Health promoters

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 project and targeted population, while respecting the culture and practices of different communities 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 promotionstaff of the project.
Requirements

• Compliance with Essential Requirements for all potential candidates
• Commitment to work in the field for a minimum of 9to 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 twoyears 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

Assets

• French or Arabic language (B2 or above)
• Familiarity with tropical and/or infectious diseases