Community Health Promotion Assistant- Afghan Nationals Only

Support community health volunteers in health promotion initiatives

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IRC - The International Rescue Committee

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Gardez (Afghanistan), Paktya (Afghanistan)

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Overview

Support community health volunteers in health promotion initiatives

You have:

Qualified Nurse, community health, or Midwife with experience in health promotion and conducting training
2-3 years’ Experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation
Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English
Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background
Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and the internet) are an advantage

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Job Description

- Conduct regular visits to the communities and support the community-based health promotion volunteers. - Support recruitment and training of community-based health volunteers; community leaders and religious elders. - Schedule regular site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality of services, accurate data collection, and tracking of community health activities - Work with community-based volunteers and community leaders to conduct mortality and disease surveillance in the communities. - Submit weekly updates to Community Health officers on the CBHVs progress - Oversee data collection and analysis of mortality and morbidity data from the communities - Develop required reports on CHV performance and effectiveness, based on evaluations. - In close coordination with community volunteers sensitize the related community regarding health promotion messages. - In close coordination with community volunteers, develop positive relations with community through regular meetings with elders, Mullahs, local Shura and CDC to promote IRC acceptance in the target areas. - Work with community elders, Shura during project implementation, explaining IRC project activities and explain that IRC projects are in line with Islamic values. - Any other duties assigned by line manager

Qualifications

- Qualified Nurse, community health, or Midwife with experience in health promotion and conducting training - 2-3 years’ Experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation - Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationships,s and able to work on own initiative. - Enthusiasm to travel to locations within a region – and to other regions for training sessions - Technical Competency: - Communication and reporting skills - Fluency in Pashto, Dari, and English - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and the internet) are an advantage - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you successfully mobilized a community for a health initiative?	This question assesses your experience in community mobilization.	Share specific details regarding the initiative and your role in it.
How do you ensure effective communication within diverse communities?	This question evaluates your communication skills.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What methods do you use for training community volunteers?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you approach data collection and analysis in your work?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you give an example of how you managed relationships with community leaders?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.