Community Health Officer

Job Overview

The Community Health Officer (CHO) will be responsible for supervising and supporting Community Health Workers (CHWs) in providing health education. They will work with the community to arrange place/site visits and support Rescue for Hunger CHWs in the timely treatment of children for diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhea. The CHO will be responsible for sensitizing communities, supporting them in identifying main health problems, and assisting them in finding solutions.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments and audits, ensuring machinery and equipment are safe and that management systems and working methods meet current legal standards.
• Work with managers, employees, and trade unions to develop policies and take action to encourage safe practices.
• Identify and report immediately to the Community Health Project Coordinator any problem that may interfere with achieving program objectives.
• Manage data collection, insertion, processing, and analysis, and develop reports.
• Detail achievements and share lessons learned by conducting regular monthly meetings with the team, CHWs, and community committee members to discuss all related issues.
• Develop a monthly plan and discuss with the team the required activities that need to be implemented.
• Conduct regular supervision visits to evaluate field activities and provide constructive feedback to community health volunteers, accurately addressing training gaps during supervision.
• Assist in identifying training needs, coordinate training sessions, and community meetings.
• Explain regulations in areas such as occupational health, noise, dust, and fumes, fire safety, and moving and storing dangerous materials, ensuring everyone follows them.
• Conduct weekly supervisor meetings with Community Health Committees (CHCs).
• Perform other tasks as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
• Ensure the integration of protection and gender throughout project implementation, including introducing mechanisms to enable women to participate in decision-making around public health issues.
• Carry out any other relevant tasks assigned by the line manager within the scope of the program implementation plan.
• Run training courses to encourage and promote safe working practices.

Qualifications

• University degree or higher in Community Health, Nursing, Medical Background, Public Health Programs, Agribusiness, Program Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in NGOs, OPDs, or development programs, preferably in Community Health Programs.
• Experience with adult learning/participatory training methodologies.
• Practical understanding of barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing opportunities in agricultural value chains and solutions to overcome them.
• Proven experience as a trainer, facilitator, or mentor in capacity-building workshops.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and communication skills.

Skills Needed

• Leadership and good interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen and negotiate at different levels.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work under unstable environments and pressure with limited support.
• Capacity Building skills.
• Good computer skills (Microsoft Office).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Willingness to work additional hours to ensure required results are delivered.
• High level of reliability, objectivity, and honesty.
• Willingness to work in the Somalia environment under unsocial hours and harsh conditions.

How to Apply

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their application, CV, and contact details of three (3) referees plus copies of academic qualifications indicating “Community Health Officer” in the subject line by 16th June 2026 to communityhealth@rescueforhunger.org.