Community Health Team Monitor- Tripoli (Maternity Coverage)

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•    Identify, recruit and supervise 10 to 15 Community health outreach volunteers in assigned area  
•    Create capacity building plan for volunteers based on learning needs and knowledge gaps  
•    Create weekly schedule of activities for Community health outreach volunteers  
•    Establish age-based community health clubs in catchment area of Primary health centers with the Community heath outreach volunteers  
•    Responsible of establishing disease-focused clubs at the Primary health center in collaboration with Primary health center staff and volunteers  
•    Maintain a good network of coordination and collaboration with field actors and joint activities  
•    Plan and execute appropriate Non-food items distribution based on the needs of the community  
•    Establish strong link between Primary health centers and the surrounding community through regular meeting, visits and feedback 
•    Execute health campaign plan on both administrative and field levels 
•    Responsible of maintaining and ensuring all volunteer assets are available and well utilized, like educational toolkit, tablet, guidebook, bag, IEC materials  
•    Responsible for distribution of IEC material like flyers and posters in the community  
•    Responsible for writing success stories and providing materials for communications department  
•    Provide one-on-one training and on the coaching on Community health guidebook  
•    Responsible of maintaining the right flow of information from mental health, disability and GBV projects to volunteers  
•    Encourage health outreach volunteers and beneficiaries to use the community-based feedback and complaints mechanism to voice out all their needs and concerns in order to provide them with the best service  
•    Responsible of producing a set of weekly and monthly reports that include: awareness and club database, referral database, monitoring visits sheet, health outreach volunteer performance tracking sheet, and knowledge improvement reports 
•    As quality monitoring, conduct systematic phone calls with beneficiaries of Community health activities to validate data collected by volunteers and quality of their performance

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

Code of Conduct
As applicable to this position, an individual must promote and encourage a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the organization and maintain a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Staff are also responsible for preventing violations to our Code of Conduct and Ethics, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment.  If you see, hear or are made aware of any violations to the Code of Conduct and Ethics or Safeguarding Policy, you have an obligation to report.

If this is a supervisory position, one must set an example of ethical behavior through one’s own conduct and oversight of the work of others; ensure that those who report to you have sufficient knowledge and resources to follow the standards outlined in the Code of Conduct & Ethics; monitor compliance of the people you supervise; enforce the Code of Conduct & Ethics and International Medical Corps’ policies, including the Safeguarding Policy and the Protection from Harassment, Bullying and Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace Policy, consistently and fairly; support employees who in good faith raise questions or concerns.

Safeguarding
It is all staff shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly vulnerable and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children, adults at risk, or LGBTI individuals; and any form of trafficking in persons. 

Equal Opportunities
International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS *

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•    Typically, a Bachelor’s in Nutrition, Pharmacy and Nursing or any other medical field. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
•    Typically, 2+ years of relevant experience in similar position.
•    Good command of written and spoken Arabic and English 
•    Excellent command of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint 
Desirable
•    Previous work with a non-governmental organization or community-health programming  
•    Providing health awareness and health promotion activities  
•    Supervising field teams  
•    Working knowledge in the provision of Maternal and Child Health care 
•    Participating in community needs assessments and surveys  
•    Good writing and reporting skills 
•    Good leadership skills 
•    Good communication skills 

ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL OR LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

position is located in Tripoli.
Please note, for Lebanon-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in Lebanon. Since the position is a national role, we are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.