Community Health Promotion Assistant- Afghan Nationals Only

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