Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern Worldwide - Ethiopia Programme would like to invite dynamic and creative applicants for the following positions:
JOB TITLE: Hygiene Promotion Officer
Duty Station: Kersadula and Dheka Suftu/Filtu woreda
Required No: 2 (Two)
Term of Employment: 6 months
Reporting To: Emergency WASH Project Manager
Job Purpose:
The purpose of the position is to ensure that hygiene and sanitation behaviour change is brought about through the effective implementation of the Emergency WaSH project plans. The job holder is responsible for ensuring high quality behavior change communication programming and contributing to disaster risk reduction in IDP communities, particularly related to the prevention of water borne diseases. The job holder will ensure effective participation in, and ownership of, the project by IDP’s and stakeholders through liaison, coordination and communication among Concern’s Programme staff, communities/beneficiaries and other stakeholders for successful emergency WaSH response.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordination and networking
Technical Support and Facilitation
· Recruit, manage and supervise IDP outreach workers and sanitation facility attendants
· Organizing hygiene promotion trainings, workshops & review meeting for outreach workers, sanitation facility attendants and other partners (Water committee, women groups, health agents, different IDP association leaders, etc. in the IDP site)
· Coordinate and facilitate emergency response on sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion activities with stakeholders
· Coordinate and facilitate site selection for communal latrine construction with WASH officers and other concerned stakeholders
· Monitor and supervise the implementation of hygiene promotion activities including household and communal latrines proper utilization, critical hand washing time, safe water management at household level and solid and liquid waste management.
· Take part in preparing all the required IEC/BCC materials and identifying and developing appropriate hygiene promotion messages for the IDP sites.
· Ensure any NFI distribution are for the intended beneficiary and proper utilization of NFI.
· Document health related data and keep records on activities of hygiene promotion and sanitation and prepare monthly progress reports
· Serve as the focal point person for all activities related to Concern sanitation and hygiene promotion
Planning, Reporting and Accountability
Qualification & Professional Experience:
· Additional Duties
Perform other duties assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of programme objectives.
Skills and Competencies
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