Job Description

A Health Promoter Responsible is the essential liaison point between MSF and our services, and the community in which we provide services. As a Health Promoter Responsible (HP), you will work in projects to develop strategies to address a wide range of health issues, from sexual violence care through to Ebola prevention. In addition to that, you will supervise all Health Promotion and Community Engagement (HPCE) activities in the project area. This will be achieved through outreach activities bridging project and targeted population, while respecting the culture and practices of different communities to optimize our information, education and communication strategies.

You will analyze local culture, traditions and health perception to support the social mapping and adapt effective health practices while maintaining a strong link to our medical activities. Responsibilities also include developing and adapting our HP-material according your analyses to ensure relevance, adequacy and comprehension. Our HP responsible are also in charge of the recruitment, training, evaluation and development of the (local) HP staff of the project.

Essential requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Sociology, Social Communications, International Training, Anthropology, or Public Health
• Minimum two years’ professional experience working with communities and/or local associations on awareness raising, prevention, mobilisation and/or community strengthening
• Familiar with a community-based approach
• Flexible and able to work on various topics such as HIV/tuberculosis, nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, chronic diseases, epidemics, sexual and gender-based violence, etc.
• Fluency in English and French

Desirable requirements

• Professional experience supervising, managing or training staff
• Knowledge of other languages, in particular Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic or Russian
• Previous international experience with INGOs, UN agencies, other humanitarian organisations, charities, etc.
• Experience working in developing countries

Key Personality Competencies

• Commitment to MSF Principles
• Cross-cultural awareness
• Flexibility and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage stress
• Advanced team-working skills
• Results and quality orientation
• Willingness to work in unstable areas

Before you apply

SECURITY AND SAFETY

Because ‘Médecins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) purpose is to bring medical assistance to people in distress, the work may occur in settings of active conflict, or in post-conflict environments, in which there are inherent risks, potential danger and ongoing threats to safety and security. MSF acknowledges that it is impossible to exclude all risks, but it does its utmost as an organization to mitigate and manage these risks through strict and comprehensive security protocols.

Field workers will be fully informed of the risk associated with a potential mission before accepting a particular posting. Working for MSF is a deeply personal choice; individuals must determine for themselves the level of risk and the circumstances in which they feel comfortable, based on a full and transparent understanding of the possibilities they may face. Once in the mission, all MSF staff must strictly observe security rules and regulations; failure to do so may result in dismissal.