Health Promoter
Medecins San Fronteirs
Responsibilities
- Coordinate activities on different topics in support of the medical activities; this might include promoting medical services, hygiene promotion, information on subjects linked to maternal health, malnutrition, malaria, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and so on
- Define and update the HP strategy and related activities through an annual project and budget plan (objectives, target population, campaigns, messages, activities, etc.)
- Analyse and understand local behaviour and/or practices to adapt health activities to the target group (support social mapping, use of specific tools to measure and follow up activities)
- Promote MSF services according to MSF principles, protocols and standards with the aim of increasing the knowledge of the target population in relation to their health
- Assess and adapt materials according to the needs of the project
- Liaise with other relevant actors to enhance campaigns
- Manage, train and supervise the HP team through activities such as recruitment, defining job descriptions, capacity-building, briefing/debriefing and evaluation of staff
- Be familiar with protocols for sexual and gender-based violence and ensure their application (e.g. referring victims to the medical team for treatment)
- Contribute to monthly reports according to guidelines (statistical reports, etc.)
Requirements:
- Versatile paramedical or psychosocial profile
- Two years’ professional experience working with communities and/or local associations on awareness raising, prevention, mobilisation and/or community strengthening
- Familiar with a community-based approach
- Flexible and able to work on various topics such as HIV/tuberculosis, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, chronic diseases, epidemics, sexual and gender-based violence, etc.
- IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in English and/or French; any other languages are an asset (Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian)
- Available for a minimum of six months
- Commitment to MSF’s work and values
- Strong team player
- Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas
- Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team
- Flexible and able to manage stress
- Self-driven with a solution-oriented approach
- Ability to train others
Assets:
- Experience in a medical environment
- Experience working in developing countries
- People management experience
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