Health Promotion Officer

Job Description

Title: Health Promotion Officer

Company Name: MOHFW Coordinator Center ,Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential: Bachelor in any discipline.

Job Context:
∎ OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME:
∎ Following the mass influx of people from Rakhain state in August 2017, ICRC identified the extra burden this placed on the existing Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MOHFW facilities, and lack of other actors providing comprehensive primary health care in Teknaf.
∎ After influx ICRC provided medical services through mobile medical team in association with BDRCS. Although the emergency phase of the response has plateaued, the need for primary health services remains high. Whilst a mobile medical service meets the emergent needs of the population during 2017-18, a more comprehensive and geographically stable service is now needed for the next phase. A fixed clinic therefore is a more sustainable way of enabling continuity of care and improve the quality of service provided.
∎ MoU has been signed in between ICRC and DGHS, MOHFW to established and operate one primary health center in Camp 27, Teknaf. To make this PHC functioning we are hiring for the position titled "Health Promotion Officer".
∎ Duty Station: FDMN Camp in Teknaf, Cox`s Bazar
∎ Organization unit: PHC under MOHFW Coordination Center supported by ICRC

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Provide administrative support to team leader (Medical Officer) for smooth functioning of the health centre.
∎ Provide necessary support to develop monthly work plan for health promotion worker and volunteers.
∎ Provide supportive supervision to health promotion worker and volunteers to conduct different health education programs.
∎ Prepare monthly activity report and sent to MOHFW Coordination Centre and ICRC.
∎ Maintain liaison with UH&FPO, CIC, community leaders and other respective authorities.
∎ Participate in the camp health coordination meeting
∎ 7.Participate in different level coordination meeting including Cox's Bazar
∎ Submit data to DHIS 2 in regular manner
∎ Ensure medicine and other logistic supply at PHCs and make inventory and be responsible for replenishing supplies at PHC under assigned camp.
∎ Maintained the stock register of medicine supply and other goods at PHCs.
∎ To provide guidance to maintain clean physical environment and ensue proper waste management and disposal
∎ To be reportable to medical officer of the PHC, MOHFW Coordination Centre and ICRC.
∎ Any other assigned tasks by Supervisor

Additional Requirements:
∎ The hired personnel must stay at around duty station in Teknaf.
∎ Has experience of working at FDMN camp, Cox's Bazar.
∎ COMPETENCIES:
∎ Communication
∎ Producing results
∎ Teamwork
∎ LANGUAGES:
∎ Good understanding of reading, writing and speaking of the English language.
∎ Fluency in Bengali.
∎ Able to communicate in local Language.

Salary: Tk. 50000 - 55000 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: November 15, 2019

Company Information:
∎ MOHFW Coordinator Center ,Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : Uni Resorts ,Kolatoli,Road,cox's Bazar

Category: NGO/Development