PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
Reporting to the WASH coordinator, the Sanitation and hygiene promotion officers will be responsible for the implementation and management of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene program of the East Hararghe and Guji zones emergency WASH response project which targets conflict endured IDPs/Returnees and host communities. The main duties of the job holder includes promotion of Hygiene, safe water management, latrine use for defecation, solid waste disposal, vector control, and environmental health activities and participate on regular hygiene promotion activities with the government health extension workers.
The IMC seeks SHP officer focusing on Sanitation and hygiene promotion for its Oromia Region, Guji Zone emergency WASH response program, to be based in various woredas
Role and Responsibilities:
· Promote increased awareness of improved sanitation and hygiene practices through effective approaches for IDP/Returnees and host communities.
· Train community WASH promoters and HEWs on hygiene promotion and behavior change practices
· Conduct hygiene promotion activities for IDPs, returnees, and host communities at public gathering places, schools, health facilities, and during event days
· Establish and train school WASH clubs to improve school sanitation and hygiene practices
· Provide WASH NFIs for most vulnerable IDPs/Returnee community groups in the targeted woredas
· Coordinate in site location and mobilizing the community to participate on the rehabilitation and construction of water schemes,
· Educate and mobilize IDPS, returnees, and host community to use latrine for defecation, proper waste management at village and household level, promote safe water management
· Participate on assessment/survey in collaboration with the WASH coordinator and woreda staff
· Coordinate with the construction Forman during site selection for construction of communal latrines for IDPs/returnees and monitor the progress of construction works
· Establish communal latrine management committees and latrine attendants among beneficiary groups and follow up the management and utilization of communal latrines
· Update the emergency situation in the woreda on bi-weekly bases
· Facilitate in working with relevant partners government sector offices: water, health, and DPPC or other NGO’s and GO’s
· Facilitate in the selection, designing, pre-testing, developing, dissemination and evaluation of appropriate hygiene educational materials for effective hygiene promotion program;