Since 2010, the French Red Cross (CRf) has been present in Cameroon and intervenes in the areas of health, nutrition, food security and livelihoods (SAME) and risk and disaster reduction (DRR) in the Eastern and Far North regions.

Part of the Kousséri Health program team, more specifically the epidemic preparedness and response team.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Project Manager and in collaboration with all the health personnel of the Kousséri Health District, the Health Supervisor is responsible for implementing all prevention, management and monitor epidemic diseases at health facility and community level.

Position location

This position is open to people with the required profile and residing in Kousséri; it is therefore not subject to relocation. The candidate selected at the end of the recruitment process cannot therefore claim the status of relocated employee.

Responsibilities

1. Ensure the implementation and monitoring of PPP project activities in the context of epidemic prevention and epidemic response at the level of health structures

• Contributes to a good organization of the activities included in the framework of the preparation and response to epidemics;
• Ensures the implementation of protocols and methodology for preparing for and responding to epidemics;
• Provides technical support to health personnel in the feedback of information necessary for epidemiological surveillance;
• Ensures the proper management of PCI materials and equipment and PPE made available to CSIs;
• Assesses the needs of CSIs and community actors in connection with the project;
• Identifies the dysfunctions and shortcomings of health personnel in the context of the implementation of prevention, response and epidemiological surveillance activities;
• Organizes supervision of activities at the level of the CSIs;
• Contributes to compliance with PCI standards at the CSI level;
• Assures needs assessments for PPE and PCI equipment;
• Ensures the implementation of a distribution plan for PPE and PCI equipment in the CSIs according to their needs;
• Ensures the management of PPE and PCI equipment by health personnel;
• Ensures compliance with hygiene and sanitation rules in CSIs and schools within the framework of epidemic prevention;

2. Collaborate with the health district team and the health personnel of the CSIs in the preparation and prevention of diseases with epidemic potential

• Ensures the proper execution of activities by health personnel and volunteers in the field;
• Maintains good collaboration with the community mobilization supervisor;
• Contributes with the community mobilization agent to the supervision of volunteers (support in the development of schedules, respect of schedules, assignment of tasks, monitoring of activities and preparation of documentation for the payment of bonuses);
• Supervise activities at the CSI level to build staff capacity in terms of compliance with standards in epidemic prevention and epidemiological surveillance;
• Ensures the continuous training of health personnel and volunteers in collaboration with the community mobilizer supervisor;
• Drafts all project activity reports related to epidemic preparedness and preparedness, zoonosis control and community-based surveillance;

3. Support coordination and representation activities related to epidemic preparedness and response