Health Field Officer

PREMIERE URGENCE   AIDE MEDICALE INTERNATIONALE -         LEBANON    -     Public Health Field Officer   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: Public Health Based in: Akkar   Supervision Under the direct supervision of:         Public Health Team Leader Under the indirect supervision of:     Health Project Manager  Supervision of  :                                          Public Health members Under the overall supervision of:       Field Coordinator   OVERALL MISSION General objective   Under the direct supervision of the Public Health Team Leader, the Public Health 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 all aspects of implementation of the Community Based Surveillance System. -             In collaboration with the Public Health 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 and Focal points, collect andreport regularly on new health cases from Field. -          Make confirmation on the new reported Health cases -          Report on the progress of health activities on a daily and weekly basis -          Conduct regular follow up visits to the IS, and be in charge in the follow up on the reported Health cases. -          Report immediately any delay, problem or other relevant information to the Public Health Team Leader   The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs.   QUALIFICATIONS Mandatory requirements   Ø Language Skills: Fluent in English and Arabic, Education Degree: University degree health (nurse degree or other-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 license (1 year minimum) -          Good knowledge of Akkar 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   Interest: 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 organization 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