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Health Promoter IEC Officer External Vacancy Announcement

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF – Doctors Without Borders) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and manmade disasters and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion and political beliefs.

For more information, visit our website http://www.msf-me.org/ar.

Purpose :

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

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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

Health promoters are the essential liaison point between MSF and our services, and the community in which we provide services.

As a Health Promoter (HP), you will work in projects to conduct activity to address a range of health issues, including COVID-19 H.P including, Sexual reproductive health, mental health and hepatitis.

You will provide a direct link to the community and will play a vital role in ensuring that MSF activities are accessible and relevant to the communities they serve.

• Support of the medical activities; this might include promoting medical services, hygiene promotion.
• Participate and follow updates on the COVID HP strategy and evaluation of activities through meetings and trainings (identification, target population dynamic, messages, activities, etc.)
• Understand local behavior and/or practices to adapt health related activities to the target group (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 COVID 19
• Participate in reports according to guidelines when needed (statistical reports, etc.)
• Work in all areas of the project including detection centers, disembarkation points, Covid19 testing centers, and primary health clinics
• Being on call for disembarkation points

Depending on the projects activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted. Being flexible is very important.

Requirements

• Readiness to work in Emergency Response COVID 19 when identified by the organization or context.
• Versatile paramedical or psychosocial profile is preferred. However, ability to deliver information to target population is mandatory.
• Experience working with communities and/or local associations on awareness raising, prevention and HP.
• Flexible and able to work on various topics with few medical background.
• Good in English and/or French.
• Available for a minimum of three months
• Commitment to MSF’s work and values
• Team player, Adaptable, able to manage stress.
• Willingness to work in different kinds of contexts.

Assets

• Medical, psychosocial or teaching work experience.
• Experience working in communities.

Application

Interested candidates should submit their applications in English before 22^nd December 2020 with a CV, motivation letter and supporting documents (certificates, diplomas etc.) to Médecins Sans Frontières, via E-mail tripoli-jobs@oca.msf.org

The subject line of the email must state “Your Name’’ – Health Promotor IEC officer Application” in English in order to be accepted