Health Promoter Supervisor – Wadi Khaled

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 HP manager or PMR, 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 (recruitment, 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

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Participating with all the medical team in implementing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the focal point as per SGBV protocol so that they receive the necessary treatment.
• Attending meetings and trainings as proposed by the Organization in order to engage in a continuous development of his/her skills
• Respecting all COVID protocols and preventive measures, promoting awareness and enforcing them among patients and colleagues
• Collaborating with the Health Promoter (HP) manager and his/her team, developing a deep understanding of the community needs and strategies to address them with a special attention to community engagement approach
• Collecting all information needed to map communities and their specifications in the area of intervention in close collaboration with the HP manager and his/her team
• Supporting the HP manager/Project Medical Reference (PMR), developing or adapting IEC materials relevant to the project context (HP messages, leaflets, flyers and educational flipcharts).
• Ensuring implementation of the HP strategic activities, following the indicators on the logframe and timeframe.

Requirements

Education

• Essential: Degree in Public health, social sciences, social work or education/pedagogy/ and any community related field

Experience

• Essential: Previous experience in supervising health promotion activities

Languages                      

• Essential: Arabic and English languages
• Desirable: French language

Knowledge

• Essential: Computer skills (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint)

Competencies

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