Chargé(e) de Communication de Risques et d’Engagement Communautaire (RCCE Officer)
Core
Implement and supervise Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities to support an Ebola epidemic response in Ituri, DRC, focusing on community trust, infection prevention, and service access.
Role type
Field RCCE Officer (Humanitarian Crisis Response)
Builds
Community engagement strategies, health messaging, and stakeholder coordination for epidemic response teams.
Domain
Humanitarian aid / Public Health / Infectious Disease Response
Required skills
Risk communication, community engagement, stakeholder mapping, message adaptation, field data collection, report writing, cross-cultural communication, infection prevention protocols, community consultation
Preferred skills
Experience with vulnerable populations, local language fluency, conflict-sensitive programming
Technologies
Field data collection tools, reporting software
Responsibilities
Conduct community consultations to identify information needs and preferences; adapt health messages and communication channels based on feedback; plan and lead awareness sessions with target audiences; coordinate with mobile health and protection teams; maintain stakeholder relationships with local authorities and community leaders; submit weekly activity plans, reports, and budgets; ensure adherence to infection prevention and protection protocols.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on field IC