Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Specialist

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 500 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Community Health Worker (CHW) Program Specialist will supervise and manage the CHW program in Abaco for Project HOPE’s Bahamas Dorian Recovery Program. The CHW program seeks to achieve better health outcomes in priority areas including maternal and child health, chronic diseases, and water and hygiene practices. This position will lead the training and overall supervision of the program as CHWs conduct visits to community members (virtually and in person) to provide social support, health education, and improve access to health services. The CHW Specialist responsibilities include: supporting continuing CHW education courses, conducting feedback sessions with CHWs and their Supervisors, and collecting CHW data for research, monitoring, and evaluation purposes. This position will report directly to the Team Lead – Bahamas Recovery Program.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Supervise 16 Consultant CHWs and 3 CHW Supervisors serving priority geographies

2. Ensure that CHWs are working effectively in their communities

3. Coordinate with health facilities and health practitioners so that the CHW program is integrated into the health system

4. Develop, Implement, and maintain quality M&E systems and data for the CHW program

5. Coordinate, plan, develop, and implement all trainings and training material

6. Work closely with program staff including the Finance and Operations Coordinator and translator
   MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• WASH and MCH Technical background

• College Degree in Public Health or related field, or 5 years of experience in a similar role

• Experience with Community Health Worker programs required

• Experience developing and leading trainings for adult learners

• Previous experience in a recovery setting and/or in a low resource setting

• Full fluency in English required
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree preferred

• A technical background in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene and/or Non-Communicable Diseases strongly preferred

• Proficiency in Haitian Kreyol preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.

• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form, and must be able to travel internationally.

• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”
Work environment:

• Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.

• Emergency deployments may be in resource-deprived environments with austere living conditions.

• Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.

• While international travel is not a regular part of every job, programmatic needs may require it intermittently.

• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Due to the considerable number of inquiries we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please. However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.
Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.