ThaiNGO

Location: Mae Sot, Tak

Application deadline: 24 March 2017

Duration of Assignment: Untill 31 December 2017 with posibility of extension depending on funding and program needs

Background/IRC Summary: 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces.

Job Overview/Summary:

IRC provides primary health care and environmental health services in several refugee camps in Thailand. IRC provides preventive and curative health care services in the camps, including primary health care, reproductive health, neonatal care and health education. Clinical services include out-patient department (OPD) and in-patient department (IPD) care; laboratories supporting IPD/OPD and reproductive health clinics; pharmacy services for essential drugs; community health education, and mental health care. Environmental health services aim to create a healthy living environment for refugees living in the camps through the provision of quality water and sanitation facilities, leading efforts to improve access to chlorinated water, sanitation, and hygiene in the camps.

Under the direct supervision of the Health Coordinator, the Senior Community Health Officer is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the IRC community health activities in Tak camps through promotion, prevention, and educational campaigns and interventions. This involves community mobilization in recognizing and addressing health issues and prevention and early detection of communicable diseases. The Senior Community Health Officer provides on-going technical support mentoring to the community health teams and conduct regular health training of various topics, including developing work plan, monitoring of community health activities, organizing awareness raising campaigns and communicable diseases outbreak prevention and response activities, organizing and coordinating hygiene promotion, promotion of healthy behavior, and public health awareness activities involving other sectors. 

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervise the implementation of community health activities (i.e. health education, training, health campaigns, hygiene promotion campaigns, school health activities, etc.)
• Serve as a focal point, liaise and coordinate with IRC partners and IRC health and environmental health staff on the implementation of community health activities and interventions.
• Build the capacity of the community health team through regular monitoring and assessment, conduct refresher trainings and through on-going supervision.
• Work with camp-based staff and other health teams (clinical, reproductive health, and environmental health) to review existing Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials that are the important component of the comprehensive education campaigns; review and improve training / educational materials; identify health messages; and develop IEC and Behavior Change Communication (BCC) materials that are effective and acceptable by the community.
• Conduct regular meetings with community leaders to ensure community participation in community health activities.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of new and innovative community health related activities.
• Consolidate community health information and data, and prepare monthly and periodic reports as required.

Job Requirements:

Education: Bachelor degree in public health or related field

Work Experience: Minimum three (3) years of experience in public health services, preferably in a refugee setting. Practical experience in clinical or preventive health care is a plus.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrated successful experience in capacity building, training and facilitation skills
• Ability to manage sizeable multi-cultural team delivering assistance involving a wide array of program stakeholders, strong supervisory skill.
• Ability to organize public services and community meetings, seminars and surveys.
• Experience in implementation of communicable disease outbreaks investigations and response.
• Ability to work responsibly and as a team member.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• Experience in data collection and data management.
• Computer literate.

Language Skills:  Fluency in Thai and English. Karen is a plus.

Working Environment:  The position will be based in the IRC office in Mae Sot, with frequent travel to the temporary shelters for displaced person.

How to apply: Application letter and most recent CV in English stating qualifications and experience should be submitted to the IRC Human Resources Department at Thailand.HR@rescue.org.

All applications will be treated confidentially and not returned. The IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national origin, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or physical or mental disability. The IRC is an equal opportunity employer.

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)