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Project Officer at ICAP,Freetown,Sierra Leone –

ICAP

Project Officer at ICAP,Freetown,Sierra Leone –

ICAP

Full time Job

Date Posted: September 1, 2023

Application deadline:

Expired on: September 9, 2023 12:00am

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Job description

The project officer provides overall support in the implementation of safeguarding maternal health project activities in the targeted community. S/he reports to Team Lead, Special Projects.

 Key responsibilities

  • Support project coordinator in the planning of safeguarding maternal health project activities.
  • Build the capacity for community health workers in understanding the safeguarding maternal health project.
  • Support the quality implementation and delivery of services in the community by the community health workers engaged under safeguarding maternal health project.
  • Supervise and monitor safeguarding maternal health project activities, namely community health education, multi-diseases screening, and linkage at the targeted community.
  • Monitor all project activities being implemented by the community health workers in the targeted community through regular calls and periodic field visits.
  • Facilitate workshops on maternal and child health care at the targeted community level.
  • Conduct education/sensitization campaigns on nutritional care, immunization, and antenatal and postnatal care for the targeted community members
  • Establish, maintain close and effective contacts with community members, local authorities, MOHS, and other appropriate government agencies engaged in health-related programs.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of project activities and results.
  • Document project successes, lessons learned, and success stories from project sites.
  • The project officer provides overall support in the implementation of safeguarding maternal health project activities in the targeted community. S/he reports to Team Lead, Special Projects.

     Key responsibilities

  • Support project coordinator in the planning of safeguarding maternal health project activities.

    Build the capacity for community health workers in understanding the safeguarding maternal health project.

  • Support the quality implementation and delivery of services in the community by the community health workers engaged under safeguarding maternal health project.
  • Supervise and monitor safeguarding maternal health project activities, namely community health education, multi-diseases screening, and linkage at the targeted community.
  • Monitor all project activities being implemented by the community health workers in the targeted community through regular calls and periodic field visits.
  • Facilitate workshops on maternal and child health care at the targeted community level.
  • Conduct education/sensitization campaigns on nutritional care, immunization, and antenatal and postnatal care for the targeted community members
  • Establish, maintain close and effective contacts with community members, local authorities, MOHS, and other appropriate government agencies engaged in health-related programs.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of project activities and results.
  • Document project successes, lessons learned, and success stories from project sites.
  • Requirements

    Qualification/experience

    Essential

    Must hold a bachelor’s degree in either Nursing, Public Health, Community Health, other health sciences or its equivalence

    Desirable

  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and computer skills
  • Excellent writing and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills with proven ability to organize workload and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
  • Experience with adult training approaches and solid workshop and meeting facilitation skill

Application deadline:

Expired on: September 9, 2023

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