Field Officer - Community Health

  Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity. Today, PU-AMI is intervening in 21 countries in Africa, the Near East, Caucasus, Asia and the Caribbean to cover the needs of populations affected by conflict, natural disasters or economic crises. PU-AMI in Lebanon has been implementing emergency and recovery projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, in Shelter Rehabilitation, Health and in Livelihood Recovery sectors.           POSITION GENERAL INFORMATION    Position: Field Officer  Component: Community  Based in: Beirut  Starting date: 10 February, 2014  Duration: six Months (extendable if funding secure)   Supervision  Under the direct supervision of:      Community Team Leader  Under the indirect supervision of:   Health Project Manager   Supervision of           :                                   Community members  Under the overall supervision of:     Field Program Coordinator  OVERALL MISSION General objective Under the direct supervision of  the Community Team Leader, the Community field officer is responsible for providing quality information and health education in order to ensure access to health care by Syrian refugees with respect of PU-AMI overall principles. He/she directly provide quality information and health education to Syrian refugees. Responsibilities and tasks Activities implementation -            Participate in the identification of potential project beneficiaries in the targeted areas -            Participate in health-related assessments of the beneficiaries’ needs -            Conduct surveys using specific formats -            Participate in the implementation of the project impact survey -            In collaboration with the Community Team Leader, Project Manager and Medical coordinator, participate in the creation and dissemination of IEC (Information, Education, Communication) materials -            Ensure the dissemination of the information on the referral system to the Syrian refugees -            Participate in the organization of health awareness activities in the health facilities and communities -            Ensure the provision of health education to Syrian refugees on the topics related to hygiene, maternal and child health, nutrition and other topics according to their needs -            Ensure field level monitoring of the health education related activities -          Respect the confidentiality of the beneficiaries   Reporting & Follow up -         Be in regular and direct contact with beneficiaries, collect complaints and suggestions -         Contribute to work related reports -         Report orally on the progress of Food Security activities on a daily and weekly basis; -         Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Community Team Leader The tasks and responsabilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.  QUALIFICATIONS   Mandatory requirements   Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic, Education Degree: University degree in a social or health-related field. Work experience: Proven experience in NGOs. Computer Skills: Excellent knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Excel, Outlook Other requirements -         Valid driving licence (1 year minimum) -         Good knowledge of Mount Lebanon governorate geography, willing to travel a lot locally -         Excellent communication (especially in public) and diplomacy skills to manage relationship in potentially tense situations -         Literacy in reporting, experience in conducting surveys   Assets Interests: Work in relief, interest for social issues  Transversal skills: -         Strong motivation to help people in need -         Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience -         Understanding of the political situation in the area -         Reliability -         Ability to take initiative to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work -         Capacity to work in an multidisciplinary and multicultural team -         Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organisation itself -         Ability to analyze and suggest improvements of the activities -         Well organized and hard worker -         Able to manage stress and pressure -         Able to check information, logical -         Neutral