Community Activity Officer – Doctors with Africa CUAMM Vacancy Announcement

·       Ensure the implementation of community based project activities as per the project time table and schedule

·       Plan and implement community outreach activities in collaboration with the Field officers and Clinical Team leader.

·       Work with the field office in the planning, organizing and conducting capacity building training and meetings for Community Outreach Agents (COAs).

·       provide on job training for COAs, Collect and compiles COA activities.

·       Jointly with COA track ANC, EPI, TB and HIV defaulter in the catchment area and link them back to the service.

·       Supervise Home visit activities by COAs and directly engage with home visit activities.

·       Organize hygiene sanitation campaigns in the respective catchment area.

·       Engage in active case surveillance and conduct a home visits whenever suspected and confirmed disease under surveillance reported.

·       Actively participate in the community level mass treatment campaign and immunization campaigns

·       Maintain appropriate communication and integrate activities with other public health actors in the camp.

·       Actively participate in the implementation of Health education sessions and awareness campaigns in the community.

·       Ensure all documentations, reports and records properly filled and organized and documented in the office

·       Select and coach the community outreach agents according to the Interagency guideline.

·       Communicate with other partners working in the area and represent CUAMM during meetings & workshops at camp level whenever assigned to do so.

·       Work on other duties, responsibilities and assignments you might be given by your supervisor.

·       Assist in any other tasks when requested by Project Manager or Field Officer.

·        BSc Degree in Public Health or Nursing with a preferable minimum of four years’ experience in facilitating a public health activity at the community level.

·        Two-year experience directly related to HEP or community based public health activities.

·        Communication and interpersonal skill

·        Experience managing and developing a high performing team, with the ability to lead and motivate others.

·        Fluency in English and ability to narrate report and history as well as having a computer skill

·        Able to interact and (manage) people of diverse cultural backgrounds.

·        Speaking local languages will have an added value