Requête nº: req15774
Intitulé de poste: Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (SHP) Assistant
Secteur d’activité: Environnement et santé
Type de contrat: Durée Déterminée
Taux d’occupation: Plein temps
Ouvert aux expatriés: Non
Lieu de travail: Adi-Harush, Shire, Ethiopia
Descriptif du poste
In 2017, IRC launched its Global Gender Equality Initiative and is committed to hiring and retaining female staff. The organization has flexible and generous policies for women which aim to create a gender sensitive, inclusive work environment. As such, qualified women are highly encouraged to apply, including qualified, internal female candidates. On job mentorship is also offered.
Summary Statement of Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the SHP Officer, the Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Assistant (SHP Assistant) is a junior level position that involves planning, management and monitoring the proper functioning of the Hygiene Promotion and sanitation activities in Refugee Camp and nearby hosting community. The position requires supervising a team of refugee social workers, organizing and training hygiene promoters and Volunteers and improving the quality of the program in the camp as well as in host community. The position also requires proper management of the financial, material and other resources under the program and reporting periodically to supervisors.
Detailed Responsibilities
Assis the SHP officer in implementing all activities related to sanitation, hygiene promotion in IRC Refugee camp/IDPs centers
Recruit, train, manage and supervise refugee camp/IDP center Environmental Health Agents (EHAs), WASH facility attendants and Solid waste collectors
Support the SHP officer in designing and undertaking the quantitative and qualitative assessments to identify risky hygiene behaviors.
Coordinate in site location, mobilizing and educating the refugee/IDP to build latrines and waste management alternatives and promoting appropriate sanitation options at household, communal, and school settings in the camp and schools in local communities
Plan and organize distribution of emergency supplies to the community
Conduct clients joint targeting, verification and distribution of the NFIs distribution
Mobilize the targeted communities for NFIs/ distribution, Hygiene awareness and facilitate the hygiene campaign with mobile van considering the COVID19 risk mitigation
Establish/implement Client feedback mechanism
Monitor and supervise hygiene promotion activities like household and communal latrines utilization, solid and liquid waste management, hand washing, and safe water management at household level.
Initiate procurement to ensure adequate supplies for hygiene promotion activities.
Integrate with relevant partners (ARRA, Refugee or other NGO’s and GO’s) in identifying and developing appropriate hygiene promotion messages for the camp/IDP centers and local community.
Facilitate in the selection, designing, pre-testing, developing, dissemination and evaluation of appropriate hygiene educational materials for effective hygiene promotion program in the camp.
Facilitate in organizing EH hygiene promotion trainings and workshops for the environmental health agents and latrine attendants and other partners (women groups, health agents, water committee, etc. in the camp/IDP center) and coordinate in preparation and organizing all the required training materials
Support in promoting practical refugee participatory approaches and effective hygiene education techniques for enhancing hygienic behavior and sanitation.
Assist in providing consultation and technical assistance in EH program regarding to water quality and safe water management in the camp/IDP centers.
Participate on meetings regarding EH hygiene promotion/sanitation as advised by the supervisor.
Facilitate in documenting Environmental health related data and keep records on activities of hygiene promotion and sanitation.
Prepare monthly reports and submit to the supervisors on the work progress of hygiene promotion and sanitation activities.
Document and share lessons learned and success stories in relation to hygiene promotion
Participate in other emergency response WASH activities as assigned by the supervisor
Profil
BSc degree or Diploma in environmental health, sanitary engineering or relevant field.
Have technical background and knowledge in environmental health and demonstrated work experience in designing and implementing sanitation and hygiene promotion/hygiene education programs.
At least 1years experience for BSc Degree or 3 years experiences for Diploma on managing sanitation and Hygiene promotion programs; NGO experience is advantageous.
Knowledge and experience in excreta disposal, solid waste, hygiene promotion and vector control activities
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills.
Capable of training refugee groups and motivating community support.
Operational knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
Experience in participatory techniques and community mobilization.
Positive and professional attitude, able to organize, maintain and prioritize work under pressure and able to work in an insecure environment.
Fluency in English (Oral and Written); Tigrigna language is a plus advantage for the position.