2022-09-04

Community Health Workers (CHWs) (65 Positions) – Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia
Posted on September 4, 2022

HIRDO

Community Health Workers (CHWs) (65 Positions) – Mogadishu, Somalia

Job Title: Community Health Workers (CHWs)

Organization: HIRDO

Positions: 65

Location: Mogadishu

Posted: 04 Sep 2022

Closing date: 11 Sep 2022

Background

Horn International Relief and Development Organization (HIRDO) works with local communities in order to strengthen and develop nutrition and health care systems and to improve the accessibility and quality of preventative and treatment services.

Job Purpose

To manage TSFP and OTP community outreach activities and guarantee the efficient and effective sensitization, mobilization and participation of the communities targeted, thereby maximizing programme performance.

Duties and responsibilities

Community mobilization and sensitization
Active case finding (screening) within communities
Follow up of OTP/TSFP cases and absentees/defaulter if required.
Monitor and ensure the programme’s engagement with disadvantaged or excluded groups.
Participate in OTP/TSFP general programme management duties as requested by OTP/SFP programmes (e.g. distribution planning, monitoring and reporting) and perform other tasks as required (e.g training of staff/volunteers)
Report to the OTP/TSFP nurse and liaise closely with nutrition programme staff and other relevant partners (community leaders, other agency staff etc.) regarding community outreach activities.
Health and Nutrition Education.
In liaison with nutrition supervisor for the area, converse with mothers at sites and regularly conduct surveys evaluating the mothers understanding of the messages and the programme in general.
The responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people.

Person specification:

Essential

Experience of community health work/community mobilization
Experience of emergency nutrition work and implementation of feeding programmes including monitoring and evaluation
Proven capacity of management, leadership and teamwork
Excellent communication skills and willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathies with all beneficiaries
Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult working conditions
Demonstrate ability to report writing skills
Ability to frequently conduct site visits and be part of the community mobilization at the field
Fluency in written and spoken English
Local Somali language is desirable
Computer literate

Desirable

Health/Public Health/Nutrition/Diploma or equivalent
Experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating community health/community mobilization/Nutrition activities/programmes.

Integrity: Encourages openness, honest, transparency and sincere.

How to apply

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send an updated CV and Cover Letter to Hirdo.somalia@hirdo.org with the subject of the email as ‘Community Health Workers – Mogadishu’. The closing date for applications is the 11^th of September 2022.

Complete applications will have a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of relevant certificates, and names and contact information of three references.

Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Child Safeguarding and PSEA Commitments:

HIRDO has a zero tolerance for any form of abuse/harassment and staff are expected to uphold the organizational values. We are determined to keep our beneficiaries safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of vulnerable children and adults from any form of abuse

Equal Opportunity:

HIRDO is equal opportunity employer & committed to achieved workforce diversity qualified person

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