| Date Posted: | Jan 30, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Reference: | WVA092 |
| Closing Date: | Feb 4, 2011 |
| Work Type: | Unspecified |
| Number of Vacancies: | 1 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Functional Area: | General |
| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Salary Range: | As per NTA salary scale policyUSD |
| Years of Experience: | Fresh |
| Contract Duration: | Not specified |
| Possibility of Contract Extension: | No |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Probation Period: | 1 month |
| Required Languages: |
About World Vision International Afghanistan:
Job Summary:
PURPOSE OF POSITION
Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the CommCare Operational Research component of the Child Survival project. CommCare is a mobile phone technology approach to providing health advice and support to Community Health Workers in Heart
Duties & Responsibilities:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Delivering training on CommCare to CHWs (following ToT from WV US)
• Development of a local-language user manual for CHWs
• Managing the logistics of CommCare module rollout
• Supportive Supervision, including regularly scheduled visits with the CHWs at a mutually convenient location
• Gathering feedback from the CHWs on their usage of the system and communicating that feedback to World Vision and Dimagi
• Monitoring adoption and usage of the system and highlighting major achievements and barriers to World Vision and Dimagi
• Coordinating with World Vision Afghanistan, technical staff at Dimagi (Boston), and World Vision USA
• Executing an ongoing communication plan
Job Requirement:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
At minimum, this person should be fluent in English and have excellent communication skills. Ideally, they would also have a background in training illiterate communities, project management, and/or some technological aptitude.
Required Skills
* Fluent in English and Dari
* Excellent oral communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Self-motivated
Desired Skills
* Excellent written communication skills and regular access to email
* Experience in teaching or training
* Experience (or aptitude) in using computer and mobile phone technologies
* Any related kind of project management experience
Job Location:
Afghanistan