Hygiene Promotion Officer at Save The Children

Responsibilities

• Develop Hygiene promotion tools adapted to local context;
• Participate in WASH assessments and data collections;
• Organize and conduct meetings and training for Community Based Organization/groups and volunteers involved in WASH activities;
• Organize and implement hygiene promotion activities through community participation;
• Establish action plan for hygiene promotion and monitor progress in collaboration with hygiene promotors and community volunteers;
• Oversee distribution of Hygiene and IPC material/kits;
• Monitoring and supervision of WASH activities;
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports of WASH activities and compile the reports submitted by volunteers;
• Support community mobilization and other programs of SCI
• Any other tasks assigned by line manager to achieve the objectives of position.

Qualifications
Essential:

• Education in Water, Sanitation and hygiene, sociology, anthropology, or a related subject, or equivalent field experience
• At least 2 to 3 years experiences in hygiene promotion
• Previous experience of working in community based WASH programs;
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability in a WASH context;
• Experience of organizing and conducting training and meetings;
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of English, Hausa, Kanuri and other local languages;
• Ability to write clear reports;
• Good knowledge of participatory approaches for behavior change (PHAST/SARAR, CHAST, CLTS)
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy