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HPCE ACTIVITY MANAGER – MSF OCP EMERGENCY POOL

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization created in 1971 that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural disasters. MSF is one of the largest independent medical humanitarian organizations in the world, with projects located in 65 countries worldwide. Its work is based on the humanitarian principles of medical ethics; the goal of MSF is to provide emergency care and to offer assistance to people based only on need and irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation. The French section is present in around thirty countries .

MSF is looking for : HPCE ACTIVITY MANAGER – MSF OCP EMERGENCY POOL.

Mission

Overall responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of the HP program in MSF projects, as well strengthening community action and being the responsible for capacity building of the HP team, according to MSF principles, protocols, and standards.

Preferably, the HP CE (Health Promotion & Community engagement) manager oversees the HPCE program in one project, but in specific situations the HPCE manager can have a flying role for multiple projects.

Main responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the design/development of a regular updated HPCE strategy, activities, tools and monitoring system. Accountable of budget planning.

  • Follow up and support the HP supervisor on the implementation of the HPCE strategy (workplan, according to the chronogram; tool creation; training.)

  • Ensure participatory approaches and patient/community consultation before and during implementation of the HPCE strategy.

  • Ensuring that the right process is followed for the design the health education materials and participatory methods. (pretesting, validation of content, translation.)

  • Provide technical input and support to situation analysis (Rapid assessments/surveys / rumours -feedback monitoring) and ensure final reporting and information sharing with the project team.

  • Supervision of the implementation of the community-based surveillance (data collection, active case finding, linkage to care, tracing.)

  • Support the HP supervisors on the organization of community meetings.

  • Contribute to the updated community mapping (community mapping, stakeholders, GIS etc.)

  • Ensure and regularly sharing with PC and medical team on updates regarding community mapping.

  • Capitalisation : document on lessons learned and capitalize on experiences (handover report, end of mission report, capitalisation report.)

  • Ensure regular collaboration with other supervisors / managers (SRH, MH, NAM, MAM, Social Work, EH/WASH, LogM, Admin.)

HP capacity building and supervision:

  • Responsible for the development plan for the HP team, based on the needs assessment (evaluation), as well for the follow up in capacity building through training, coaching, community of practice events.

  • Managing and supervision of the quality of the HPCE activities done by the HPCE team at field level (based on a supervision checklist). ( eg. Participatory methods and pedagogical techniques, active listening, use of tools, preparation / organization.)

  • Responsible of the recruitment and evaluation process for HP profiles (in collaboration with HR department).

Professional skills

Experiences and Education:

  • Essential: Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in similar position and at least one year of MSF experience in similar position.

  • Diploma: Bachelor’s degree in social sciences , behavioral sciences, public health, orientation health promotion / community health (or nursing diploma in community health). Desirable: master’s degree in any social sciences.

  • Asset: previous experience in other medical NGOs.

  • Desired: working experience in emergency interventions and assessments.

Computer knowledge:

  • Basic windows environment is a must . Knowledge of qualitative data treatment software like NVivo, graphics editing software (like photoshop) and/or others software’s, (such as KOBO Collect, OsMand , QGIS) is an added value.

  • Very good knowledge of Windows pack Word, PPT ; Excel being mandatory.

Languages:

  • French & English working capacity (B2).

  • Knowledge in other MSF working languages such as Spanish or Arabic is an asset.

Qualities
  • Demonstrated ability to identify priorities and to put in place relevant action plans in direct accordance with the operational/medical strategy.
  • Leadership and organizational skills.
  • Communication and reporting skills.
  • Flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
  • Ability to train, mobilize, and manage teams .
  • Quality and Results-based orientation.
  • Analytical and plan ning skills.
  • Strategic VisionService Orientation , teamwork, and Cooperation.
Position's specificities

Status: Fixed term and full-time contract (12 months, 100%) with possible extension.

Field-based position with visits to HQ in Paris.

Conditions:

  • Salary based on level 10 of the MSF field grid, according to experience.

  • Specific Emergency package including completion bonus and extra paid leaves.

  • Social Benefits: Health insurance and living costs in the countries of intervention and in HQ, paid according to internal regulations.

Expected starting date : Around June 2024.

Our wish is to promote inclusion and diversity. We also wish to improve the representation of people with disabilities in our workforce.

Contract type
Fixed-term contract
Contract duration
12 months
Salary (€)
Niveau 10 de la grille terrain MSF en fonction de l’ancienneté et de l’expérience.
Job vacancy
Juin 2024
Deadline for submission

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