Health Promotion Supervisor at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

HEALTH PROMOTION SUPERVISOR (Female)
Health Promotion Supervisor (Female) at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) July 2024
JOB VACANCY –- FULL TIME – 100%
Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical
humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected
by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from
healthcare. MSF offers assistance to people based on need, irrespective
of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. MSF is therefore
guided by the principles of neutrality and impartiality. These
principles must apply to all MSF staff.

Title: HEALTH PROMOTION SUPERVISOR (Female)
Direct Reports: IECHP Manager/PMR
Location: Liwale, Lindi Region

MAIN PURPOSE
With
the support and guidance of the IECHP Manager, this position will be
responsible for implementing the HP strategy and work plan, as well as
supervising HP activities and CHW teams working in the communities and
health facilities in accordance with the project’s objectives, MSF
values, standards, and procedures.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Actively contribute to the design/adaptation of the HP strategy and yearly planning.
• Lead and follow up on the implementation of the HP strategy /workplan according to the chronogram.
•
Support participatory approaches and regular patient/community
consultations before and during implementation of the HP strategy.
• Supervising community health workers activities and providing technical support in health facilities and community.
• Organizing health awareness sessions for MSF and MoH staff. (Medical & Non-Medical)
•
Support in the design of health education materials and participatory
methods, applying the right process (pretesting, validation of content,
translation).
• Contribute to conduct assessments and surveys.
• Actively support in the systematic collection, encoding and reporting of community feedback and rumours.
• Support the implementation of community-based surveillance (data collection, active case finding, tracing, linkage to care.
• Responsible for the planning and organization of community meetings (in collaboration with IECHP Manager).
•
Contribute to conduct community social mapping, census, implementation
of medical activities in the community e.g., referral, vaccination etc.
•
Monitoring: Ensure the availability of the data collection tools; the
data encoding in the data base and the quantitative and qualitative data
check.
• Monitoring: Contribute to the analysis of the monitoring
data and look for adjustment (in collaboration with IECHP manager),
monthly reporting. (Sitrep, Quarterly, and event reports)

Team management:
•
Contribute to the development plan of CHWs and ensure the planning and
practical organisation of the activities for the HP team (HP roaster).
•
Training: Contribute to the needs assessment, design and implementation
of training for the HP team, in collaboration with the IECHP manager.
•
Organize regular and systematic supervision of the HP activities and
provide on the job-coaching, mentoring, peer learning, job rotations,
• Ensure the organisation of regular team meetings. (Medical, CHWs meetings)

Context Specific Accountabilities:
•
Organizing and overseeing health education sessions at health
facilities and within the community, including demonstration sessions
for Community Health Workers (CHWs).
• Engaging the community in
various Health Promotion (HP) activities to collect data of pregnant
women and children under five through methods such as Focus Group
Discussions, Patient Satisfaction Surveys, Welcome and Discharge talks,
celebrations of global and national days, and parents’ meetings in
schools.
• Identifying key actors within the community, such as
local authorities, village committees, local NGOs, traditional healers,
and community focal persons within the catchment area.
• Organizing,
training, and supervising the HP team in planning and organizing their
work, supporting, evaluating, and coaching personnel, collecting
reports, updating trackers, referrals, includes regularly visiting the
communities all health facilities and within the community.
• Holding meetings with Ministry of Health (MoH) staff and health facilities in-charges as per the monthly plan.
•
Ensuring visits with the MoH Community Coordinator to health facilities
and villages and providing support in the recruitment of CHWs as per
the SOPs.
• Ensuring the cleanliness of Information, Education, and
Communication (IEC) areas and translating materials into local
languages.
• Collecting and reporting any information related to the
health situation of the population and patients to the IECHP manager,
including tracking lost follow-ups, active case findings, and abscondees
etc.
• Identifying gaps, challenges, and potential improvements,
and reporting to the IEC/HP manager to ensure the smooth implementation
of Health Promotion activities at health facilities and within the
community.

Minimum Educational Qualification:
Desirable:
Bachelor/Diploma in social sciences, social work, behavioral sciences,
public health, community health, nursing. Essential: secondary school
diploma.
Read Also:

• NEW TANZANIAN JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2024 (1,475 POSTS)

• CHECK SCHOLARSHIPS OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY ABROAD CLICK HERE!
• Download Your National ID (NIDA) Number  Here | Download NAMBA NA KITAMBULISHO CHAKO CHA NIDA. BONYEZA HAPA! 
• PAST PAPERS ZA DARASA LA 7 MPAKA FORM SIX | NECTA AND MOCK EXAMS 1988 – 2019. CLICK HERE! 
• Free
  CV Writing and Download, Cover/Job Application Letters, Interview
  Questions and It’s Best Answers plus Examples. Click Here!

Experience:
Essential:
At least 2 years’ experience in: • health promotion • team management
experience • program implementation Experience in qualitative
methodology is highly desirable.

Languages:
Mission language (English) and local language essential (Sawhili)

Knowledge:
Basic competencies in word and excel are essential.

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation
• Team management skills
• Training skills
• Organizational skills
• Stress Management
• Negotiation skills at community level
• Autonomous and initiative taking
• Strong IT skills (excel, word)
• Reporting skills
• Skills in participatory approaches
• Strategic / analytical skills are desirable

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the Mission.
By signing, the employee acknowledges that he/she has read, understood and accepted this document.
Women, people living with disability or any persons feeling like being part of a minority is encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION DETAILS
All
interested candidates shall submit their motivation letter, CV and copy
of relevant professional certificates not later than Friday, July 26th 2024 at 5:00 PM . Please quote the job title on the email subject “Liwale HP Supervisor Female YOUR NAME”.
Emails with a different subject line may not be sorted correctly and
therefore not considered. Only candidates who have been short-listed
will be contacted.

Please send your application to the email address MSFCH-Tanzania-Recruitment@geneva.msf.org
The
applications can also be submitted at MSF offices situated at Victoria-
Uporoto Street, Plot No 74, House No 22 Ursino Estate Dar es Salaam, or
in Nduta Refugees Camp, Kibondo District or MSF Guest House Kibondo or
at MSF office situated in Liwale, Lindi.

The protection of your
personal data is important to MSF. By submitting your application, you
consent to MSF using your data only for the recruitment process to have
all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the
recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most
suitable candidate. Your data will be treated confidentially. Only
people part of the recruitment process have access to your data. MSF
does not sell your data under any circumstances. If you have any
questions or requests, you can contact msfch-tanzania-hrmanager@geneva.msf.org

Go to our Homepage To Get Relevant Information.
ONLY SHORT-LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED