Health Expert Consultant

1. Background Information:

The Community Organization for Development and Empowerment-TCODE-INITIATE is a Nongovernmental, nonprofit, youth-oriented organization based in Lebanon and dedicated to assisting vulnerable communities through youth inclusion and empowerment. While keeping youth at its focus of its mission, TCODE-INITIATE continually endeavors in creating comprehensive and inclusive programs aimed towards the empowerment of youth, and its concentric circles of influence.

In the process of delivering its Mission TCODE-INITIATE aspires to keeping its status as a hub for youth allowing them to: access a safe space, and acquire knowledge and access to a network of social and political influencers enhancing their social participation in decision making processes.

Under the ‘Support to the National Vaccination Campaign 2022’ project, and in cooperation with LPDC, UNDP and UNRWA, TCODE-INITIATE is aiming to create an initiative related to vaccination awareness targeting the Palestinian community mainly residing in Palestinian camps and gatherings across Lebanon and specifically located in Beirut, North Lebanon, and South Lebanon with a possibility to include Bekaa are if needed.

The purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination to limit the spread of the COVID 19 virus and mutants within the population as well as to build the capacity of the population to register on the MOPH platform and UNRWA system to get the vaccines. As per previous experience, many people don’t have the ability nor the capacity to use the online systems to enter their data, therefore, TCODE-INITATE team will be always ready to support.

The initiative is based on collected and analysed data, in addition to key messaging and/or information gathered from national sources (i.e. Ministry of Public Health), and international sources (i.e., World Health Organization), and INITIATE will develop the awareness content based on the current context of the Palestinian Camps and gatherings targeted

The vaccination campaign will be conducted within four (4) UNRWA clinics located in Rashidieh Camp (Tyre, South Lebaon), Ein El Helwe Camp (Saida, South Lebanon), Beddawi Camp (North Lebanon) and Burj Barajni Camp (Beirut).  

In this context, INITIATE will rely on seventeen (17) field workers to be assist the targeted population at these 4 UNRWA clinics in providing awareness session, supporting the registration process, vaccination, follow up, as well as monitoring and data entry.

2. Purpose of the Contract:                                                                        

TCODE-INITIATE is looking for a Health Expert consultant to join the COVID-19 response team, the Health Expert consultant will conduct an assessment on the current vaccination situation in the Palestinian community, conduct a training for field workers, and provide consultations and follow-up on the ongoing COVID awareness and vaccination as part of the national vaccination campaign 2022 by raising awareness and facilitating registration.

3. Tasks:

The Health Expert consultant will undertake the following tasks:

• Conduct an assessment on the current vaccination situation in the Palestinian community;
• Deliver capacity building awareness session on COVID-19 prevention measures;
• Deliver capacity building awareness on importance of vaccinations;
• Provide a scripted text on COVID-19 awareness and importance of vaccination for the COVID-19 response team on the ongoing COVID awareness and vaccination;
• Coordinate regularly/provide relevant information as needed;
• Compile and document data collected as requested by TCODE-INITIATE;
• Participate in meetings as needed;
• Submit a narrative report on the outcomes of the need assessment;
• Submit a narrative report on the provided training.
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4. Qualifications:

The Health Expert must have the following minimum qualifications:

1. Academic Qualifications:

• Medical degree

2. Experience:

• Work in COVID-19 context in Lebanon

3. Competencies/Knowledge:

• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Fluent in Arabic;
• Excellent knowledge of the Palestinian context in Lebanon and the region
• Political sensitivity