Community Contact Tracers - Ebola Virus Disease

Volunteering Crisis & Emergency Response

Overview

Conduct targeted risk communication activities to raise awareness on EVD signs and prevention.

You have:

• At least one year of professional work experience at the national level in emergency response and coordination, including delivery of humanitarian health assistance in complex environments.
• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills.
• Knowledge of the respective local languages is desirable for each location as follows: Rufumbira (Kisoro), Rukonjo (Kasese), Alur (Nebbi), Lugbara (Arua), and Lubwisi (Bundibugyo).
• Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management.
• Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team.
• Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines.
• Have affinity with or interest in Humanitarian setting, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

Contract

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Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non- governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants. IOM is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment.

The Migration Health Division in IOM Uganda is currently scaling up its contribution towards Ebola response under the “Strengthening Capacities to Effectively Manage Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) at Vulnerable Points of Entry and Border Communities in Uganda with a strong focus on the points of entry and border districts with DRC with the following scope:

Expansion into Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) and community surveillance • Community based disease surveillance (CBDS): scale CBDS training across 18 high risk districts to reach targeted proportions of VHTs/CHEWs, equipping them for active case finding, event based detection and timely reporting. • RCCE programming: deliver targeted risk communication campaigns (community dialogues, market and transit outreach, Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) distribution, radio messaging) tailored to local languages and contexts to increase awareness, reduce stigma and promote care seeking. • Community facility linkages: strengthen referral pathways by coordinating VHT referrals with district rapid response teams and ambulance/fuel support, ensuring suspected cases detected in communities are rapidly triaged and transported. • Protection and accountability: mainstream Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and community feedback/complaint mechanisms into RCCE and CBDS activities to maintain safe, dignified and ethical engagement. • Capacity building and sustainability: train trainers and provide reference materials and on the job mentorship so CBDS and RCCE capacities are absorbed into district health systems.

The Community Contact Tracers - EVD will be based in the areas of Kisoro, Kasese, Nebbi ,Arua and Bundibugyo (Ntoroko and Busunga) and will be responsible with the following:

• Conduct targeted risk communication activities (household visits, community dialogues, market and transit point outreach, radio messaging support) to raise awareness on EVD signs, prevention, safe care seeking and anti stigma messaging. • Disseminate standardized IEC materials and ensure messages are adapted to local language and context.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

• At least one year of professional work experience at the national level in emergency response and coordination, including delivery of humanitarian health assistance in complex environments, including planning, implementation and analysis of technical health interventions or other relevant programmes; experience with UN is an asset, as is experience working in the UN or other international development organization;

Other desired/mandatory required technical knowledge

• Excellent oral and written skills; excellent drafting, formulation, reporting skills; • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing; • Knowledge of the respective local languages is desirable for each location as follows: Rufumbira (Kisoro), Rukonjo (Kasese), Alur (Nebbi), Lugbara (Arua), and Lubwisi (Bundibugyo). • Excellent interpersonal skills; culturally and socially sensitive; ability to work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of partners, including grassroots community members, religious and youth organizations, and authorities at different levels; familiarity with tools and approaches of communications for development; • Ability to work and adapt professionally and effectively in a challenging environment; ability to work effectively in a multicultural team of international and national personnel; • Solid overall computer literacy, including proficiency in various MS Office applications (Excel, Word, etc.) and email/internet; familiarity with database management; and office technology equipment; • Self-motivated, ability to work with minimum supervision; ability to work with tight deadlines; • Have affinity with or interest in Humanitarian setting, volunteerism as a mechanism for durable development, and the UN System.

The duty stations are located in predominantly rural districts of Uganda, including Kisoro, Kasese, Nebbi, Arua, and Bundibugyo. Living conditions vary across locations but are generally modest, with access to basic services such as housing, healthcare, banking, telecommunications, and local markets. Volunteers should be prepared to live and work in multicultural environments and demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to field conditions.

Knowledge of the respective local languages is desirable for each location as follows: Rufumbira (Kisoro), Rukonzo (Kasese), Alur (Nebbi), Lugbara (Arua), and Lubwisi (Bundibugyo).

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