Health and Hygiene Promotion Advisor

Role and Responsibilities

To facilitate achievement of the Health and Hygiene Promotion (HHP) objectives across Medair SDS programmes. To assess and advise on response to HHP needs and to encourage adoption of healthy practices and conditions that contribute to decreased morbidity and mortality in areas of implementation, as capacity permits.

Project Overview

To support multi-sectoral relief and rehabilitation projects in potentially insecure locations. These include Health and WASH interventions, training support, and relief distributions, as well as emergency response for Southern Sudan.

Medair

Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. Medair has achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification, worldwide. This certification signifies that Medair effectively delivers goods and services with a focus on beneficiary needs. Founded in 1989, Medair’s unwavering commitment continues to bring hope to the world’s most vulnerable.

Workplace Juba, Melut, Malakal, ERT sites

Starting Date As soon as possible

Initial Contract Details Minimum 1 to 2 years, 100%

Key activity areas

Medical and WASH / Technical

• To endeavour to provide excellent health and hygiene promotion that will result in changed health and hygiene behaviours and /or conditions for the project catchment area. • To input and perform knowledge, practices and coverage assessments / surveys as requested. • Give input to Southern Sudan health and hygiene promotion policy and guidelines. • To facilitate response in appropriate health and hygiene promotion in specific emergency / outbreak situations.

Staff Management

• To provide health and hygiene promotion training and supervision to HHP Focal Points • To train and assist other team members in HHP methodologies as requested.

External Representation

• Represent Medair in relevant health and hygiene promotion meetings in Sudan as requested. • Liaise with local authorities, government ministries and other NGOs to coordinate and develop HHP.

Logistics

• To monitor programmes for stocks of health and hygiene promotion supplies and the maintenance of appropriate up-to-date inventories, in liaison with base logisticians.

Qualifications

• Nursing or teaching degree and / or Masters Degree in health promotion / public health

Experience / Competencies

• Experience doing Health and Hygiene promotion in a developing country • 1 year experience working as a trainer / manager in a developing country desirable • Understanding of Behaviour Change Communication methodology desirable • Experience with HIV initiatives in a developing country desirable • Coaching / teaching skills • Passion for empowering individuals • Able to motivate local community • At ease in report writing • Organized, initiative taker and self learner • Planning and organizational skills • Team player • Ease in establishing relationships • Flexible, able to work and live out of the bag in a changing environment • Can cope with basic living conditions • Personal awareness of own stress indicators • Culturally aware, can easily adjust in different communities

Medair standard working requirements for the field

• Committed to Medair values • Reflect the vision and values of Medair when interacting with team members, local staff, beneficiaries and external contacts • At least one year of professional experience in a relevant field • Minimum three months inter-cultural overseas experience • Single, or married (without dependent children) • Strong working knowledge of English (oral and written) • Competent with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook • Able to live and work with a multicultural team under difficult conditions • Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit • Successful completion of Medair Relief & Rehabilitation Orientation Course (ROC)

Benefits

• A salary based upon the grade of the position and experience of the position-holder • Full HQ organisational and role briefing, as well as in-country briefing • Additional security training for those going to insecure environments • A return flight each year of service to and from the country programme • Accommodation, food, and transportation in-country • Comprehensive medical and emergency rescue insurance, with up to 60 days post assignment cover, which includes debriefing • Annual leave; Rest & Recuperation (R&R) leave including associated travel, accommodation, food expenses • Additional benefits for those who commit to longer contracts – re-entry allowance, additional paid leave (up to four weeks) every 12 months

Working Conditions

• Mainly based in Juba, but will be working, living and travelling between the main locations of the Southern Sudan programme (Upper Nile and ERT project sites). Living conditions are basic.

Application process

For more information on this and other positions, please follow this web link: www.medair.org/work-with-us, read the relevant information, and check the Field Vacancies.

We request that you complete all applications on-line at www.medair.org. Only English-language applications and CV’s will be reviewed. We will not review email applications. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled. We review every online application. Applicants will be contacted only if they are selected as a potential candidate.