Health Promotion Community Engagement Manager (Wad Madani) – MSF Spain

Job Description

Salary	1783 USD
Reports to	Project Medical Referent / Project Coordinator
Location	Wad Madani with field visits
Closing date	05/11/2023

Main Purpose

Overall responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of the HPCE program in the MSF project, as well as strengthening community action and being responsible for capacity building of the HP team, according to MSF principles, protocols, and standards.

Preferably, the HPCE manager oversees the HPCE program in one project, but in specific situations, the HPCE manager can have a flying role for multiple projects.

Accountabilities

HPCE strategy, activities, and monitoring

• Responsible for the design/development of a regularly updated HPCE strategy, activities, tools, and monitoring system. Accountable for budget planning. 
• Follow up and support the HP supervisor on the implementation of the HPCE strategy (work plan, according to the chronogram; tool creation; training)
• Ensure participatory approaches and patient/community consultation before and during the implementation of the HPCE strategy.
• Ensuring that the right process is followed for the design the health education materials and participatory methods. (pretesting, validation of content, translation)
• Provide technical input and support to situation analysis (Rapid assessments/surveys / rumors-feedback monitoring) and ensure final reporting and information sharing with the project team.
• Supervision of the implementation of the community-based surveillance (data collection, active case finding, linkage to care, tracing)
• Support the HP supervisors in the organization of community meetings. 
• Contribute to the updated community mapping (community mapping, stakeholders, GIS, etc.)
• Ensure and regularly share with PC and medical team updates regarding community mapping. 
• Capitalization: document lessons learned and capitalize on experiences (handover report, end of mission report, capitalization report)
• Ensure regular collaboration with other supervisors/managers (SRH, MH, NAM, MAM, Social Work, EH/WASH, LogM, Admin)
• Responsible for the development plan for the HP team, based on the needs assessment (evaluation), as well as for the follow-up in capacity building through training, coaching, and community of practice events. 
• Managing and supervising the quality of the HPCE activities done by the HPCE team at the field level (based on a supervision checklist). (eg. Participatory methods and pedagogical techniques, active listening, use of tools, preparation /organization)

Responsible for the recruitment and evaluation process for HP profiles (in collaboration with the HR department).

Others:

• Supervise and implement preventive and curative Decentralise Model of Care (DMC) including strategy, data collection, curative package in collaboration with the MSF medical team, and preventive package with the HPCE team.
• Implementation of MSF forms related to community engagement strategy at the project level.
• Collaborate with MSF and MoH medical team to support the implementation of IPC measures at the facility and community level.
• Candidate needs to be flexible to move to other states other than Gezera. 

Requirements

Education	Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, behavioral sciences, public health, orientation health promotion/community health (or nursing diploma in community health) or studies related.  Desirable: master’s degree in any social sciences.
Experience	Essential: 2 years of working experience in related jobs (managing health promotion programs) outside your country or within MSF. With MSF experience is a plus Experience in using qualitative methodology is essential. Experience in strategy design, implementation, and monitoring is a must.
Languages	Mission language is essential. (English & Arabic).
Knowledge	Mission language is essential. (English & Arabic).
Competencies	Strong strategic and analytical skills  People Management and Development L2  Teamwork and Cooperation L3  Results and Quality Orientation L3  Commitment to MSF Principles L2  Behavioural Flexibility L3

How to Apply?

• Interested candidates are requested to send their CVs & copies of educational and experience certificates to the Labour Office, Wad Madani, in a sealed envelope mentioning (MSF Spain – application for Health Promotion Community Engagement Manager).
• Please, write in your application: MSF-SPAIN Health Promotion Community Engagement Manager.