Community Field Health Officer at SORALO

SORALO

  • Kenya
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
SORALO is a community-based and community-driven land trust established in 2004 to unite Maasai communities in the management of their landscape. Our mission is to maintain a healthy and connected landscape for people and wildlife in Kenya’s South Rift. Our landscape straddles between the Maasai Mara and Amboseli. In this area, local Maasai communities have …Community Field Health OfficerKey Responsibilities
  • Health Program Implementation
  • Coordinate and support outreach and health promotion activities in collaboration with community health Promoters (CHPs) and local stakeholders.
  • Support implementation of maternal and reproductive health, Family Planning, child health, nutrition, immunization, and disease surveillance interventions.
  • Identify and coordinate appropriate community responses.
  • Community Engagement
  • Strengthen relationships with community leaders, Unit health committee members, CHPs, and health facility staff.
  • Organize community health education sessions and focus group discussions.
  • Facilitate referrals to health facilities and follow up on service uptake.
  • Data Collection and Management
  • Collect accurate and timely health-related data from communities using mobile tools or paper-based forms.
  • Conduct regular data verification and quality control in collaboration with the M&E team.
  • Maintain organized records and databases of health indicators and field activities.
  • Capacity Building
  • Provide training and mentoring to CHPs on data tools, reporting, and basic health topics.
  • Support health facilities in strengthening community-based data systems.
Qualifications and ExperienceEducation:
  • A degree or diploma in Public Health, Community Health, Nursing, or a related health field.
  • Additional certification in Data Management, Health Information Systems, or M&E is an asset.
Experience:
  • At least 1-3 years of experience in community-based health programming.
  • Demonstrated experience in collecting and analyzing health data in field settings.
  • Experience working with DHIS2, ODK, Kobo Toolbox, CommCare, or other digital data
  • collection tools preferred.
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