Canvasser at Society for Family Health (SFH)

Job-role
The successful candidates will perform the following functions:

• Carry out demand creation activities for Integrated Community Case Management - Childhood illnesses (ICCM) services in the communities.
• Mobilise community members to participate in the Integrated Community Case Management - Childhood illnesses (ICCM) service at health facilities.
• Carry out household Interpersonal communication session.
• Identify and referral cases of Childhood illnesses (ICCM) seen in the communities.
• Provide support for outreaches activities in communities.
• Collate data from field activities and ensure input data promptly into the MIS database.
• Write monthly and quarterly report of activities conducted
• Carry out any other responsibility as may be assigned.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of a CHEW certificate or a National Diploma (ND) in Social/Behavioural/ Medical Sciences or a related field of study.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in child health programmes, especially in behaviour change communication and management of health-related plans.
• Demonstrate sound knowledge of child healthcare programme.
• Experience in advocacy / IPC will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate ability and competency in working with local communities and community leaders.
• The successful candidate must be a resident in the state/community of implementation.
• He/She must be able to speak the local language of the state of intervention (Hausa).
• He/She must be conversant with the norms and values of the community.

Skills and competencies:

• Good report writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Location: Ebonyi  Application Link

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