Information Education Communication Health Promotion Manager (IECHP) Full Time

Position: Information Education Communication Health Promotion Manager (IECHP)

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. In Malawi, MSF works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the local community in integrated HIV/AIDS in Chiradzulu District and Cervical Cancer projects Blantyre districts.

MSFF is looking for its Blantyre Office:

Information Education Communication Health Promotion Manager (IECHP) – 1 POSITION

Workplace : Blantyre and Chiradzulu
Type of contract : 1 year with possible extension
Start date : February 2022

Main purpose of the position

• Defining, coordinating and monitoring all the IEC (Information, Education, Communication) and Health Promotion activities in the project, and promoting MSF services according to MSF principles, protocols and standards in order to increase the knowledge of the target population around their health, the support of preventive activities and the collaboration to improve the services.

Main responsibilities

• Defining and updating the HP/IEC strategy and related activities through annual project and budget plan (objectives, target population, campaigns, messages, activities, specific actions, etc.)
• Assessing knowledge of the target group on a health risk and analyzing the context (local culture, traditions, habits, health perception) to adapt health activities and support the social mapping (villages, populations, actors)
• Identifying indicators in order to monitor HP activities results and achievement and using the concrete tools to measure and follow up those activities
• Assessing, developing and adapting IEC/HP materials according to the needs of the project.
• Ensuring content and format have been pre-tested with target groups in order to ensure the adequacy, relevance, full understanding of the messages. Leading focus-group discussions with target groups in order to ensure the adequacy, relevance, broadcasting and full awareness of the messages, ensuring they are worded in a pedagogic manner
• Liaising with other relevant actors (national and international NGO’s, authorities, religious leaders, village heads, etc.) also involved in prevention activities, analyzing interventions and building cooperative relationships and advocacy, in order to enhance the influence of the campaigns and messages and to improve awareness among the targeted population
• Ensuring regular collaboration and coordination with the MSF medical team, to guarantee that the HP is part of medical activities and contribute to the medical objectives of the project
• Knowing protocol(s) for Sexually Gender Based Violence (SGBV) and ensuring its application.
• Identifies possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team for treatment according to protocol(s)
• Supervising the IEC/HP team and their activities, in the hospital and health centers where we work, reporting difficulties and progress as well as adapting format and content when necessary.
• Planning and supervising the HR associated processes (recruitment, training, evaluation, development and internal communication) of the IEC/HP staff of the project. This will be done in close coordination with the HR department, the administration manager and project coordinator and according to MSF vision, values and procedures.
• Participating in the reports according to guidelines (regular reports, statistical reports, etc.)
  Requirements

Education

• Essential, university degree in social sciences, social communication, health promotion or related studies

Experience

• Essential, working experience in related field (health promotion, project coordination, social research), preferably with MSF
• Previous experience in supervision or managerial position is desirable
• Experience in qualitative research is a plus.

Language

• Very Good Command in English, Written and Spoken, Chichewa and other Local Languages is a plus.

Knowledge

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Competencies:

• People Management and Development L2
• Commitment to MSF principles L2
• Behavioral Flexibility L3
• Results and Quality Orientation L3
• Teamwork and Cooperation L3

How to apply

• Cover letter, Updated CV, ID Copy and relevant certificates
• Deadline for submission of application: 25th January 2022

Application should be submitted to:

Human Resources Manager
Médecins sans Frontières France
Po Box 2736
Blantyre – Malawi

E-mail: msff-blantyre-recruitment@paris.msf.org
with in subject: IECHP MANAGER, Full Name

(Indicate only the Position and Your Full Name as part of the Subject Line of the email).
NOTE: Please clearly indicate the POSITION TITLE AND YOUR FULL NAME on the application.
Letters, CVs and any documentation included in application package will not be returned. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
MSF is an equal opportunity employer: all applicants will be equally considered under the same criteria and expectations. MSF does not charge any application/recruitment or training fees: if ever you are requested to pay any amount to process your application or access employment with MSF, do not pay and please inform the MSF administration on email: msff-blantyre-recruitment@paris.msf.org as soon as possible

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