Job Description: Community Outreach
Representatives
Background
Jacaranda Health provides affordable and friendly maternity
services in Nairobi. We recently opened our first maternity clinic just before
Ruiru, where we provide deliveries as well as antenatal care (ANC), postnatal
care (PNC), and family planning (FP).
Please visit www.jacarandahealth.org for more details.
Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for skilled health educators to join our
team.
These individuals will work as part of our marketing team; they
will sensitise community members on our services and be responsible for
bringing more clients to Jacaranda. Individuals who prove successful in this
role will have opportunities for advancement, either within the marketing team
or in clinical work at our maternity.
Successful candidates will need to have multiple skill sets and
wear many hats.
We need individuals who are passionate about maternal health
care, excited about working in the community, and can effectively communicate
the value of our services.
You should have a certificate diploma in a health-related field
(e.g., as a Nurse Assistant), and experience in sales or marketing is a
plus.
This role will require spending substantial time in the
communities in which we operate, recruiting customers personally as well as
overseeing others.
Note that this position will be a short-term consultancy to
begin with, with some possibility of conversion to permanent employment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Educate
community members about Jacaranda’s services and what makes us different
as a maternity provider
- Track
the details of potential clients and follow up with them
- Achieve
weekly targets for new clients for the mobile clinics and the
maternity
- Coordinate
other community mobilizers working in the same area
Desired Qualifications
- Diploma
or certificate as a Nurse Assistant or similar
- Stays
and has many contacts in one of the communities in which we work
- Hands-on
approach to getting things done
- Strong
worth ethic and problem solving ability
- Preference
given for experience in sales and/or marketing, and for data entry skills
To Apply
Interested candidates may apply by:
1. First, complete the online form available by clicking hereJacaranda Health Community Outreach
Representative Application Form or by pasting this link into
your web browser:http://goo.gl/vKKmE
2. After completing the application, please also submit your CV
and a cover letter to jobs@jacararandahealth.org, with the subject line
“Community Outreach Representative”
Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered.
Only applicants that have completed the online form as well as submitted their CV will be considered.
No calls please.
Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications received, we
will be unable to confirm all submissions.
Preference will be given to applications submitted by October
3rd, 2012.
