Ethiopian Public Health Institute Behavioral Change Communication (BCC)Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Ethiopian Public Health Institute Behavioral Change Communication (BCC)Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Job DescriptionUnder the direct supervision and the technical support from the Regional guinea worm program coordinator; BCC officer will work on BCC activities to enhance awareness on guinea worm diseases transmission, prevention and cash reward activities both in the community and health professionals.
In addition work on development of preventive behaviors in the community through BCC.
Roles and responsibilities
Map, assess and ensure utilization of cloth and pipe filtration
Conduct advocacy on safe water supply
Supervise and carryout GWD IEC/BCC tasks
Distribute IEC and BCC material to different areas
Deliver health education and BCC activities to the community and health professionals in different settings
Conduct awareness survey in different villages
Prepare field visit reports and feedbacks and submit to the relevant body
Identify and map mass gathering, FBO( churches and mosques) to provide Guinea worm message to the community
Follow, attend and use platform such as Community contract, cash reward ceremonies, Youth ambassador and other settings for health education
Monitor health education sessions using Guinea worm scorecard
Working under stress condition with additional extra time accordingly
Prepare monthly and weekly report and submit to Woreda health office and Guinea worm regional coordinator
Work in closely with other organizations(EPHI,TCCE,WHO and others) who are working on Guinea worm disease eradication
Participate in other EDEP activities like rumor verification, outbreak investigation
Required skills
Ability to write high quality reports and working ability in a team under difficult substation
Ability in local language (Agnua)
Job Requirements
BSc in Health Education/Behavioral Science with a minimum of four (4)years’
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Ethiopian Public Health Institute Behavioral Change Communication (BCC)Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
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