Health Promotion and Community Engagement Manager
Job in
Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for:
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-23
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Community Health, Health Promotion, Public Health, Healthcare Administration
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Responsibilities
As a health promotion and community engagement manager with Doctors Without Border/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), you will assess, define, implement and supervise all health promotion and community engagement activities in the project area. These activities aim to collaborate with the community to increase their knowledge of health and health risks, improve current health practices, promote MSF services and support preventive activities.
This will be achieved through outreach activities bridging project and targeted communities, respecting their culture and practices thereby creating the most relevant and effective information, education and communication strategies. Your responsibilities will also include developing and adapting our health promotion material to ensure relevance, accuracy and comprehension. As this is a supervisory role, other crucial elements include recruitment, training, evaluation and development of the project’s health promotion staff.
Requirements
Bachelor or master’s degree in sociology, social communications, anthropology or public healthMinimum of two years experience in health promotion in contexts similar to where MSF worksExperience in health education working with diverse communitiesExperience in managing staff in a multicultural team (supervision and training)Fluency in English and French (Intermediate+, minimum level B2 in both). Refer to thisAssets
Familiarity with tropical diseases and infectious diseases Relevant travel or work experience in contexts similar to where MSF works (armed conflicts, disasters, public health emergencies or situations of healthcare exclusion)MSF Core Competencies
Behaviour flexibility: Level 2 Adapts behaviour to the needs of the situationTeamwork and cooperation: Level 2 Shares information and coordinates with team and othersResult and quality orientation: Level 2 Works towards objectives, preserving established standardsCommitment to MSF principles: Level 1 Demonstrates knowledge of and accepts MSF’s principlesPeople management: Level 2 Gives feedback and sets limitsCross-cultural awareness: Level 3 Demonstrates an integrating attitudeStress management: Level 2 Manages own stressUnderstanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI): Level 1 Familiarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian contextFamiliarity with EDI concepts and their application in a humanitarian context
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