Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Health Promoter IEC Officer

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Contract

Job Description

• Implement Health Promotion/IEC (Information, Education, and Communication) activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics
• Job Type: Short term Contracts (with different end dates)
• Duty Station: Sokoto Mass Vaccination Campaign, Sokoto

Responsibilities

• 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, churches, 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 behaviors 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.
• For OCBA: Establish and maintain contacts with social partners, including other NGO’s, governmental health services that can provide answers to social problems.
• For OCBA: Keep education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
• For OCBA:Participate in creation of any material needed for the activities of information, education and communication

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities:

• Participate in creating community and key Stake holder mapping in collaboration with the HPS and HP manager guided by community members.
• In partnership with the HP supervisor, plan and organized the weeks awareness and community engagement sessions with key community members.
• Participate in daily planning and feedback sessions re daily activities,
• Collaborate with the anthro team on collecting data through the different research methods.
• Plan and follow up visits with Community members according to planned community engagement strategy, feeding back daily to the HPS.
• To work closely with multidisciplinary teams that will inform our practice
• To perform quality admin duties in relation to recording and reporting of dates.
• Attend trainings and ensure effective communication skills are used when relating to Community groups/ individuals.
• Ensure a person centered and community based approach is incorporated in to all communication.
• Ensure all MSF protocols and principles are adhered to including confidentiality when gathering data.
• To adhere to details outlined in rapid assessment and the strategy.
• To report to HPS and HP Manager challenges in the Community.
• Work with the teams to ensure appropriate IEC materials are used and using clear language that will not be misinterpreted by the communities

Requirements

• Educational degree or diploma in social science, social communication, nurse or teaching/education
• Preferable previous experience in teaching, nursing or social work, community mobilization
• Local language essential, English language highly desirable
• Computer literacy
• Results, Teamwork, Flexibility, Commitment to MSF principles, Service, Stress Management.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2024.