Health Promoter IEC (Information, Education, Communication) Officer at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Location: NOMA Project, Sokoto

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

• Implement Health Promotion / IEC (Information, Education, Communication) activities with patients and local population to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics.

Accountabilities

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

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities:

• Plan and organize weekly sensitization and awareness campaigns/meetings/health education sessions on NOMA with different target groups in collaboration with focal and key persons in the community and in the Noma Children Hospital
• Provide weekly mentorship to focal persons on health promotion activities with a strong emphasis on prevention of NOMA in the community
• Participate in the development and translation of IEC materials targeting NOMA patients
• Promote MSF free medical services available for NOMA patients through focal and key persons in the community during health promotion activities
• Facilitate and conduct timely defaulter tracing including missed appointments with focal persons and ensure patients are back to medical care after proper counseling.
• Plan and organize weekly disease surveillance with focal persons and ensure early detection and referral of NOMA cases to Hospital

Requirements (Qualifications)
Education:

• Degree / Diploma in Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Work), Health Promotion, Public or Environmental Health

Experience:

• 1 year work experience.
• Preferable previous experience in health promotion interventions, social work, community mobilization, health issues sensitization and awareness.

Languages:

• English is essential, local language desirable.

Knowledge:

• Computer Literacy (Ms Word, Excel and Internet)

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Teamwork and Cooperation
• Behavioural Flexibility
• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Service Oriented
• Stress Management.