Main Purpose

Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, Communication) activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics.

Accountabilities

• Inform patients and communities about MSF and services it provides.

• According to medical priorities, deliver information to the patients and community on specific health topics

• Implement activities of health education and awareness (sessions in schools, churches, community), under the indications and supervision of the HP Supervisor.

• Under the guide of HP Supervisor, assess the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviors observations), and report problems, success and constraints to him/her.

• Collect all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, in particular to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.

• Report to HP Supervisor: activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.

• For OCBA: Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.

• For OCBA: Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.

• For OCBA: Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Supervise CHE community health Educator in providing health education / Promotion Activities.

• Conduct Monitoring and Evaluation activities for CHEs

• Leading Community Engagement Activities together with Health Promotion supervisor.

• Plan the community activities according to the context together with the Health supervisor

• According to medical priorities, deliver information to the patients and community on specific health topics.

• Implement activities of health education and awareness (sessions in schools, churches, community), under the indications and supervision of the HP supervisor.

• Under the guide of HP supervisor, assess the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviors observations).

• Collect all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.

• Report to HP supervisor activities, problems met strengths and constraints.

• Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, Gatekeepers including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.

• Compile monthly data surveillance for community base (arrival, departure, births, mortality survey, and any other relevant health-related survey.

• Participate in weekly meetings give feedback on results, share issues of concern and propose solutions

• Compile weekly and monthly reports assist with the preparation of the monthly activity report/SITREP with HP supervisor.

Job Requirements

Education

• Education level in social science, social communication, nurse or teaching

• It is necessary a internal MSF training on health messages

Experience

• Preferable previous experience in teaching, nursing or social work, community mobilization (for OCBA, at least two years).

Languages

• Local language essential, mission language highly desirable

Knowledge

• Computer literacy

• Competencies

• Results

• Teamwork

• Flexibility

• Commitment

• Service

• Stress Management