Health Promoter Supervisor

MAIN OBJECTIVE OF POSITION

Main purpose:

In close collaboration with the HP IEC Activities Manager, implementing and supervising educational campaigns according to MSF values, standards and procedures in order to increase awareness of the targeted population and to promote prevention and treatment of diseases in the project area.

Accountabilities:

• In close collaboration with the Flying HP Activity Manager, participating in the definition and update of the HP/IEC strategy and identifying indicators in order to monitor HP activities, results, and achievements. Supporting the HP manager in organizing and carrying out assessments and research on the impact of HP activities and identifying and reporting the constraints, difficulties or strength points of the HP strategy inside and outside the medical structures in order to reinforce the link between the communities and the project
• Providing support in selecting and developing quality pedagogical communication strategies towards the community. Planning information campaigns, including targets, objectives, methods and goals in order to increase awareness among the targeted population.
• Informing, according to protocols, community members and identified risk groups (prisons, army, sexual workers, etc.) about health related issues
• Organizing health awareness sessions for MSF's medical and non-medical staff
• Identifying key actors (local authorities, local NGOs, traditional healers, formal or informal authorities) and being the focal point for the networking in order to support the dissemination of health information of the target population, and be the point of reference for the relation and networking with these subjects.
• Organizing, training, and supervising the HP team in terms of planning and organizing their work, supporting, evaluating and coaching of personnel, collecting reports and reporting the activities of each health worker and regularly visiting communities that are under his/her responsibility
• Supervising, in close collaboration with the HR department, the HR associated processes (training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required
• Ensuring cleanliness of IEC (information, education and communication) areas

• Collecting and reporting to the medical team any information linked to the health situation of the population and the patient

• Adapt the general HP/SW strategy according to the project strategy reorientations.
• Ensure the implementation of the HP/SW activities about COVID, in the hospital (according to the EPREP) and in the communities (according to the “COVID community engagement strategy”), monitor, assess and capitalize the activities conducted.
• Design and implement new types of awareness sessions, related to the services provided by the Bar Elias Hospital (ectopic/pediatric/reconstructive surgeries, wounds care…), that the HP team could conduct within the communities.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate all the activities conducted by the SWs’/HPs’ teams in the hospital and in the communities.
• Update the NGOs list - working in our targeted ITS and villages - and be aware of their activities changes.
• Conduct different mappings (gathering places; ITS; key actors…) and ensure their regular updates.

• Propose and conduct relevant qualitative researches/inquiries (that could help to have a better understanding of health in our target areas & of our target population and their needs), then write and share the reports (with the results and the recommendations for the project).

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

• Essential diploma in social sciences or education/pedagogy / or social work (OCBA).

Experience

• Essential working experience in humanitarian field : MSF / other NGO / local association in: health promotion activities or training-education activities or social work (1 year minimum)

• Experience in a similar position as Supervisor is highly preferable (1 year minimum)

Languages

• Arabic and English are essential

Knowledge

• Desirable basic computer skills

Competencies

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Stress Management