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Health Promoter IEC Officer at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Belgium

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Borno Maiduguri
Posted 5 months ago

Job Title: Health Promoter IEC Officer

Main Purpose

  • Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, Communication)activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics.

Accountabilities

  • Inform patients and communities about MSF and services it provides.
  • According to medical priorities, deliver information to the patients and community on specific health topics
  • Implement activities of health education and awareness (sessions in schools, worship places, and strategic places in the community), under the indications and supervision of the HP Supervisor.
  • Under the guide of HP Supervisor, assess the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviour observations), and report problems, success and constraints to him/her.
  • Collect all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the population, in particular to identify the most vulnerable populations to target.
  • Report to HP Supervisor: activities, problems met, strengths and constraints.
  • Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.
  • Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
  • Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

  • Promote MSF services among patients and communities, through clarifying MSF’s mandate in Borno state and explaining admission criteria for MSF facilities.
  • Management of information related to HP activities, including reports, materials.
  • Monitoring of stock related to HP activities, non-food items for patient kits.
  • Ensure all necessary patient in formation forms are properly collected, documented and stored; admission forms, testimonies, relapse, re-admission etc.
  • Organize -in collaboration with Nilefa Kiji Hospital based staff especially laboratory- blood donation campaigns/drives. In addition to facilitating blood replacement activity through 1) follow-up blood bank stock level in the laboratory, 2) monitor the pool of blood donors and 3) update donors list.
  • Create positive relationships with community groups (youth/women/leaders etc.), ensuring interactions are based on their needs, and aligned with MSF principles.
  • Provide health education sessions at the facility and the community when needed.
  • Support HP Manager/Supervisor in monitoring and evaluation of Health Promotion activities, through setting indicators to assess performance.
  • Support the HP Supervisor in the pre-testing of IEC tools where necessary
  • Responible for follow-up of absentees and defaulters through home visit and phone calls.
  • Analyse behaviours of caregivers and staffs, and act in response in collaboration with the medical team.
  • Conduct assessments and surveys in colaboration with the medical team.
  • Support caretakers in navigating facility structures to enusre compliance with rules, rights, responsibilities, and adherence to IPC measures.

MinimumRequired Skills and Qualifications
Educational Qualification:

  • Education level in Social Science, Health Education, Social Communication, Nurse or Teaching
  • Internal MSF training on health messages will be necessary

Experience:

  • Preferable previous experience in teaching, nursing or social work, community mobilization (for MSF at least two years).

Languages:

  • Essential Fluency in English, Kanuri and Hausa.
  • Shuwa, and Ngamargu language is desirable

Knowledge:

  • Computer literacy

Competencies:

  • Results
  • Teamwork
  • Flexibility
  • Commitment
  • Service
  • Stress Management

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is 8th January, 2025; 5:00 PM. Therefore qualified and interested candidates can “CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION” It is important to visit the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply successfully for this vacancy

Official Website:
https://www.msf.org/

Important Information and Notice

  • Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates using the link above
  • Dual Employment is considered gross misconduct as contained in MSF Belgium Internal Regulations (IR) guideline and hence not acceptable.
  • Applications should be sent through the indicated channel else application will not be entertained.
  • Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the next steps.
  • MSF reserves the right to cancel any step or whole of the recruitment process at any stage
  • This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.
  • By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.
  • Please note that only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interview; MSF Belgium takes this opportunity to thank all potential candidates for their applications.
  • Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.

Job Features

Job CategoryPublic Health / Community Health Officer / Global Health / International Health Jobs

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