Hygiene Officer at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Department: Programmes - WASH
Experience Level: Mid Level
Reporting To: WASH Program Manager
Proposed Start Date: December 2021

Job Description

• Action Against Hunger is currently looking to fill the role of Hygiene Officer who will ensure the quality Implementation of the Public Health Promotion and Non-Food Items distribution of the WASH project.

Key Responsibilities

• In coordination with the WASH Program Manager, revise and adapt hygiene promotion training material to local context and in line with target groups to be trained.
• Working closely with the WASH Program Manager throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of WASH technical activities.
• Represent the organization at local level WASH meetings and technical working groups relating to Public Health Promotion and NFI distribution as required by your line manager.
• Organize and train RRT, health workers from CTC and CTU on WASH management of cholera case.
• Ensure that the Public Health Promotion team members are fully aware of the hygiene promotion strategy and all activities are in line with strategy activities.
• Prepare training tools on relevant technical topics and conduct trainings for both internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Plan beneficiary selection and registration, and lead the distribution of NFI kits with the field assistant team.
• Ensure that work meets with SPHERE minimum standards.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of B.Sc in Public Health, Sociology, Environmental Biology, Hygiene and Sanitation related field.
• Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities.
• Capacity to be adaptable and flexible.
• 3 years of relevant work experience in the same position.
• Microsoft Office software skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word).
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in  English Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa and Fulani language.

Starting Gross Basic Salary and Other Benefits

• N281,063 per month (excluding other benefits)
• Other benefits include but not limited to 100% health care coverage, free and direct access to Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.