Back Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Officer

The Organisation

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We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Coordinator is responsible to handle different activities of WASH – software part, health and Nutrition at grass root level.

Accountabilities and Main work Activities

Project design, implementation, and reporting

• Ensure that the WASH promotion activities of the project are implemented according to the approved donor and government agreements.
• Planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and review of response activities as per the agreed document with donors and partners.
• Carrying out needs assessments and identifying activities to increase awareness and enhance hygiene behavior change.
• Report request of material needed for the Sanitation & Hygiene promotion activities and design IEC material according to the specific targeted group (adults, children, and persons living with disabilities).
• Design, monitor and implement WASH promotion activities according to the identified needs. These may include but are not limited to: conducting sex and age-segregated consultations with the affected community, WASH kits distributions, WASH kits use demonstrations, water treatment, and water quality monitoring, training and follow-up of community health workers, and cleaning campaigns.
• Design, monitor and implement WASH promotion activities that keep the community and the staff safe from the risk of WASH Related diseases.
• Provide daily/weekly reports to immediate supervisor. Provide monthly and quarterly reports for line managers and WaSH project Manager
• Provide WASH promotion-related training for the Water Management Committee, governmental technicians, and concerned community members related to measures to remain protected from WASH-related disease and the importance of proper use and maintain WASH infrastructures for the community to remain safe and healthy.
• Be based in the targeted regions (depending on the needs) for several days per week to monitor the activities, including an overnight stay in rural areas.
• Work in close coordination with the community and all its representatives, including women, children, the elderly, and persons living with disabilities to ensure the specific needs and suggestions from all targeted beneficiaries are known. Work in close coordination with the WASH Coordinator and other sectors colleagues to ensure that the overall WASH response address the needs of the targeted population, in the respect of dignity and local culture.
• Develop a checklist for WASH NFI distribution and monitor a regular data collection in the field during needs assessments, post distribution monitoring and, baseline, and end-line surveys.
• Undertakes any other relevant tasks assigned by the supervisor.

  Related to Program Design;

  • Facilitate and collect baseline information and data from the community and submit it to PA for further analysis. Prepare the baseline report for his line manager.

    Related to coordination, partnership, and networking

    • In addition to the WASH coordinator, he/she can be Serve as a principal representative to WASH thematic networks and clusters in the project areas that have relevance to the project implementation, to create collaborative and positive partnerships and alliances, and to influence policy that maximizes the impact of the project.
    • Establish links and good relationships with relevant district government authorities, UN organizations, NGOs, academic and research institutions, and the media, in the area of water, sanitation, and hygiene to draw information and knowledge for project efficiency and effectiveness.
    • Makes follow up and proper documentation and share district government information, and strategies with respect to water sanitation and hygiene.

      Related to capacity building support

      • Provide technical assistance and build the capacities of local partners in project management.
      • Provide guidance to colleagues and partner staffs on smooth partnership management for enhanced project implementation.
      • Ensure that appropriate partner assessment is done on time and communicated to relevant staff.

        QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

        Qualifications/Experience Essential:

        • • University degree in Environmental Health, water supply, public health or a related subject. Adequate experience in the field will substitute for formal qualifications.
          • Minimum 5 years of the total experience of which experience in the WASH sector and experience in emergency WASH is advantageous.
          • Experience in WASH facilities construction in a complex and demanding workload.
          • Substantial experience in coordinating, mobilizing community, planning, implementation, supervision, monitoring and reporting.
          • Demonstrated work experience in designing, supervising, and implementing water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructural programs in community, school and health centers.
          • Ability and willingness to travel and work in rural areas where the project is implemented, within approved security frameworks.
          • Strong interpersonal skills, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills and an ability to train and mentor staff.
          • Desired spoken and written English.
          • Good computer skills (particularly Excel, Word and databases).

            Skills Specific to the Post

            📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

            ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

            • • Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build relationships with colleagues.
              • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentation.
              • Strong negotiation, influencing, and problem-solving skills.
              • Numeracy and the ability to interpret financial data, in order to understand budgetary processes including planning, monitoring, and reporting
              • Ability to analyze information and evaluate options including planning skills.
              • Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other application

                Location: Gambella

                Type of Role: Wash

                Reports to: Project Coordinator

                Grade: C1

                Closing Date: August 10, 2022

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