JOB CODE: MS02003
SALARY: 1595$
Section/Unit: MEDICAL & PARAMEDICAL
Grade Level: 7
Supervisor: HPCE MANAGER
No. of Post: 1
Duty Station: NORTH KORDOFAN - EL OBEID
Duration: Fixed-term contract ending on 31 December 2026, with the possibility of extension
Closing Date: 20 August 2026

Background

We are seeking motivated professionals who will implement the HPCE strategy / work plan, with community participation, and supervising the HPCE activities and HP teams working in the communities or the health facilities, according to the project objectives, MSF values, standards and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

• In close collaboration with the CEHP manager, participating in the definition and update of the HP/IEC strategy and identifying indicators in order to monitor HP activities, results, and achievements. Supporting the HP manager in organizing and carrying out assessments and research on the impact of HP activities and identifying and reporting the constraints, difficulties or strength points of the HP strategy inside and outside the medical structures in order to reinforce the link between the communities and the project 
• Providing support in selecting and developing quality pedagogical communication strategies towards the community. Planning information campaigns, including targets, objectives, methods, and goals in order to increase awareness among the targeted population. 
• Informing, according to protocols, community members and identified risk groups (prisons, army, sexual workers, etc.) about health-related issues 
• Organizing health awareness sessions for MSF's medical and non-medical staff 
• Identifying key actors (local authorities, local NGOs, traditional healers, formal or informal authorities) and being the focal point for the networking in order to support the dissemination of health information of the target population and be the point of reference for the relation and networking with these subjects.  
• Contribute to the community mapping.  
• Organizing, training, and supervising the HPOs in terms of planning and organizing their work, supporting, evaluating, and coaching of personnel, collecting reports and reporting the activities of each health worker and regularly visiting communities that are under his/her responsibility 
• Supervising, in close collaboration with the HR department, the HR associated processes (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required 
• Ensuring cleanliness of IEC (information, education and communication) areas 
• Collecting and reporting to the medical team any information linked to the health situation of the population and the patient 
• Contribute to rapid assessments and surveys. 
• Actively support in the systematic collection, encoding and reporting of community feedback and rumours. 
• Support the implementation of community-based surveillance (data collection, active case finding, tracing, linkage to care. 
• Monitoring: Ensure the availability of the data collection tools; the data encoding in the data base and the quality check. 
• Monitoring: Contribute to the analysis of the monitoring data and look for adjustment (in collaboration with HPCE manager), monthly reporting (MMR, sitrep, …). 

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• Provide the necessary information about MSF and the services provided to the population and different community leaders. 
• Preserve the confidentiality of information collected or recorded. 
• Work collaboratively with the National or international NGO partner to maximize the impact of the CEHP activities, capacity-building opportunities , and communication for the improvement of the relationship. 
• Conduct training for HPO’s and CHWs based on needs and gaps identified. 
• Immediately report to the CEHP manager or the medical team in the following cases: 
  • Challenges encountered by HPOs and CHWs during meetings with the population within or outside health centers 
  • Unusual movement of the population 
  • Epidemiological surveillance alerts, both indicator-based and event-based 
• Develop strategies so that the population can have access to the service offered by MSF and that the needs of the community are known 
• Approach different services to find out about medical issues in order to adapt awareness messages 
• As required, support community-led hygiene/clean-up campaigns via capacity building and liaison with the MSF multidisciplinary team regarding capacity to support the main area of work of the HP supervisor, which will be community and IPC at hospital level, and can be organized by NAM/MAM/MDWM.
• Collect and report to the CEHP Manager specific information related to the health of the community, including perception of the disease / mental health / sexual violence, food security, epidemiological surveillance, vaccination status of children, perception of MSF services, constraints and strengths, vulnerability, level of information, living conditions and risks linked to the lack of good health conditions. 
• Work collaboratively with the RRT members(Public Health Officer) to provide support regarding linking to the community for the alerts, barriers to accessing services as it relates to epidemic-prone diseases, community engagement for trust-building, and any patient follow-up.   
• Ensuring strong links with informal authorities at community level (imams, traditional healers, TBA's, etc), regular meetings with them. Create/Maintain knowledge bank about anthropological health practices, ideas related to health and diseases, stigmas, barriers to health care, behaviour change, and any other relevant information. 
• Provides the necessary support to his team to achieve the project objectives 
• Other activities identified according to operational needs

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required

Interested candidates are requested to submit their Application in a sealed envelope, mentioning (MSF-Spain - Application Health Promoter Supervisor based in North Kordofan State – El Obeid) to the Labor Office.

Or

Submit your Application Online through the following Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/e6DgHVirE6ZtjbDY6

Applications must be submitted in English Language including:

✓ Motivation letter in English.
✓ Updated CV in English.

✓ Copy of Personal national ID / Passport.

✓ Copy of relevant bachelor's degree.

✓ Copy of relevant work certificates.

✓ Copy of relevant training certificates.

Please note that Applications submitted through any other channel, incomplete applications, or applications that do not meet the specified criteria will not be considered in the recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed only after this form is fully completed and all required documents are uploaded.

Applications submitted through any other channel, or without the full set of documents in each mentioned upload section, will not be processed or considered.

All information provided will be handled with strict confidentiality and for recruitment purposes only.

MSF will never ask candidates for money or services as part of the recruitment process. Any such request should be considered fraudulent
We will take immediate action against any fraudulent activity

Tests and interviews will be carried out in English.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Administrative conditions:

• This job profile can be adapted and/or changed according to the evolution of the activities, evolution of the Mission and the program needs.
• The general conditions are detailed in the staff regulations, work contract and health policy.