COVID-19 Field Officer - Tyre

The main objective of Public Health Promotion is the reduction of WASH related diseases transmission, public health risks and the improvement of right holder’s living conditions, both in refugee’s living settings and host communities in the South of Lebanon, through social mobilization, behavior change and community engagement.

Objective 1: Train, Follow-up and Monitor Community Mobilizer and Focal Points (25%)

• Empower community mobilizers and focal points by training them on different COVID-19 topics.
• Follow up with the community mobilizers and focal points to identify the needs of the community.
• Monitor different sessions conducted by the community mobilizers and focal points making sure all messages are being delivered correctly to the community

Objective 2: Work with different communityvolunteers (25 %)

• Identify and select community volunteers to be trained on different COVID-19 topics
• Train the community  volunteers on different COVID-19 topics
• Follow up and monitor the sessions and distribution implemented by  of the community volunteers.
• Ensure the work is properly done and the material use wisely.

Objective 3: COVID-19 and Hygiene Promotion in schools (30 %)

• Conduct assessment in different schools to identify needs
• Participate in developing awareness messages based on identified needs and three stars approach methodology

• Train school staff on COVID-19 preventive measurements.
• Support in the development of a schedule for daily cleaning and disinfection of school environment and facilities.
• Train students on different COVID-19 preventive measurements.

Objective 4: Reporting (10 %)

• Report the progress of the work to the line manager.
• Report possible problem or conflict during the activities.
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement.
• Data collection regarding the project and the potentials beneficiaries.
• Regular reporting to ER Supervisor

Objective 5: Other water and sanitation activities (5 %)

• Conduct household assessment.
• Distribution of water and sanitation items.
• Support other WASH related activities.

Objective 6: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 7: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.
• Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Training/ Education:

Bachelor of public health, education, social sciences, or related fields.

Technical specific knowledge:

• Strong communication skills, used to speak in public and work dynamically with adults and children. Covid-19 vectors of transmission, preventive measures.
• Experience in Three Star Approach Methodology is an asset.

Previous experience:

Experience in hygiene promotion, work with local communities, children and vulnerable people, experience in community mobilization and participation

Humanitarian sector knowledge:

Experience in the humanitarian sector is a plus

Action Against the Hunger knowledge:

Not compulsory

Languages:

Fluent Arabic, good English level

IT and specific systems:

Computer skills (Microsoft Office), compulsory expertise in Excel

Action Against Hunger – Lebanon seeks to promote gender equality and is committed to empowering women to participate effectively in their communities, we strongly encourage women to apply.

We Strongly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

ACF has a zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA)