Public Health Officer NGO Job KRCS
NGO Jobs. Kenya Red Cross Society Jobs
Key Responsibilities.
- Implement community health strategy approach and ensure creation of health demand at the community.
- Carry out disease surveillance and response activities at the hospital and community level.
- Conduct public health sanitary and hygiene inspections at the hospital and community and develop reports for timely response.
- Capacity build, mentor and supervise community health workforce.
- Develop, maintain and monitor infection prevention measures and guidelines for the hospital.
- Conduct and supervise weekly and monthly community engagement activities like community dialogue and action days.
- Take a lead role in the event of disease outbreaks and ensure adherence to public health prevention measures.
- Supervise and conduct mass immunization campaigns for vaccine preventable diseases.
- Plan, supervise and conduct community health outreaches and create awareness on emerging public health issues at the community level.
- Represent the society in attending public health coordination meetings, both internal and interagency meetings.
- Contribute to effective program reporting.
- Conduct any other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Community Development, Environmental Health, Human Ecology or equivalent qualifications with certificate in project management
- Over three (3) years’ experience in planning, implementing and evaluating community-based programs in emergency/relief context
- Voluntary working experience
- Technical and other Competences
- Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills.
- Have insight into various public health issues
- Should be a team player and culturally sensitive.
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets and utilization of the internet.
- Demonstrate ability of proposal/budget making and grant management.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Strong leadership, team building, conflict resolution and ability to deliver the Society’s strategic objectives.
- Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations.
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