About this role
Eager to jumpstart or continue a fulfilling career in public health? Vanuatu communities are looking to strengthen nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices. Vanuatu’s 83-island archipelago is home to largely rural communities striving to improve their public health. The country faces a complex double burden of malnutrition: many children suffer from chronic undernutrition while adults experience rising rates of diet‑related noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes and hypertension. Limited access to safe water and adequate sanitation across dispersed island communities drives preventable waterborne illness and further undermines nutrition and wellbeing. These challenges are compounded by geographic isolation, constrained infrastructure, and scarce resources—all of which hinder equitable access to health services and make sustained behavior change difficult to achieve. As a Community Health Facilitator, you will collaborate with the community to strengthen household nutrition knowledge and practices as well as expand access to clean water and safe sanitation. Together, you will identify opportunities to develop the technical and facilitation skills of health workers. Your efforts to promote sustainable solutions and evidence-based behavior changes will improve family health and community resilience.