Community Health Education Manager Full Time

The Community Health Manager is responsible for the management and implementation of community health programming in his or her area of assignment through preparation of detailed workplan, supervision, technical oversight, and coordination with other departments and relevant agencies. The Community Health Manager is also responsible for the coordination, monitoring, and reporting of the project activities, as per agreed timelines, deliverables, and allocated budget. He/She, in collaboration with other team members, is also responsible for supporting the development of new community health projects.

Essential Functions-

• Develop detailed work plans and oversee schedule of Community Health Education (CHE) team
• Work closely with supervisor/health team to adopt (HG1) interventions and services in community or/and health facility based on feedback from communities
• Build the capacity of community health team by working in collaboration with Community Engagement team, Community Health Worker team and Population Health team to train Community Health team on communication skills, health educational topics as identified during regular implementation, utilization of tools such as Community Based Surveillance tool and provide continuous mentoring and support to field teams
• Conduct monitoring visits to implementation sites and provide guidance on how to improve activities
• Track indicators and prepare weekly reports on community health program
• Coordinate joint field activities and collaborations with other partners and agencies at the community level as well as with other departments within and outside of Nemours
• Set context- specific criteria for recruitment of community health educators in collaboration team and community
• Manage and monitor expansion and geographical distribution of Community Health Educators and events in each area
• Coordinate with other medical/health teams to share, discuss and find common solutions for challenges faced by the beneficiaries at community and health facility level
• Coordinate with Community Health Educators to support administrative procedures that facilitate their work including raising and following up on Procurement Requisitions (HG2) of supplies related to community health program
• Monitor non-food items distribution in the area and track non-food items monitoring sheet where applicable.
• Closely monitor the initiation and implementation of Community Health program and submit reports about challenges faced and improvement plan

Qualifications-

Typically, a Bachelors’ degree in health or community health related field; Medical, nursing or Master’s Degree in Public Health, Community Health, Health Promotion, Social and Behavior Change, or other health-related field is preferred. Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

CHES Preferred

3+ Years Relevant Experience

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