HP Supervisor

The main purpose of the Position

With the support and guidance of the HPCE Manager, responsible for implementing the HPCE strategy / workplan, with community participation, and supervising the HPCE activities and HP teams working in the communities or the health facilities, according to the project objectives, MSF values, standards and procedures.

Accountabilities

HPCE strategy, activities and monitoring:

• Actively contribute to the design/adaptation of the HPCE strategy / workplan.
• Lead and follow up on the implementation of the HPCE strategy / workplan, according to the chronogram.
• Support participatory approaches and regular patient/community consultations before and during implementation of the HPCE strategy.
• Organizing health awareness sessions for MSF‘s medical and non-medical staff
• Support in the design of health education materials and participatory methods, applying the right process (pretesting, validation of content, translation).
• Contribute to rapid assessments and surveys.
• Actively support in the systematic collection, encoding and reporting of community feedback and rumours.
• Support the implementation of community-based surveillance (data collection, active case finding, tracing, linkage to care.
• Responsible for the planning and organization of community meetings (in collaboration with HPCE Manager).
• Contribute to the community mapping.
• Monitoring: Ensure the availability of the data collection tools; the data encoding in the data base and the quality check.
• Monitoring: Contribute to the analysis of the monitoring data and look for adjustement (in collaboration with HPCE manager), monthly reporting (MMR, sitrep,…).

Team management:

• Contribute to evaluation of the HP team (with the HPCE manager).
• Contribute to the development plan for the HP team.
• Training: Contribute to the needs assessment, design and implementation of training for the HP team, in collaboration with the HPCE manager.
• Organize regular and systematic supervision of the HP activities and provide on the job-coaching.
• Ensure the planning and practical organisation of the activities for the HP team (HP roaster).
• Ensure the organisation of regular HP team meetings.

MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities

Background:

Target Health Centers:
The intervention focuses on Adey Ababa and Jemu Health Centers, which serve 18,082 under-15 children. Key gaps include:

• Healthcare
• WASH
• Referrals: referral systems to Bachuma Primary Hospital.

Operational Strategies:

1. Emergency Preparedness: Train health workers in outbreak response, develop EPREP plans, and strengthen surveillance.
2. Healthcare Delivery: Provide free OPD services, immunization support, and ensure continuous medical supplies.
3. WASH Interventions: Rehabilitate wells, improve water storage, build latrines, and train hygiene committees.
4. Capacity Building: Strengthen local health systems and community resilience for sustainable impact.

Major tasks and responsibilities:

Implement and Monitor HPCE Strategy

• Lead the design, adaptation, and execution of the HPCE workplan in alignment with project objectives.
• Organize community consultations to ensure health messages are culturally appropriate.
• Monitor progress using data collection tools and report regularly.

Conduct Health Promotion and Education

• Develop and pretest health education materials for disease prevention and health awareness.
• Deliver health promotion sessions at healthcare facilities and in communities.
• Train community health workers on surveillance and health messaging.

Strengthen Community Engagement and Feedback Systems

• Facilitate community meetings to identify healthcare access barriers.
• Collect and analyze community feedback to inform program improvements.
• Support hygiene committees to promote proper sanitation practices.

Supervise and Train HP Teams

• Mentor and evaluate health promoter teams through field supervision.
• Conduct training sessions on epidemic response and community engagement methods.
• Ensure adherence to referral systems for severe medical cases.

Support Emergency Preparedness and Outbreak Response

• Collaborate with medical teams to implement emergency response strategies.
• Conduct rapid assessments during disease outbreaks.
• Lead awareness campaigns and support the medical team during emergency responses

Required Qualifications and Professional Experience

Education

• Desirable: bachelor diploma in social sciences, social work, behavioral sciences, public health, community health, nursing. Essential: secondary school diploma.

Experience 

• Essential: At least 2 years’ experience in: • health promotion • team management experience • program implementation Experience qualitative methodology is highly desirable.

Knowledge: 

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and internet)

Competencies:

• Results and Quality Orientation L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation L2
• Behavioural Flexibility L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles L2
• Stress Management L3

Language: 

• English and knowledge of other local languages.