Health Promoters

Workoverseas

Non
On-site
Health promotion and community engagement
Develop and adapt health promotion material
Recruit, train, and evaluate health promotion staff
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is seeking Health Promoters to enhance community engagement and health education in challenging environments. The role requires a strong background in health promotion and multicultural team management, with a commitment to serving vulnerable populations

Job Summary

  • Health promoters play a crucial role in connecting with communities outside of the hospital setting to ensure MSF projects are accessible and beneficial.
  • Responsibilities include assessing, defining, implementing, and supervising health promotion activities to increase community knowledge of health risks and improve health practices.
  • Assignments often mean long hours with a heavy workload, basic living conditions, and working and living in often chaotic and volatile environments.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is seeking Health Promoters to enhance community engagement and health education in challenging environments. The role requires a strong background in health promotion and multicultural team management, with a commitment to serving vulnerable populations.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Health promotion and community engagement
  • Develop and adapt health promotion material
  • Recruit, train, and evaluate health promotion staff

Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with tropical diseases
  • Work experience in conflict zones
  • Experience in refugee camp settings

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in sociology, social communications, anthropology, or public health
  • Minimum of two years experience in health promotion
  • Experience in health education working with diverse communities
  • Experience in managing staff in a multicultural team
  • Available for 9 to 12 month international assignments

Work Rights

Not specified

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