Health Promoters

The role

You will assess, plan, run and supervise health promotion and community engagement activities in the project area. You will work with communities to build health knowledge, improve health practices and promote MSF services. You will also recruit, train and evaluate health promotion staff.

What you will do

• Assess, define, implement and supervise health promotion and community engagement activities in the project area
• Run outreach activities that link the project with targeted communities, respecting their culture and practices
• Create information, education and communication strategies that are relevant and effective
• Develop and adapt health promotion material for relevance, accuracy and comprehension
• Recruit, train, evaluate and develop the project's health promotion staff

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in sociology, social communications, anthropology or public health
• Minimum of two years experience in health promotion in contexts similar to where MSF works
• Experience in health education working with diverse communities
• Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)
• Available for 9 to 12 month international assignments

Nice to have

• Familiarity with tropical diseases and infectious diseases
• French (level B2) or another language (Arabic, Spanish)
• Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)

Benefits

• Salary and benefits as MSF employees
• Opportunities for professional advancement, including medical, non-medical and coordination roles
• Encouragement to complete multiple assignments

Before you apply

• Work may take place in settings of active conflict or post-conflict, with inherent risks and ongoing threats to safety and security
• Staff must strictly follow security rules; failure to do so may result in dismissal
• Employment may be contingent upon satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.