Health Education Supervisor

Médecins du Monde France (MDM-F) is an international medical organization, which has been present in the Palestinian Territories since 1995 and in the Gaza Strip since 2002.
MDM-F is currently working in Nablus district of the West Bank in the field of mental health, and in the Gaza Strip in support to Primary Health Care services, Emergency Medical Care and Orthopedic Care. MDM-F works in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and different national and international partners.
MDM-F is looking for an experienced and motivated candidate to develop, organize, implement and follow up the health educations activities in the Primary Health Care program and in the society of MDM France in Gaza, as:
Health Education Supervisor, Gaza
Duration: 6 months
Main duties
• Contribute to implementing the PHC program in relation to the objectives set : support the MoH team at the PHCC level with a special focus on health education
• Organize and conduct, independently or together with the MDM team, practical “in service trainings” according to the objectives set
• Supervise health promotion and health education activities in the PHCC and in the community
• Supervise activities of health educators, including checking technical accuracy of HE messages, allocation of health educators to locations and management of the MDM HE team in coordination with Base Medical Manager.
• Stimulate the Health Educators to work with motivation
• Evaluate the needs at the PHCC and make proposals for improvement regarding health awareness
• Report to the Base Medical Manager on monthly basis and as needed
• Reinforce outreach activities, for example HE activities in schools, NGOs, kindergartens, home visits, HE campaigns
Requirements
• Medical background (health education, nursing…)
• Experience in community work
• Social openness and initiative
• Pedagogic skills
• Good communication skills and ability to work within a team
• Computer skills (word, excel, powerpoint, statistics software…)
• Good command of English language (both written and spoken)
Application procedure
• Send your CV and a one page cover letter in English mentioning the position you are applying for, either by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 08-282 87 68
• Deadline for receiving the application is July 9th, 2009
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted