guidance of the Senior Specialist for International Health and Senior Manager Technical Leads the Program Adviser is responsible for technical support internally and to partner with Red Cross National Societies facilitating quality program implementation and application of workplans budgets reports trainings and resource materials. The Program Adviser will contribute to mainstreaming of gender equity disability and social inclusion; climate responsiveness; evidencebased programming; data for decision making; and monitoring evaluation and reporting.
What you will bring
- Demonstrated sound technical knowledge and expertise of international health in epidemic preparedness / response / recovery programming with Red Cross Red Crescent NGOs or other similar organisations
- Professional knowledge of communicable diseases
- Sound analytical skills and demonstrated ability to assess evaluate and solve problems and exercise initiative and judgement where practices and procedures are not clearly defined
- Understanding of community health programming or community volunteer / community health worker programs is highly desirable
- Excellent relationshipbuilding and interpersonal skills in crosscultural settings
- Demonstrated capacity with workplans and budgets competent with excel
- Demonstrated capacity to write high quality program reports
- Work with respect and consideration of the needs and capacity of counterparts able to adjust and adapt to changes as they arise
Benefits that act for you while you act for humanity
- Financial wellbeing: In addition to your salary you can take advantage of salary packaging that could provide you with a great way to reduce the amount of tax you pay and get more from your salary. You can salary package up to $15900 for living expenses (such as rent groceries utility bills); up to $2650 for holiday accommodation and meals when dining out; Novated car leases; superannuation and purchase additional annual leave.
- Health & Wellbeing:You can tap into specialist advice for nutrition sleep resilience and mindfulness as well as access to guided meditation and other wellbeing programs.
- Work/Life Flexibility:You can access flexible working arrangements paid Me day just for you and a wide range of other paid leave options
- Career development:Access to ongoing learning training and development courses
Further information
This role is covered by the Social Community Home Care and Disability Services Award Level 5. Competitive salary superannuation access to salary packaging.
For additional enquiries please contact Leeanne Marshall onfor a confidential discussion.
Applications close:Thursday 5th June 2025.
While we appreciate all interest in our organisation we will not engage with or accept candidates from agencies or consulting firms on this occasion.
Job Ref #12398
Other details
- Job familyInternational Relations
- Job functionIndividual Contributor
- Pay typeSalary
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
