Job Summary
Provide short term technical assistance to the region and districts, He/she will be responsible for strengthening regional and district capacity for risk communication and community engagement during prevention and response to COVID-19 outbreaks. The Project Officer will also support implementation of community based disease surveillance activities in liason with the epidemiologists.
Overall Responsibilities
- Work with the regional project coordinator to Plan, budget, implement and report on project activities.
- Review the RCCE strategies, information, education and communication (IEC) materials, practices for COVID-19 outbreak prevention and control including COVID-19 vaccination and offer practical recommendations.
- Support districts to develop/implement community information and feedback mechanisms for providing information, detecting and rapidly responding to or counter misinformation and rumours during outbreaks.
- Coordinate mobilization and sensitization of community groups during outbreaks including printing and dissemination of culturally appropriate IEC materials.
- Strengthen community based disease surveillance including training and supervision of VHTS
- Provide technical support for development of culturally appropriate and harmonized BCC strategies and tools, messages for prevention and control of disease outbreaks.
- Liaise with the M&E specialist to monitor and evaluate project risk community and community engagement activities.
- Assist in design and implementation of implementation/operation research including evaluation of the social impact of outbreaks on population.
- Participate in RCCE pillar meetings
- Conduct behavioural change communication assessments
Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:
- · A bachelor degree preferably in a communication/social science. Experience in risk communication during public health emergencies and disease outbreak is desirable.· At least 2 years’ experience working in the public health sector
- · Experience in designing, implementing or evaluation of RCCE strategies;
- · A Master Degree in Public Health or Field Epidemiology training is an added advantage.
- 2 Years Relevant Experience
NOTE:
Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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