Public Health Officer

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.