Turkey: Community Health Officer- Turkey 13-308
Country: Turkey
Closing date: 04 Oct 2013
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM BACKGROUND Due to conflict in Syria, refugee numbers in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq are on the rise since mid-2012. Collapse of health care and social service systems in Syria mean access to basic lifesaving services is limited as the country enters its third year of war. Presently, there are more than 340,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey; 450,000 in Lebanon; 470,000 in Lebanon; and 140,000 in Iraq, including individuals awaiting registration. Three quarters of refugees are living in urban and rural communities amongst host populations. Approximately 350,000 refugees are living in 21 refugee camps across Turkey, Jordan, and Iraq. The humanitarian response has focused on alleviating the burden on host governments and providing essential services.
JOB SUMMARYThe primary functions of the Community Health Officer includes implementation and oversight of community based health activities including recruitment, training and supervision of community health workers, development of quality checklists/supervision tools for the CHWs, contextual adaptation of training curricula, implementing facility based and community based health education and hygiene promotion sessions, development of appropriate IEC materials, supervision and capacity building of staff, ensuring quality of services with training, supportive supervision, on-the-job training and standard quality assurance tools; internal and external coordination, and day-to-day administration of overall program activity.
- Review project proposal materials and develop a detailed implementation and monitoring plan
- Meet with staff, beneficiaries, community members and other stakeholders to provide briefing on proposed activities, implementation and monitoring plan and roles and responsibilities of each team member
- Meet with team regularly to update project monitoring plan and discuss challenges/solutions
- Recruit and train community health workers using internationally accepted curricula and pre/post tests
- Schedule regular site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure quality of services, accurate data collection and tracking of health education sessions and feedback forms
- Work with team on timely procurement and delivery of required commodities
- Compile data and submit reports with all spelling and formatting complete as per given schedule
- Coordinate with other program departments to ensure integrated implementation of services
- Work with finance, logistics, HR/admin and security to ensure smooth implementation of project activities
- Attend coordination meetings as required
QUALIFICATIONS:1. Graduate degree in health promotion sciences, cross-cultural communications, public health, social work, or related field 2. Must have at least 5 years professional experience in implementing health related projects3. Must have at least 5 years experience working with INGOs in humanitarian or development contexts; previous emergency response, conflict/post-conflict experience preferred4. Must have experience with community mobilization, community sensitization, and different channels of communication 5. Must be able to analyze and interpret data and to track performance against program indicators 6. Must be fluent in written and spoken English; knowledge of Arabic preferred7. Must be skilled in Microsoft Office8. Must be able to travel to field sites9. Must have excellent organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks in a dynamic environment 10. Must have the ability to work effectively with various personalities and cultures
LANGUAGES• Ability to speak Arabic a plus
How to apply:
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx and complete the online employment application form.
