Community Health Worker/ Data Collector

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) / أطباء بلا حدود is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people in more than 70 countries who are affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation and our actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of neutrality and impartiality. We offer basic healthcare, perform surgery, fight epidemics, rehabilitate and run hospitals and clinics, carry out vaccination campaigns, operate nutrition centres, and provide mental healthcare. Our activities include the treatment of injuries and disease, maternal care and the provision of humanitarian aid. Where necessary, we set up sanitation systems, supply safe drinking water, and distribute relief to assist survival. Working overseas with MSF means that you will go to work in projects in any of the countries where MSF works. Each project you go to will require a certain period of commitment (6 to 12 months). It also means that you will need the flexibility to adjust to unfamiliar food, living quarters, pace of life, and languages. Projects may be located in the most remote places in the world, often in harsh environments with limited resources and amenities. Regardless of where you go, it might be a very different lifestyle. Working in an unfamiliar culture inevitably involves challenges in communication and perceptions. Being aware that people may not act or think like you, accepting this, and being able to adapt your own behaviours if required, is of utmost importance when working in the field. A special camaraderie emerges amongst members of a project team who come from different countries, backgrounds and experience. This creates a shared sense of purpose, sparking ingenuity and resourcefulness in getting things done, and a lot of spontaneous fun. Check the links: Médecins Sans Frontières    أطباء بلا حدود Médecins Sans Frontières T-shirt      أطباء بلا حدود - موظفي  Main Purpose   The CHW-Data collector will address questions and record information related to a Medical Survey MSF is planning in Bekaa Valley. Secondary, s/he will provide education messages at community level about MSF medical activities in the area;  Accountabilities Meet selected target population identified for the Survey and submit to them the questionnaire. Collect and report to Mission Epidemiologist the results of the interviews performed.  Deliver information to the community about MSF and the services it provides in Bekaa Valley. Report to PMR and Mission Epidemiologist all relevant observation and information detected during the performance of the Survey. Description MSF OCB is currently looking for young enthusastic people to collaborate in a mapping exercise to  be held in Bekaa Valley. The candidates will visit local community and refugees settlements. They will meet the population and submit a questionnaire. The aim of the exercise is to identify major secondary health care needs in order to direct the choice of medical criteria to be adopted for hospital activities in Bekaa.  The Survey will take place from the 3rd week of April. The Team will work full time, 8 hours a day for 2 weeks extendable. Staff will move in couples and visit the sites indicated in the Survey protocol. Transportation will be organized by MSF. Prior to the start of the Survey, the team will receive 2 days of training on the methodology to be followed and an induction about MSF as an organization. Training days will be considered as working days and paid as such. If you are interested to try the experience of collaborating with an International Humanitarian NGO in performing an exercise that will drive the opening of hospital medical activities, please apply. No major experience is required. Candidates with a previous data collection experience and/or knowledge would be favourite.