Health Promotion & Intercultural Mediator – Arabic & Tigrinya

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium; Brussel; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal Vouchers

Hospital Insurance (DKV)

Pension Plan

100% reimbursement for publictransport

Job summary

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium is seeking a Health Promotion/Intercultural Mediation professional in Brussels to address health needs of migrants and vulnerable populations. The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and engagement with migrants in transit and undocumented populations.

Responsibilities include health education, community outreach, advocacy, and ensuring culturally sensitive care.

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma or equivalent.
• Studies in social sciences, social work, behavioural sciences, public health, community health, nursing or teaching is an asset.
• Computer literacy (Word, Excel and Internet)
• Excellent command of Arabic and Tigrinya; English mandatory.
• Knowledge of French and/or Dutch is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Inform and guide patients and communities about psycho-medico-social services and how to access them in the Brussels network.
• Organize health education activities for patients on mental health topics and public health issues.
• Provide information, raise awareness and link to care to empower the target population.
• Participate in situation analysis, needs assessments, and community mappings.
• Reflect with the outreach team to adapt activities and improve service quality.
• Network with community actors and follow up on engagement activities.
• Implement health talks, Rapid Qualitative Assessment and Digital Health Promotion activities.
• Support monitoring of HP activities and produce regular reports.
• Participate in team case management meetings and intercultural mediation supervision.
• Provide high-quality interpretation between care providers and service users.
• Assist in addressing sociocultural barriers to access to services.

Skills

Health education

Situation analysis

Community engagement

Computer literacy

Education

Secondary school diploma

Studies in social sciences or public health

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Internet

Job description

Médecins Sans Frontières Belgium is seeking a Health Promotion/Intercultural Mediation professional in Brussels to address health needs of migrants and vulnerable populations. The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and engagement with migrants in transit and undocumented populations.

Responsibilities include health education, community outreach, advocacy, and ensuring culturally sensitive care.