Community Health Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.

The Community Health Officer will be responsible for implementing Community Health Activities including Sexual and Reproductive Health and Right, Health Promotion activities, strengthening community-based health workers, Health Promoters, SRH volunteers. In addition, the position will travel approximately 85% of the time to target areas inside and/ or outside township.

Major Responsibilities:

Community mobilization and participation

• Lead community mobilization, sensitization, and facilitation on community participatory community health promotion activities (MNCH -Maternal and Child Health, SRH, Nutrition, Wash, Disease prevention and control etc) at community level.
• Supervise and train on relevant topics related to community health, CCM, SRHR, and preventive measures to the community volunteers, committees’ members, Health Promoter and SRH Volunteers.
• Mobilization of community regarding support of linkages between the community and camp committees/ camp management committees to ensure that all the implementing activities are going smoothly
• Organizing training, capacity building, facilitation and coaching to volunteers and IDP (Internal displaced person )/ village camp committees for community-based activities.
• Assist to Sr Community Health Officer, health manager, SRH technical Manager and SRH medical team leader in organizing and technical support to community-based volunteers in strengthening community-based services like CCM, CCSAS (Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors) , family planning services, emergency referral support etc.

Strengthening of volunteers’ network

• Organizing quarterly volunteer meeting and participating in community-based cluster meeting to make sure the activities are going well as project plan.
• Work closely with other sectors such as project leads, Capacity Building Team and Township Health Department on identification of volunteers, preparation and organizing volunteer trainings (initial/ refresher).
• To ensure on preparation and distribution of drugs and commodities together with program support team to ensure that all the necessary items based on standard guidelines and procedures.
• Strengthen the volunteer’s network for community mobilization, comprehensive referral pathways of CCSAS, emergency referral and health related response activities by coordination with stakeholders.

Capacity building and coaching to volunteers

• Provide capacity building to volunteers and subordinates to ensure that they have enough knowledge and skill to perform community health related activities
• Provide regular coaching and supervision to Health Promotors/SRH Volunteers /CHWs to ensure that they have enough technical skills in providing community health activities
• Identify the needs of volunteers and supervisees based on the job coaching and supervision and set up action plans to ensure that they have the required skills and knowledge related to their responsibilities.
• Conduct quarterly supervision meetings with volunteers to assess progress and address challenges.
• Report timely to Program Manager/SRH Technical Manager related with supervising volunteers’ status to make correct decision on community health-based approaches to targeted area.
• Assist SRH teams to ensure that volunteers, and team members (HP) have enough capacity to provide community health services delivering Health Education and Awareness Sessions, Counseling and Psychosocial support to the survivors and case detection and referral management and support.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitoring community health activities:
  • Ensure that the recruited volunteers and training are documented.
  • Train Volunteers and Health Promoters on the use of community health promotion items and reporting tools.
  • Ensure the volunteers have adequate supplies to complete these tools and reports are submitted on schedule with standard quality.
  • Participate in coordination meeting and project implementation meeting with Senior Community Health Officer/Program Manager to address challenges, discuss solutions, and ensure that monitoring data is applied into health promotion activities.
  • Assist Senior Community Health Officer/Program Manager in preparing regular narrative reports on health promotion activities as required.
• Under the guidance of project lead, maintain feedback mechanism to collect feedback though focus group discussion at community level.
• Coordinating with the project lead to ensure that the various aspects of the community health related activities and response are integrated.
• Participation and support programs lead in designing possible strategies for supporting community services to vulnerable populations on a longer-term approach

Reporting

• Provide necessary required information on time to Senior Community Health Officer for weekly/ monthly program narrative report, M&E report, interim and final donor reports, Township Health Department Reports and HQ Reports
• Provide other necessary information requested by Supervisor.

Other

• Coordinate with program support teams to implement project activities in time

• In collaboration with other members of the health project team, participate in the design and implementation of formative assessments and baseline studies in order to identify health priorities and practices among the IDP and community.
• Respect rules and regulations of IRC
• Remain flexible to perform other duties as required or requested

Key Working Relationships:

• Position Reports to: Senior Technical Officer
• Position directly supervises: N/A

What should you have?  

Education:

• Bachelor of community health or degree of other health related fields

Work Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience working with UN/INGO/LNGOs and community health activities.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Ability to work well in a team
• Ability to work in difficult situations with flexibility
• Ability to travel and work long continuous days in remote IDP camps and villages.
• Good communication skills and experience in community facilitation.
• Facilitator skill, educator and trainer skill.
• Advance knowledge and skill to use Microsoft package.

Language Skills:

• Good in read, write and communicate in English language
• Good in speaking and understanding local dialects

Remark:

• Local Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

The application will be considered on a rolling basis throughout the vacancy opening period and IRC take the right to finalize the application process before the closing date of the announcement. 

Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.

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