JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
#442-JA-006-10-MCH
OPEN TO: ALL INTERESTED CANDIDATES
OPENING DATE: March 01,2010
CLOSING DATE: March 14,2010

RACHA, Reproductive and Child Health Alliance, a local NGO primarily financed by USAID. RACHA’s vision is working to be a leading and dynamic Local NGO which advances the health of the Cambodian people through sustainable, relevant, and responsive broad-based health programs in line with Ministry of Health (MoH) policies and donors’ strategies. . It is currently seeking for a qualified Cambodian national for the following positions:

POSITION: HEALTH COMMUNICATION TEAM LEADER (1 Position)
CONTRACT TYPE: FIXED TERM
DUTY STATION: PHNOM PENH
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To provide leadership to the Health Communications (HC) team to implement IEC and Behavior Change activities directed toward increasing the supply demand and access to Maternal and Child Health (MCH), ID/HIV/AIDS prevention and Health promotion activities.;

• Provide overall leadership to the HC team, including supervising HC Technical Officers, HC Coordinators and HC Assistants;

• Provide leadership to the design and implementation of strategic BCC activities to support RACHA’ s Community health promotion and Capacity-building, BS&QI, Safe Motherhood, Child Health, Infectious Diseases, Logistics Management Information System and STI/HIV/AIDS and water and sanitation/hygiene programs:

• Provide leadership to all stages of in-house BCC material development, including needs assessment, design, pre-testing, production, distribution, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;

• Involve in RACHA management to develop annual work plan, implementation strategic plan and budget plan design;

• Facilitate training and provide on-the-job support to provincial MCH and provincial Health Promotion Unit staff in RACHA-focus province other partners to implement activities, training and follow-up;

• Strengthen links with the National Maternal and Child Health Center (NMCHC), National Center for Health promotion and other relevant Ministry departments, NGO partners, private sector entities and other agencies to implement programmer activities;

• Facilitate the design and implementation of assessments to monitor BCC activities and materials;

• Participate and represent RACHA in local and national-level initiatives on BCC;

• Organize and participate in additional RACHA monitoring efforts, as necessary, and prepare regular reports and presentation, as required;

QUALIFICATIONS FACTORS:

• A minimum of five years experience in implementing BCC activities and IEC materials production;

• Graduated or other advanced degree in a related profession;

• At least 3 years in experience of program management and program analysis;

• Excellence awareness on national health policy and strategy, especially on health behavior communications;

• Familiarity with word-processing and graphics computer programmes;

• Ability to enjoy frequent travel to RACHA focus provinces;

• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills;

• English language competency, both written and spoken.

TO APPLY:

Interested candidates should send their latest CV and cover letter to jobads@racha.org.kh or submit a hard copy to RACHA office at #160, Street 71, Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamcarmon, Phom Penh. Tel: 023-213-724. or
RACHA-SIEM REAP - PHD-OFFICE, Siem Reap Province, 063 964 025.
RACHA-KOH KONG - PHD-OFFICE, or Phum Mouy, Khemarak Phumin City, Koh Kong Province.

The applicants who currently based in the said location are encouraged to apply

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview. Submitted CVs will not be returned.