Org. Setting and Reporting

The temporary position is located within the United Nations Support Office in Haiti (UNSOH). Pursuant to Security Council resolution 2793 (2025), UNSOH has been mandated to provide support; primarily to the Gang Suppression Force (GSF), the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), the Haitian National Police (HNP), and the Haitian Armed Forces in the context of any joint operations with the GSF. Additionally, UNSOH is tasked with delivering technical assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS). The Medical Services Section delivers healthcare, occupational health services, and MEDEVAC coordination in line with the mission mandate. Within this framework, the Medical Evacuation Coordination Cell (MECC) oversees the planning and coordination of medical evacuations for mission personnel and other eligible individuals. The Head Nurse (FS 6), assigned to the MECC, reports to the Chief, MECC (P 4) and provides senior professional leadership and operational supervision of nursing personnel involved in MEDEVAC and patient movement, ensuring compliance with United Nations medical policies, clinical standards, and duty of care obligations.

Responsibilities

Within delegated authority, the Head Nurse, FS-6 (MECC) will be responsible for the following duties: Clinical Duties: Ensures smooth day-to-day operation at walk-in clinic, emergencies, and travel clinic. Provides in service training to nurses. Assists in providing health promotion programs and in addressing work environment and occupational health issues. Medevac coordination Duties Leads and oversees the review, coordination, and prioritization of medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) requests, ensuring compliance with United Nations policies, procedures, and clinical governance standards. Provides senior level nursing expertise on patient stabilization, fitness for travel, evacuation planning, and escort requirements; independently manages complex cases and serves as a technical resource for nursing and medical personnel. Coordinates at an advanced level with aviation, logistics, movement control, security, and receiving medical facilities to ensure timely medical clearances and the effective deployment of transport assets, equipment, and escorts, including during mass casualty and complex evacuation operations. Oversees the accuracy, timeliness, and confidentiality of MEDEVAC and clinical records; ensures quality control, contributes to reporting, trend analysis, and lessons learned, and supports the training and mentoring of staff involved in MEDEVAC operations. Medico Administrative Duties: Assists the Chief, MECC in implementing UN policies and procedures related to medical clearances, emergencies, crisis preparedness, and oversight of UN contracted Level 2 medical facilities, ensuring staff healthcare and medico legal compliance. Evaluates, identifies and recommends purchase of medical supply, supports and assists the Chief Medical Officer in preparing Medical section budget, staff training plan and purchase of medical supplies/equipment. Refer staff to outside medical practitioners as required. Supervisory Duties: Manages, supervises and evaluates performance of nursing staff. Provides opportunities for nurses to consistently update their nursing skills. Oversees nursing outposts that may be designated in other UN buildings.

Competencies

Professionalism: Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Basic and Advanced Life Support and provides authoritative clinical and operational guidance in the use of ECG machines, glucometers, and electronic medical record systems. Exercises sound professional nursing judgment in complex emergency, trauma, and medical evacuation operations, including oversight of patient triage, stabilization, and fitness for travel assessments. Leads and coordinates time sensitive medical operations, prioritizing competing demands, maintaining composure under sustained pressure, and ensuring high standards of professionalism and accountability in complex and high risk environments. Shows pride in work and achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently. Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be “clients” and seeks to see things from clients’ point of view; establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; identifies clients’ needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in projects; meets timeline for delivery of products or services to client.

Education

University degree (B.S. or equivalent) in nursing.

Job - Specific Qualification

National registration and license are required. Certification in Basic Life Support and CPR, with demonstrated ability to operate ECG machines and glucometers, is required. Certification in acute trauma care and life support (ATLS) with validity covering deployment period, is required. Pre-hospital trauma life support (PHTLS) or equivalent certification is desirable with validity covering the deployment period. Certificate in the United Nations Buddy First Aid Master Trainer Course is desirable

Work Experience

At least 5 years of work experience with a first level university degree is required. A minimum of 2 years experience working in a post-conflict field operation is required. At least two years of working knowledge in the UN medical supply/equipment management policy and procedure system application is desired Supervisory or senior technical experience with electronic patient record systems (e.g., EarthMed) for MEDEVAC documentation, medical clearances, and continuity of care is desirable. Leadership or coordination in medical evacuations and patient transfers, including liaison with aviation, logistics, movement control, security, and receiving facilities, is desirable. Senior nursing or medical coordination within field missions, humanitarian operations, or challenging environments is desirable. Increasing responsibility within the UN system or other international organizations, especially in medical evacuation, emergency response, or field medical operations, is desirable.

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Assessment

Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which may be followed by competency-based interview.

Special Notice

This temporary job opening is being advertised for advance planning purposes pending formal approval of the relevant funding and staffing structures. An appointment may be terminated, or post level adjusted in accordance with the Staff Rules for such reasons as abolition of post or reduction of staff or committee funding approvals, for example in the event that the funding for the post is not approved or the mandate of the mission is not extended. The selected candidate will be expected to temporarily deploy until 30 June 2026. If the selected candidate is a staff member from the United Nations Secretariat, the selection will be administered as a temporary assignment. While this temporary assignment may provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain new work experience, the selection for this position is for a limited period and has no bearing on the future incumbency of the post. The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance in its staff. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for this position. Please note that pursuant to the Staff selection system policy (ST/AI/2025/2): (1) Applicants for positions in the Field Service category cannot be of the nationality of the country where the position is located, and (2) Applicants for positions in the Professional and higher categories in a mission, field operation, or resident coordinator’s office cannot be of the nationality of the country where the position is located. For currently serving staff of a United Nations Common System organization, only the UN-recognized nationality will be considered for the purposes of these restrictions.

United Nations Considerations

According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity. Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts. The term “sexual exploitation” means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. The term “sexual abuse” means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions. The term “sexual harassment” means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator’s working relationship. Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment. Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible. The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c). Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised. This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions. Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on “Manuals” in the “Help” tile of the inspira account-holder homepage. The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening. No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted. Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application. All external candidates recruited in accordance with section ‎2.2 (a) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment without limitation and all external candidates recruited in accordance with section 2.2. (c) of ST/AI/2025/3 for a fixed term appointment limited to the entity are subject to an initial probationary period of one year under a fixed-term appointment. Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.

No Fee

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