Public Health Officer-Galgadud(Abudwak&Dhusamareb)

About CARE

CARE International is an international NGO working in Somalia. CARE and its partners work with vulnerable communities to address the underlying causes of poverty and promote peace and development, through its strategic goal to reduce poverty by empowering women, enhancing access to resources and services, and improving governance. CARE is looking for suitable candidates to fill the position of Public Health officer based in Galgadud(Abudwak&Dhusamareb), Somalia

Job Description

• Provide technical support for WASH related activities (hardware and software) for CARE projects and partners within his/her area of operation
• Plan and execute participatory hygiene promotion methodologies such as PHAST, CHAST, CLTS targeting CHW, CHVs to enable them conduct hygiene promotion activities effectively
• Provide technical support for solid waste management to local authorities, community-based structures at IDP camps and host communities set ups.
• Assess school WASH needs and provide technical support for schools in improving hygiene and sanitation practices.
• Develop relevant hygiene promotion messages and disseminate using appropriate methodologies for effective hygiene promotion within a given set up.
• Conduct regular disease surveillance in his/her working area and report any increase in the incidences of hygiene related diseases (AWD, Cholera) to the local health teams and become part of the local response teams for the control and prevention.
• In collaboration with various stakeholders (government departments, community structures) develop innovative measures that are locally and scientifically acceptable for addressing prevalent hygiene and sanitation problems.
• Carryout routine water quality surveillance and based on the results take appropriate actions for correction.
• Document hygiene related good practices, lessons learnt and success stories from the field arising from project implementation and feedback into project design
• Ensure sanitation and hygiene promotion implementation approaches and methods enable skills transfer to the local community and ensure sustainable behavioral change transformations
• Play an active role during WASH needs assessments, baselines and end line surveys and support data collection, entry, analysis, and reporting

Public health officer Job description

• Prepare high quality technical monthly/quarterly WASH reports and submit to the supervisor on a timely manner
• Actively participate in WASH cluster meetings (local, regional) and represent CARE, outlining the organization program activities and project scope.
• Initiate and maintain close working relationships with other CARE sectors such as nutrition, health, education, protection and food security including participation in the mobilization and registration of beneficiaries.
• Take up any other role as assigned by the line manager

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 4 years field experience in Somalia preferably in a similar position with international/ National organizations
• Strong familiarity with technical specifications required for the construction of WASH facilities (water kiosks, storage tanks, latrines)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work with diverse team members in remote locations
• Strong understanding of the Hygiene promotion concepts within a humanitarian context in Somalia
• Strong experience in disease outbreak investigation and response
• Strong communication and advocacy skills for representing CARE in relevant forums