Community Health Educator

Job Description

Title: Community Health Educator

Company Name: Medecins Sans Frontieres/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Vacancy: 14

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Chattogram (Chattogram Sadar)

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Experience:

Published: 2026-08-12

Application Deadline: 2026-08-20

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

• Age At least 18 years

Education

• Essential- higher secondary school, graduate or post graduate degree in social science or Anthropology desired.

Experience

• 2 years working experience as community health educator or community mobilizer with NGO’s and MSF working experience will be an added value

• Social work experience is desired

• Need to be recognized, accepted by the community they represent.

Language

• Understand, speak fluently in Chittagonian dialect is essential

• English is desirable

Knowledge

• Teaching and presentation skills

• Communication and dealing with public or groups

Location

• Permanent resident of Chittagong City Corporation area

Education

Accountabilities

As a member of the Community Mobile Outreach Taskforce:

• Provide health education sessions and promote MSF services at household level in the community and health facilities within catchment area.

• Conduct and support community mobilization activities like community cleaning campaigns.

• Collect and report community feedback (security concern, rumors, service perceptions, need etc.)

• Collect regular health education data and support basic data collection for surveys or other project tools.

• Support community mapping (village, stakeholders, social gathering points, geographic routes.

• Build and maintain links with community leaders, service providers and social actors.

• Support activities creating supportive environments (youth clubs, support groups, recreational activities, community committees)

• To identify individuals presenting symptoms suggestive of dengue and refer them to the nearest health facility for testing and appropriate medical follow‑up.

• To inform the supervisor / line manager in a timely manner of any issues encountered during activities, including those related to the community, equipment, or materials.

• To report regularly to the supervisor on activities conducted, including HP sessions, referrals, and observations from the field.

• Perform any other activities ask by supervisor or the line manager

Contract and Benefit

Temporary Contract.

• Salary according to level Three (3) of the internal MSF salary grid (BDT 45000).

• Salary is not negotiable.

• Income tax deduction from salary based on current income tax rule.

• 2 annual leave days per month worked.

• Medical insurance for employee and direct dependents based on Health Care Policy- Locally Recruited Staff.

Others Benefit

There is no provisions for relocation. 2 Festival Bonuses after completion of one year of uninterrupted continuous service.