Community Health Worker Supervisor At Intersos

Location: Dikwa, Magumeri, Mafa and Ngala



JOB PURPOSE:



To supervise and coordinate Community Health Workers/Volunteers and lead community engagement activities to improve access to and uptake of routine immunization services, particularly among children under five in inaccessible and hard-to-reach areas of Borno State. The position will ensure the effective implementation and monitoring of CHW activities while working closely with community leaders, local authorities and religious figures to facilitate access to underserved communities, strengthen acceptance of vaccination, address misconceptions and vaccine hesitancy, and promote awareness of routine immunization and other vaccine-preventable diseases.



RESPONSIBILITIES:





Access and assess hard-to-reach locations under the Gates Foundation project where routine immunization (including polio) coverage is low among children under five and identify the reasons for low coverage.

Strengthening collaboration with community leaders, local authorities, and prominent religious figures to facilitate safe access for vaccinators and community health workers in low coverage hard to reach areas.

Lead focus group discussions with target groups and organize health awareness

sessions in order to ensure the adequacy, relevance, broadcasting and full awareness

of the messages, ensuring they are worded in a pedagogic manner

Contribute to defining and updating the CHW strategy and related activities through the

definition target population, campaigns, messages, activities, specific actions, etc.

Support in assessing knowledge of the target group on a health risk and analyse the

context (local culture, traditions, habits, health perception) to adapt to health activities and support the social mapping (villages, populations, actors).

Provide support in selecting and developing quality communication strategies towards

the community planning information campaigns, including targets, methods, materials

and goals in order to increase awareness among the targeted population according to

the project needs

Ensure regular collaboration and coordination with INTERSOS and MOH medical team

reporting to the medical team any information linked to the health situation of the

population and the patients to guarantee that health promotion is part of medical activities and contribute to the medical objectives of the project

Organize, train and supervise the CHWs team in terms of planning and organizing them

work, supporting, evaluating and coaching of personnel, collecting reports and

Manage and supervise the daily activities of community health workers (CHWs) in the area.

Develop and implement staff meetings, training, and planning structure designed to improve the overall health of the population in the area.

Conduct frequent monitoring of staff activities and assure quality improvement.





Education & Professional Requirements:



Education:





Degree/studies in Social Work, Health Promotion, or any other relevant field.

Minimum 2 years relevant work experience as supervisory role in the humanitarian sector especially in fragile and unstable environments is highly desirable.





Professional requirements:





Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)

Demonstrate experience with different donors' compliance and reporting.





Personal requirements:





Highly respected figure within the local community

Proactive, with strong community acceptance

Impartial and neutral, acceptable to everyone across hard-to-reach areas

Behavioral flexibility and stress management

Commitment to INTERSOS principles.