Health Expert, Disaster Risk Management Programme (Project Staff)

Job Description

Title: Health Expert, Disaster Risk Management Programme (Project Staff)

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery(MBBS)

• Bachelor degree in Medicine (MBBS), or Health Science or any relevant discipline.

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Minimum 08 years of work experience in relevant field.

• Additional Job Requirements:

• Sound Knowledge on national and international policies and practices of health issues Excellent interpersonal communication and facilitation skills.

• Project planning and organizational skills.

• Strong ability and proven track record on capacity need assessment and influencing

Job Location : Project Office, Dhaka

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential. Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Position: Health Expert, Disaster Risk Management Programme (Project Staff)

Job Purpose:

The Health Expert position will enhance community resilience for potential disasters by designing, implementing and evaluating activities that aim to educate the community on various health issues and promote healthy behavior.

Job Description:

• Design, implement and evaluate activities that aim to educate the community on various health issues and promote healthy behavior, and conduct community assessment to identify emergency needs, resources, and barriers to accessing healthcare during the disaster period. This will help inform the design and implementation of activities that are tailored to the specific needs of the community.

• Work on establishing partnerships and collaborations with community organizations, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to ensure that health promotion and education efforts are coordinated and effective.

• Develop a strategy/ and prepare materials on necessary behavioral change communication (BCC) including improvement of nutrition, WASH practices (personal hygiene, hand washing with soap, menstrual hygiene etc.), use of safe water, and elimination of open defecation.

• Work to engage and mobilize community members to participate in health promotion and knowledge building activities and develop and deliver training activities and materials to build the capacity of community members, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to address health issues in the community.

• Conduct evaluations to assess the effectiveness of health education and knowledge building and promotion activities and make recommendations for improvement.

• Assist the team in developing community O&M guidelines of all the community infrastructure included in the project with actions, financing, and roles and responsibilities and socialize with key stakeholders to ensure (sustainable usage of the community infrastructures.

• Any other task assigned by the project Team Leader, Deputy Team Leader, and the project focal of BRAC for efficient, effective, and timely implementation of the project.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

• Festival Bonus and others as per policy