As a health promoter, you will assess, define, implement and supervise all Health Promotion and Community Engagement activities in the project area. These activities are aimed towards increasing the community’s knowledge on health and health risks, improving current health practices, promoting MSF services, and supporting preventive activities with community collaboration.
This will be achieved through outreach activities bridging program and communities while respecting the culture and practices to optimize our information, education, and communication strategies. You will analyze local culture, traditions, and health perception to support the social mapping, and adapt effective health practices while maintaining a strong link to our medical activities. Responsibilities also include developing and adapting our health promotion material according to your analyses to ensure relevance, adequacy, and comprehension. As this is a supervising role, other crucial elements are recruitment, training, evaluation, and development of the local health promotion staff of the project.
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Requirements
- Compliance with Essential Requirements for all potential candidates
- Commitment to work in one of MSF's international projects for a minimum of 9 to 12 month assignments
- Degree in Sociology, Social Communications, International Training, Anthropology, or Public Health
- Previous experience in a low resource setting (priority given to those with experience working in a humanitarian context)
- Minimum of two years relevant professional experience post-training
- Professional experience supervising, managing, or training staff
- Relevant experience in health education or promotion of community health with diverse communities
- Ability to work within a diverse team
Assets
- French or Arabic language (B2 or above)
- Familiarity with tropical and/or infectious diseases
