OHP Assistant at INTERSOS

Duty station: Ngala, Diwka, Magumeri - Borno State - with travel to other activity sites.
Reporting to: WASH Officer
Status: Full time
Duration: 6 months (with possibility of extension)
Starting date: As soon as possible

Purpose of the Position
The Hygiene Promotion Assistant is responsible for the quality of INTERSOS’ interactions with IDPs and the local communities, ensuring strong relationships and
promoting community ownership of all INTERSOS activities related to water, sanitation and hygiene in Borno State. The Hygiene Promotion Assistant is responsible for
activities Planning and mobilization, conducting trainings for communities on hygiene, Water Management Committees, Awareness campain, Data collection, supporting
WASH INTERSOS in developing the new concept ideas and mobilizing the communities for WASH activities.

Responsibilities:

• Disseminate key messages on hygiene and carry out massive hygiene promotion campaign
• Ensure community participation in all WASH activities.
• Mobilize, train and follow-up on communities/WASH committees formed and/or trained by INTERSOS in all activities concerning WASH, ensuring good
• community participation, gender balance and ownership by the community
• Plan for, organize and conduct trainings for communities and committees in areas such as Water management Committees, School hygiene clubs, Hygiene
• awareness in communities
• Ensure constant communication with INTERSOS WASH staff to identify potential problems, formulate recommendations and solutions and report
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to the field, to follow-up on INTERSOS activities and ensure community participation in the activities
• Ensure that consideration is given with focus on gender, protection and HIV/AIDS in water and sanitation activities
• Gather health and hygiene related information and report to Hygiene Promotion Officer
• Liaise with community leaders and other groups within their communities
• Conduct relevant needs assessment whenever requested
• Provide detailed, accurate and timely weekly reports to supervisor on activities, challenges and areas in need of improvement

Required Qualifications and Skills:
Must have a minimum of Diploma Environmental Health Studies, Social Sciences or other relevant fields with relevant experience and training in Hygiene
Promotion
A minimum of three years’ experience in WASH, preferably with humanitarian organization
Language: English is mandatory
Strong humanitarian commitment
Quality: dynamic, autonomous, Proactive, flexible, take initiative.
Fluency in English and knowledge of local language is an asset
Availability to work in targeted LGAs, Borno State.