Community Health Supervisor (Wad Madani) – Relief International

About Relief International

About RI: Relief International (RI) is an international non-governmental organization US and UK based, working in the humanitarian field since 2004 in Sudan, providing emergency relief and early recovery activities to internally displaced persons (IDP) and rural communities, focusing on life-saving health and nutrition services. RI is looking for qualified candidates to fill the vacancies mentioned herewith

Relief International is a nonprofit organization that partners with some of the world’s most vulnerable communities to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. … Relief International is a non-sectarian and non-political. Relief International works in 19 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

It is based in Washington, D.C. and in London. Relief International was founded in the U.S. in 1990 by Farshad Rastegar, an Iranian American. The European headquarters under the title Relief International UK began operations in 2005.Focus: Human Rights, health, empowerment, …Location: Washington, D.C. and London

Summary:

Under the managerial supervision of the Health Officer, the Community Health Supervisor will be responsible for the oversight of community health activities in his/her area of assignment through technical supervision, and coordination with relevant authorities and community members. These will include creating awareness through community health education, home visits, Referral to health facilities, Community screening, and surveillance duties

Essential Job Functions:

• List essential job responsibilities in order of priority.
• Consider the percentage of time engaged in activities.
• When feasible, essential responsibilities should be described in terms of outcome rather than task-oriented

Supervision:

• Ensure timely conduct of planned community-based activities within his/her area of assignment 
• Ensure that all community health workers in his area of assignment and health facilities contribute to RI program objectives.
• Schedule field visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality of community-based services, accurate data collection, and verification of submitted reports in coordination with his/her supervisor
• Provides feedback to his technical supervisor with regard to changes in context to ensure that program implementation remains responsive to the needs of the beneficiaries.
• Support the CHVs at the community level, collect monthly reports, and train them if needed.
• Follow and submit timely reports as well as corrective measures for the project.
• Supervise community health workers’ training and performance.
• Conducting refreshing courses for CHWs once a month in different health packages based on the existing health situations.
• Make Monthly Activity Report (MAR) with CHWs and Monthly Activity Aggregated Report (MAAR)

Representation

• Provide documented feedback to his/her supervisor on meetings attended

Reporting 

• Ensure that data collected from community health workers are in line with RI internal system as well as comply with donor expectations
• Regularly collect, consolidate and summarize CHW reports using data collected 

Technical Oversight 

• Work with community health workers to ensure that services such as house-to-house visits, ICCM, and CMAM are in accordance with MOH and WHO standards and guidelines. 

Coordination:

• Coordinate  with the community health worker and his/her supervisor and with other program departments to ensure integrated implementation of services

Training:

• Work with community health workers and supervisors to determine training needs 
• Support the conduct of regular training activities 
• Contribute to training plans and coordinate with his/her supervisor to ensure timely preparation for needed resources 
• Attend relevant training relevant to his/her position
• Conducting refreshing course for CHWs once a month
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor or Health Coordinator.

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Nursing or Social Work, or related field.
• Three (3) years of relevant community health worker, community outreach, or health education experience may be considered in lieu of a degree or Two (2) years of experience in a supervisory role>
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting
• Community Health Worker Certification or training
• Work history demonstrating increasing levels of supervisory responsibility
• Ability to communicate effectively with and relate to individuals from various economic, social, and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as a team member with other health professionals
• Willingness to learn new models and modalities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to approach problem-solving with a creative approach
• Computer skills and ability to navigate databases and software programs for patient documentation and tracking

RI Values:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability

How To Apply

• Please, submit your CV, work certificates, and qualification and state the name of the position on the envelope, a telephone contact number, and three professional references to Labor Office Wad Madani or HAC, Closing date: 17.08.2023, at 14:00 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the interview. To find out more about Relief International please visit our website at http://www.ri.org