COVID update and work from home update:

CMMB has developed guidelines to inform the different aspects of preparedness and preventive measures we need to put in place for the reopening of our NYC Headquarters. These guidelines were developed based on the Employee Wellness Survey responses, the COVID-19 Task Force and external survey through the Humentum network. CMMB is still working from home to protect the health of its employees. It is likely that all NYC volunteer placements will follow this format until the end of 2020. In the meantime, we are interviewing for remote service to support the COVID response with urgently needed skills.

CMMB Overview

CMMB is a leading faith-based NGO focused exclusively on global health care for the world’s poor, by building healthy, sustainable communities through community engagement and partnerships. Now entering its second century, CMMB is committed to integrating and focusing its programming around saving the lives of children and mothers by concentrating on leading causes of mortality in targeted communities.

CHAMPS Overview

CMMB has committed to develop its CHAMPS (CHildren And Mother Partnerships) model in Haiti, Kenya, Peru, South Sudan, and Zambia. Building around a new CHAMPS, working at both the community and health facility levels in targeted communities to strengthen health services and address the leading causes of maternal and child death. Among its core features, CHAMPS approach to CHW systems strengthening is focused on technical design alignment to outcomes, a mentoring approach to CHW supervision, and the integration of a robust monitoring and evaluation system capable of generating accurate, user-friendly household-level data.

CMMB is seeking short-term internrole to support its Programs Technical Unit in adapting and producing a field-ready CHW Supervision manual.

Scope of Work

Working from already existing training materials, the internwill be expected to work closely with CMMB’s Programs Technical Director to review content, flow, and format to ensure highest level of quality and field user friendly. The final product will be a manual for CHW Supervisors in CHAMPS, including guidelines for use of key tools. The essential functions of the internwill be:

1. To review CHW supervisor training materials in CHAMPS countries (Kenya, Zambia, South Sudan, Haiti, and Peru)
2. To adapt CHAMPS CHW Supervision training slide deck as necessary
3. Develop the CHW supervision training deck into field user-friendly manual for CHW supervisors

Candidate Profile

• Experience with curriculum development and understanding of the principles of adult learning
• Experience with community-based health programming, preferably in an African context
• Working knowledge of the technical aspects of public health issues in sub-Saharan Africa
• Excellent communication, diplomacy and collaboration skills
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent computer skills and ability to prepare quality final products ready for printing (no graphic design experience required)

TIMEFRAME

Three to six months. Scheduling is flexible.

DELIVERABLE

Complete manual for CHW Supervision in CHAMPS (based on the existing training slide deck)