Job Title: Community Health Educator (3 No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender, or political affiliation.
About Ebola Response:
MSF Uganda is supporting the Ugandan Ministry of Health in the response to the Ebola Outbreak after the first confirmed case in September 2022.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare, provide and present health education sessions to the population/patients according MSF principles and values in order to promote health information through health measures and hygiene conditions as well as provide information about MSF activities in order to facilitate access to healthcare. This includes preparing the material and deliver the health education sessions, ensuring that all the patients and caretakers know the health-related issues and services provided; monitoring health situation and living conditions by collecting data upon request; reporting to line manager of all the results and data collected.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Literacy is essential; desirable previous experience in community-based actions; English is essential as well as local languages.
- Commitment to MSF principles.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed CV, academic documents, and work certificates merged together in a SINGLE PDF or WORD document to the HR department via email. Physical applications will not be accepted due to the current Ebola outbreak. All applications must be emailed to the following address, with the position as the subject line. Only complete applications shall be considered.
E-mail: msff-uganda-recruitment@paris.msf.org
NOTE: The candidature files will not be returned.
Deadline: 21st December 2022