Community Health Promotion Sr. Officer

Date Posted: Jul 25, 2022

Job Detail

Location:

Logar
Company:

IRC (International Rescue Committee)
Type:

Full Time/Permanent
Shift:

First Shift (Morning)
Career Level:

Experienced Professional
Positions:

1
Vacancy number:

29289
Experience:

3 Year
Gender:

Male
Salary:

As per Company salary scale
Degree:

Bachelors
Apply Before:

Jul 31, 2022

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About IRC (International Rescue Committee)

The IRC will put in place high-impact, cost-effective solutions that help people affected by crisis. We'll also use our learning and experience to shape humanitarian policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of more people worldwide.

Job Description

Setting up regular monitoring mechanisms for health promotion activities in community level.
In collaboration with community health manager and community elders, ensuring and maintaining the implementation of health promotion and infection and prevention activities in community level as well as in health facilities level.
Ensures the effective implementation of the Infection Prevention Control (IPC guidelines through its advocacy and strict adherence, including the appropriate use of PPE as and when required.
Works independently and seeks support/advice when challenged.
Provide technical support to IPC mentor and health promotion assistant through conducting regular training and supportive supervision.
Work closely with community health Manager to identify and develop refresher trainings for clinical, non-clinical staff and community volunteers to ensure continued awareness of the IPC and health promotion guidelines adopted by IRC/MOPH.
Follows and supervises the daily IPC and health promotion activities at community level as well as health facilities level.
Support the health facilities ensure that triage, screening, and isolation procedure at the health facilities are followed
Work with EH engineers to ensure that the environmental controls to support IPC meet the required IPC standards.
Work with health facilities senior management to set up and mentor the IPC committees and IPC focal persons for each of the health facilities IRC will be supporting.
Conduct regular monitoring of IPC progress for each of the health facility and take quick action in case the protocols are not followed.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in medical health. Graduated from a recognized medical faculty.
3-5 years of relevant work experience in same position
Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis
Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts
Excellent knowledge to speak and write English
Good level of literacy and numeracy of computer skills.
Ability to relate to and motivate staff effectively
Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources

Skills Required

COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

Application received without exact position title and location will be directly disqualified from the process.

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/29289?c=rescue

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process.

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

Submission Email:

Refer to submission guideline

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