About Relief International (RI):

Relief International is a leading non-profit organization working in Africa and Asia to relieve communities from poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. RI specializes in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty. Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which RI calls The RI Way — emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships, and a focus on civic skills. In this way, RI empowers communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.

RI believes that gender equality is a basic right for all people, and it is critical to directly address gender-based discrimination and promote gender equality to ensure sustainable development.

About Sudan: 

RI currently operates in seven states (Blue Nile, Al Jazirah, Gadarif , Red Sea, Khartoum, Sennar and North Darfur) and soon expanding more states, with a focus on the four RI sector pillars: Health, WASH, Nutrition, and Protection.

Position Summary

Under supervision of Health & Nutrition officer, the Community Health Supervisor will be responsible for the oversight of community health activities in his/her area of assignment through technical supervision, and coordination with relevant authorities and community members. These will include creating awareness through community health education, home visits, Referral to health facilities, Community screening and surveillance duties

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS 

• List essential job responsibilities in order of priority. 
• Consider the percentage of time engaged in activities.
•  When feasible, essential responsibilities should be described in terms of outcome rather than task-oriented

Supervision:

• Ensure timely conduct of planned community -based activities within his/her area of assignment 
• Ensure that all community health workers in his area of assignment and health facilities contribute to RI program objectives.
• Schedule field visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure quality of community-based services, accurate data collection and verification of submitted reports in coordination with his/her supervisor
• Provides feedback to his technical supervisor with regard to changes in context to ensure that program implementation remains responsive to the needs of the beneficiaries.
• Support the CHVs at community level, collect monthly reports, and train them if needed.
• Follow and submit timely report as well as corrective measure of project.
• Supervise community health worker's training and performance.
• Conducting refreshing course for CHWs once in a month in different health packages based on the existing health situations.
• Make Monthly Activity Report (MAR) with CHWs and Monthly Activity Aggregated Report (MAAR)

Representation

•  Provide documented feedback to his/her supervisor on meetings attended

Reporting 

• Ensure that data collected from community health worker are in line with RI internal system as well as comply with donor expectations
• Regularly collect, consolidate and summarize CHW reports using data collected 

Technical Oversight 

• Work with community health worker to ensure that services such as house-to-house visits, ICCM and CMAM are in accordance to MOH and WHO standards and guidelines. 

Coordination:

• Coordinate   with community health worker and his/her supervisor and with other program departments to ensure integrated implementation of services

Training:

• Work with community health worker and supervisor to determine training needs 
• Support the conduct regular training activities 
• Contribute to training plans and coordinate with his/her supervisor to ensure timely preparation for needed resources 
• Attend relevant trainings relevant to his/her position
• Conducting refreshing course for CHWs once in a month

Other duties as assigned by the supervisor or Health Coordinator.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, or Nursing or Social Work, or related field.
• Three (4) years of relevant community health worker, community outreach, or health education experience may be considered in lieu of degree or three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role>
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting
• Community Health Worker Certification or training
• Work history demonstrating increasing levels of supervisory responsibility
• Ability to communicate effectively with and relate to individuals from various economic, social, and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively as a team member with other health professionals
• Willingness to learn new models and modalities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to approach problem solving with a creative approach
• Computer skills and ability to navigate databases and software programs for patient documentation and tracking

Special notes:

• The employee holding this job must expect that his/her performance will be measured in part against the standards set forth in his/her job description. However, the JD is subject to revision to further the consistent with position's level of responsibilities may be necessary to fulfill Relief International objectives in the country.

PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT LEADING TO WARNING AND DISMISSAL

• Breaking Organization rules and policies
• Nonperformance; tardiness and lateness
• Non adherence to Code of conduct 

RI Values:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles: humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and operational independence. We affirmatively engage the most vulnerable communities. We value:

• Inclusiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Agility and Innovation
• Collaboration
• Sustainability