Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program in PNG
One Health Partnerships Coordinator
Position Title: One Health Partnerships Coordinator (PNG National)
Position type: Full Time
Reports to: Community Development & Resilience Manager, TKCP-PNG
Location: Based in Lae, Morobe Province with frequent travel to the YUS Conservation Area
Remuneration: A competitive salary package including family medical coverage, Nasfund
contributions, worker’s compensation, and professional development opportunities.
Purpose:
The One Health Network Coordinator will lead the development and implementation of TKCP’s One Health program, centered around the Healthy Island Concept’s community empowerment and mobilization approach complemented by the provision of targeted training and resources for local health workers and community health leaders, in collaboration with Morobe Provincial Health Authority and other partners.
He/she will engage, support, and collaborate with a network of community health champions (peer educators) to mobilize awareness and action in response to local health priorities and concerns. Together with colleagues and partners, he/she will facilitate, pursue, and advocate for stakeholder support for communities’ preventative health measures and nature-based solutions relating to clean water, clean air, good nutrition, and healthy families.
Through the development and formalization of TKCP’s partnership with Morobe Provincial Health Authority and other health service delivery partners, the One Health Network Coordinator will identify gaps in the YUS Conservation Area’s healthcare services, facilities, and technical capacities to determine the scope of TKCP’s support – with particular consideration for maternal and child health and nutrition, reproductive health, immunizations, and detection/treatment for respiratory and other prevalent diseases. These partnerships will guide and inform the design/focus of TKCP’s future provision of medical training and capacity-building for health workers in YUS, provided by local and international physicians and medical specialists.
Summary of Key Responsibilities
- Develop strategic partnerships and maintain coordination with government, local organizations, churches and other health service providers for the rollout of community health trainings and service improvement in the YUS landscape.
- Provide training, guidance, and support to Community Health Champions (Peer Health Educators) in accordance with Healthy Island Concept and local issues/priorities.
- Organize and facilitate regular (~quarterly) workshops and activities to support Community Health Champions in mobilizing, awareness-raising, and community One Health action for nutrition, clean water, hygiene, reproductive health, and others as identified.
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee health-focused activities in YUS organized in collaboration with partners and contracted facilitators.
- With Community Health Champions and local stakeholders, facilitate community-based planning and advocacy action in support of healthy villages and improved services.
- Engage government, nongovernmental, and other partners to promote coordinated response to community health issues and priorities.
- Coordinate together with other TKCP program leads to ensure alignment and integrated approach in support of effective community-based natural resource management.
- As determined by the forthcoming Memorandum of Understanding with Morobe Provincial Health Authority, organize and coordinate targeted Health Service Improvement activities supporting frontline health workers, local facilities, reporting and referral networks in collaboration with partners
- Organize and prepare for TKCP’s biennial One Health training workshops, in coordination with local health partners and international volunteer medical professionals – including the upcoming workshop, scheduled for November 2025.
- As determined by the forthcoming Memorandum of Understanding with Morobe Provincial Health Authority, facilitate provision of trainings and resources for Village Birth Attendants in support of community-based reproductive health, prenatal care, and safe childbirths.
- Together with TKCP colleagues, capture and promote the One Health concept, major activities, milestones, and success stories to share with partners, supporters, media, and the public.
- Represent the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program at relevant meetings and conferences.
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