Health Promoter with Arabic and English

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Harmanli (relocation package available)
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Full time
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Suitable for refugees, migrants
Лекари без граници/ Médecins sans frontières
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In Bulgaria from years

 

POSITION OBJECTIVES

Develop and implement Health Promotion / IEC activities to the Refugee Population and MSF Patients to raise their knowledge and skills on relevant medical topics.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION

  • According to medical priorities, delivering information to the Refugee Population and Patients on specific health topics 
  • Implementing activities of health education and awareness (sessions in the camp, individual, children, schools) under the indications and supervision of the Project Medical Referent. 
  • Accessing the impact of activities (with questions, verifications and behaviours observations), report problems, success and constraints to Project Medical Referent.
  • Collecting and reporting all type of information related to specific health and living conditions of the camp population, in particular to identify the most vulnerable populations. 
  • Reporting to Project Medical Referent: activities, problems, strengths and constraints. 
  • Establishing and maintaining contacts with partners for health promotions related topics. 
  • Keeping education and communication areas clean and tidy and professional materials available.
  • Delivering the health promotion key message to the refugee and migrant population (SGBV, TMS, MH and any other agreed topic –eg. emergency), in camp and other NGO premises
  • Conducting SGBV educational program with targeted groups
  • Collaborating with other actors for delivery MSF key message 
  • Collecting all the data and, in collaboration with the other HP, prepare the Sitrep every month to the PMR
  • Delivering the health promotion key message to the refugee population about general and hands hygiene
  • practice, water use and waste management
  • Updating mapping and list of other actors. 

SELECTION CRITERIA

  • Education level in social science, social communication, nursing, or teaching
  • Desirable previous working experience in teaching, nursing, social work or community mobilization
  • Ability to develop, organise and work independently after collaboration with team / supervisor
  • Essential Arabic (refugee population language), English (Mission language)
  • Computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
  • Previous working experience in MSF or in NGO will be highly appreciated.

COMPETENCIES

  • Cross Cultural awareness, behavioural flexibility
  • Results and Quality Orientation
  • Team-work and Cooperation
  • Effective Management, organizational and communication skills
  • Commitment to MSF Principles
  • Stress-Management

POST CONDITIONS

  • Competitive remuneration as per MSF Salary Grid 
  • Private health insurance
  • Full-time position
  • Relocation package (for full time contracts)  

TO APPLY

Please send your CV and a motivation letter in English quoting reference code "Health Promoter Arabic/English” in the subject line of the e-mail at:  [email protected]

All applications will be treated in strictest confidentiality. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.