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Serve where you’re needed mostHealth Systems Advisor
Agriculture
Health
Job highlights
- Advance your public health knowledge while making a positive impact in Cameroon.
- Strengthen your French language skills through daily interactions with counterparts and community members.
- Leverage your monitoring and evaluation expertise and partnership‑building skills to drive stronger, more efficient program operations.
Cameroon • Africa
In partnership with: eBase Africa, PRIDEPADS Africa
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Apply by
November 15, 2026Know by
January 1, 2027Depart on
June 13, 2027Duration
12 monthsAbout the project
Ready to apply your community health skills to support communities in becoming more resilient in Cameroon?
Cameroon faces ongoing community health and development challenges, particularly in rural areas where access to quality services, consistent health-seeking behaviors, and reliable water sanitation conditions can be limited. Many communities still experience resource constraints and service delivery gaps. Local nongovernment organizations play an essential role in addressing these disparities and fostering community engagement. Three such organizations—PRIDEPADS Africa, eBase Africa, and the Association for Development Assistance (ASAD)—provide vital health information and community support, yet they face barriers, including limited access to accurate information, constrained staff capacity due to minimal professional development opportunities, and growing donor fatigue. To strengthen their impact, these organizations require targeted guidance to enhance institutional capabilities in program quality, monitoring and evaluation, communications, strategic partnership development, and operational effectiveness.
As a Health Systems Advisor, you will collaborate with the staff at PRIDEPADS Africa, eBase Africa, or ASAD. You’ll lend your expertise to identify capacity-building opportunities and strengthen skills within the community. With your support, the organizations will strengthen their programming and services.
Learn more about what Volunteers do in country by visiting our Cameroon project page.
Required skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Master of Arts/Master of Science degree in public health, or any social science, with 3-year professional work experience.
AND/OR
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition, health, nursing or any social science with a minimum of 5 years professional work experience.
Language: French
Required behavioral competencies
These competencies are essential for all service assignments and are assessed in the application and interview process:
Motivation for and commitment to service
Adaptability and open-mindedness
Problem solving and resourcefulness
Behavioral maturity and professionalism
Photos from Cameroon
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Facilitate needs assessments to identify priority challenges and guide targeted actions.
Implement organizational development practices, tools, and resources to improve access to services for target populations.
Support knowledge-sharing activities, including health talks, small group sessions, and interactive learning opportunities.
Plan and support community health and development awareness events.
Strengthen local capacity through trainings, workshops, mentoring, youth clubs, camps, and experience-sharing events.
You may also contribute to additional projects based on community needs and priorities, such as English conversation clubs or tree planting projects.
Across the country’s East and Center regions, Volunteers typically live in small apartments or simple homes—ranging from one‑room studios and a simple compound house shared with a host family to two‑room apartments. Latrines and outdoor bathing areas are common, though some homes have indoor bathrooms with water-cistern toilets. Water is available nearby, and filters are provided for safe drinking water. Internet may be limited, but basic cell service is generally accessible. Most worksites are within walking distance, but Volunteers may also reach work by motorbike or taxi.
Learn more about the living conditions, including detailed information on culture, communications, housing, and health/crime statistics on our Cameroon country page. You can also delve into stories about local communities by reading our blog or Volunteer stories.
Meet a Volunteer in Cameroon
Rebeca C.
High School Teacher
"Agriculture is a big part of life in my village, and getting involved in it has been incredibly rewarding. No matter how much effort I put into lesson plans or projects, being out there working alongside the community speaks volumes."
See full Volunteer profile
After a two-week orientation on topics such as health and safety, you will move to an urban community where you will collaborate with the staff at a non-government organization to assess the needs and develop a work plan in line with their established goals.
Peace Corps/Cameroon will equip you with French language resources and you may work with a tutor who can help you build basic language skills to connect with the community.
No couples are accepted for this position.
Application process
From application to departure takes around nine months. Learn about the application process for Volunteer opportunities.
Medical/legal clearance
You will need to be cleared medically and legally in order to serve in Cameroon. Review information on medical clearance and legal clearance to learn about the process.
