**Minimum Qualifications and Experience   **

• 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.

• 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.