Regional Program Specialist – Philippines (LEARN) – 10 octobre 2026

Contexte

The Local Engagement and Response Network (LEARN): Strengthening Localized Multi-Sectoral Readiness and Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Humanitarian Settings is a global capacity-strengthening initiative that supports local and national NGOs (L/NNGOs) to prepare for, coordinate, and respond to infectious disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies.

LEARN works to strengthen locally led preparedness and response systems through organizational capacity strengthening, multi-sectoral coordination, development of community response mechanisms, and enhancement of technical outbreak response capabilities. In the Philippines, LEARN directly supports local and national NGO partners and collaborates closely with government, humanitarian, and health sector stakeholders. The position will also contribute to LEARN’s regional work in Southeast Asia through coordination and collaboration with consortium partner Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) and partners working across Thailand and Myanmar.

Missions et responsabilités

Program Management and Coordination

• Serve as LEARN’s primary focal point for program implementation in the Philippines.
• Support planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of LEARN activities and deliverables.
• Coordinate closely with International Medical Corps (IMC) LEARN Team, IMC Philippines country office team, consortium partners, and participating L/NNGOs to ensure timely and high-quality implementation.
• Support development and monitoring of workplans, activity budgets, procurement plans, and project tracking systems.
• Facilitate regular coordination meetings with L/NNGO partners and key stakeholders such as the Philippines Department of Health.
• Maintain strong communication and collaboration with LEARN headquarters, regional teams, and country stakeholders.
• Contribute to donor reporting, success stories, technical documentation, and project deliverables.
• Support monitoring, evaluation, learning, and adaptive management processes.

Partnership and Capacity Strengthening

• Lead engagement with participating Philippines L/NNGOs and support development of strong, collaborative working relationships.
• Support the facilitation of organizational capacity assessments and implementation of partner capacity-strengthening plans.
• Support L/NNGOs’ development of community and organizational preparedness and response plans.
• Strengthen partner engagement with national and sub-national health emergency coordination mechanisms.
• Support L/NNGOs in strengthening relationships with government agencies, humanitarian actors, and health sector coordination platforms.
• Promote locally led approaches and facilitate peer-to-peer learning among partner organizations.

Technical Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Support

• Provide technical support for infectious disease preparedness and response activities across LEARN’s areas of focus.
• Support development, adaptation, and delivery of training materials and learning activities related to outbreak readiness and response.
• Assist in developing and facilitating trainings, workshops, simulations, tabletop exercises, and peer-learning events.
• Support application of community-based approaches to outbreak preparedness and response.
• Contribute technical expertise in Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE), Community-Based Surveillance (CBS), Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Community Health Emergency Response Planning.
• Support contextualization of technical tools, training materials, and response approaches to local risks and operational environments.
• Assist L/NNGO partners in integrating infectious disease preparedness and response considerations into community response plans and subnational response systems.
• Ensure technical approaches align with WHO guidance, national policies (Department of Health (DOH)/National Government), donor requirements, and humanitarian best practices.

Regional Collaboration and Representation

• Coordinate with ADPC and regional stakeholders supporting LEARN activities in Thailand and Myanmar.
• Participate in regional technical exchanges, workshops, planning meetings, and learning events.
• Support cross-country learning and sharing of promising practices.
• Represent LEARN, as delegated, in relevant coordination forums, technical working groups, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.
• Support engagement with Department of Health, humanitarian coordination bodies, donors, clusters, and civil society organizations.

Operational Support

• Support effective implementation of procurement, logistics, compliance, and financial processes.
• Assist in managing agreements, subawards, contracts, and partner documentation as needed.
• Ensure adherence to IMC policies, donor regulations, safeguarding requirements, and operational procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Profil recherché

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Sciences, International Development, Humanitarian Assistance, Social Sciences, or a related field required.
• Master of Public Health (MPH) strongly preferred.

Experience

• Minimum five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in humanitarian assistance, public health, health systems strengthening, emergency preparedness, or international development programs.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience supporting program implementation and partner engagement.
• Demonstrated experience working directly with local and national NGOs, civil society organizations, or community-based organizations.
• Experience supporting infectious disease preparedness, outbreak response, health emergency programming, or related public health initiatives.
• Experience facilitating trainings, workshops, mentoring, or capacity-strengthening activities.
• Experience working with donor-funded programs, particularly U.S. Government-funded projects, preferred.

Technical Competencies (Required)

• Strong partnership management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated experience supporting capacity strengthening of local organizations.
• Practical experience related to infectious disease outbreak preparedness and/or response.
• Strong understanding of humanitarian coordination and public health systems.
• Experience supporting project planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively with international teams across multiple time zones and geographic locations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

Technical Competencies (Preferred)

• Experience engaging Ministries of Health, public health institutions, and donor representatives.
• Technical expertise in public health emergency preparedness and community health programming.
• Experience supporting outbreak response efforts involving diseases of epidemic or pandemic potential.
• Experience working in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines, Thailand, and/or Myanmar.
• Familiarity with National Action Plans for Health Security (NAPHS), DOH action plans on health, International Health Regulations (IHR), and health security frameworks.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking and problem solving.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent relationship-building and diplomacy skills.
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and locally led development approaches.

Conditions et avantages

• Staff position with a fixed-term contract for 1 year with a possibility of extension.
• Based on site in Manila, Philippines.
• Travel: Up to 25-35% domestic and international travel, as required.
• Equal employment opportunity employer.

Dossier de candidature

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Comment postuler

Only applicants who are eligible to work in the Philippines without employer provided sponsorship are eligible for this position. Applicants who are available to start by November 3 may be considered earlier in the selection process. The organization reserves the right to close this posting at any time at its discretion. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.

Please send your CVs to Abdullah Khattab, HR Officer: [email protected]