Impact Santé Afrique (ISA), NC : M031912772718P ; RC : 0249/RDA/JO6/A2/SAAJP/BAPP
Street 1798, next to the Nigeria Ambassador Residency, Bastos
E-mail: contact@impactsante.org | Web: www.impactsante.org
P.O. Box: 35562 Yaounde – Cameroon | Tel: (+237) 699 038 004
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS - Regional Project Officer -Specialist Gender and Community engagement
Period: Starting date January 8th 2024 (long term 5 years)
Title: Regional Project Officer -Specialist Gender and Community engagement
Section: High impact programmes
Project: REACH
Job Location: Cameroon or any country in Africa
Type : Full time
Remuneration: Competitive
Ref : .D0333/PAT/2023
Context
Impact Santé Afrique (ISA) is a non-governmental organization based in Cameroon whose main
objective is to help improve people's health by setting up transformative and sustainable
programmes (for more information, visit www.impactsante.org ).
ISA is looking for a Regional Project Officer -Specialist Gender and Community engagement
full time as part of the "REACH" project supported by a consortium led by PATH under USAID/PMI
funding for a period of 5 years (potentially renewable) from 8 January 2024. The aim of the
project is to provide technical support and to strengthen local ownership, genuine community
involvement, behaviour change communication and gender mainstreaming in malaria control
programmes in Africa on a long-term basis.
Main tasks:
Reporting to the Executive Director of Impact Santé Afrique, the Regional Project Officer -
Gender and Community Engagement Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the engagement
of local stakeholders, the integration of gender equality and social inclusion in malaria policies
and programmes.
He/she will be responsible for coordinating local stakeholders in the development,
contextualization and elaboration of high-impact strategies and actions in the fight against
malaria through communication for social behaviour change and advocacy in the selected
countries. All this will be based on the following pillars of the project:
Deploying methodologies through a sub-national approach to adaptation and humancentered design (HCD).
Foster local ownership and leadership to build resilient systems.
Maximize opportunities to strengthen local partners and institutions to receive direct
funding to lead malaria control and elimination efforts.
Systematize and integrate high quality data collection and analysis at all levels to identify
and reach the unreached and their needs.
Ensure that design and implementation take into account gender equality.
Responsibilities: To ensure the quality of the interventions proposed in collaboration with local
stakeholders in a participatory and inclusive manner in order to achieve a significant and lasting
impact of the project.
Specifically, he/she will be responsible for:
Responding to country requests and implementing the project's ISA activities on time;
Ensuring the coordination of project activitiesImpact Santé Afrique (ISA), NC : M031912772718P ; RC : 0249/RDA/JO6/A2/SAAJP/BAPP
Street 1798, next to the Nigeria Ambassador Residency, Bastos
E-mail: contact@impactsante.org | Web: www.impactsante.org
P.O. Box: 35562 Yaounde – Cameroon | Tel: (+237) 699 038 004
Ensuring the integration of gender and social inclusion into the project's malaria
programmes
Ensure community and local stakeholder involvement in the project's malaria programmes
Ensure the production of the project's technical documents, taking into account the
project's objectives;
Participate in strategic and monitoring meetings of the project at all levels
Write monthly and annual activity reports;
Any other task assigned by ISA within the framework of this project.
Qualifications:
Master's degree in Social Sciences, Public Health or a related field.
At least 10 years' experience in public health/projects and related fields
Proven expertise in the areas of community engagement, gender and social inclusion in
the fight against malaria
Good specific knowledge of USAID policy on gender equality and women's empowerment
Good knowledge of social behavior change communication
Good knowledge of malaria prevention and management policies and strategies
Ability to work in an international/multicultural environment;
Proven experience in drafting professional documents in accordance with international
standards
Good bilingual oral and written expression (English and French);
Assets
Experience in project management under USAID funding
Experience in human-centered design (HCD)
Proven experience in oral communication, participation in debates and discussions in
national or international forums
Ability to develop strong working relationships with colleagues and different stakeholders
such as partners, community members, donors, civil society, etc...;
Positive and dynamic attitude;
Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work;
Ability to work to deadlines.
To submit your application:
Your file will contain:
Cover letter
The candidate's CV
Three professional references
These elements must be sent no later than 27th December 2023 at 23:59 GMT +1 to the address
jobsimpactsante@gmail.com . Applications received after this date will not be considered.
Mail object: REACH_ Regional Project Officer Gender 0333/PAT/2023
For more information: contact@impactsante.org
Publication date: 27th November 2023
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