Hygiene Promotion Officer at Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh)

General description of the position:

• The Hygiene Promotion Officer will be responsible for the effective technical implementation of activities aiming to promote hygiene, direct means of supervision and management of WASH NFIs distribution under the supervision of Hygiene Promotion Supervisor. The Hygiene Promotion Officer will ensure the promotion of hygiene in Gubio and Bakassi camps, according to project standards, protocols, and timelines. This includes regular supervision and monitoring of all hygiene promotion activities in the camps.

Responsibilities and tasks:

Project Management:

• Implements and monitors all hygiene promotion activities in Bakassi and Gubio camp, under the supervision and in cooperation with the WASH officers and Base Coordinator, with a focus on hygiene promotion, and distribution of NFIs.
• Plan hygiene promotion activities to Internal Displace Persons in Bakassi and Gubio camp in accordance with multiple objectives, activities and targets outlined within current donor proposals and in line with projects’ budgets, impact to beneficiaries and hygiene promotion standards.
• Ensures that activities are appropriately monitored and evaluated and contributes to amendments to the hygiene promotion strategy, under supervision and in cooperation with the Head of Base and WASH team.
• Implements, supervises and monitors regular assessments of the hygiene promotion activities with the Kobo toolbox tools and activities outcomes according to the M&E plan.

Project Strategy and Planning:

• Under the supervision of the Hygiene Promotion Supervisor and in cooperation with the WASH Technical Officers, contributes to the design and implementation of all technical and management aspects of the hygiene promotion activities for improved support to beneficiaries and contributes actively to its monitoring, evaluation, and revision.
• Participates in know-how capitalization, lessons learned and handover report.

Technical supervision:

• Expertise on hygiene promotion, with a special focus on the community-based participatory promotion of hygiene (hand washing at critical times, water safety chain and safe storage and handling, environmental sanitation and solid waste management, cleanliness around water point vicinity, water-borne diseases, gender-based violence, menstrual hygiene management), and distribution of NFIs to IDPs and returnees.
• Contributes to the preparation of distribution lists, distribution strategies, Bills of Quantities (BOQs), hygiene promotion outreach strategies, and the monitoring of these activities, in coordination with the Hygiene Promotion Supervisor.
• Contributes to Tender procedures, evaluations, and analysis of received bids for hygiene promotion activities, under the supervision of the Water Quality Supervisor
• Provides technical information to prepare and write Contracts for hygiene promotion activities, under the supervision of the WASH Technical Supervisor.
• Ensures that Tdh and local contract agreement clauses are respected.
• Monitors and inspects the progress of hygiene promotion activities by making daily follow-up visits and ensuring that hygiene promotion activities are performed within the agreed deadlines and technical standards.
• Checks delivery of materials, and make sure that works are done according to technical specifications and are corresponding in terms of hygiene promotion standards.
• Maintains proper records to ensure quality compliance with hygiene promotion activities.
• Certifies all payments after verification of work performed at sites in coordination with the Hygiene Promotion Supervisor.
• Attends site meetings at regular intervals and contributes to the preparation of meeting minutes.
• Proposes recommendations related to improvement of methods and quality of works.
• Liaises with all relevant institutions to guarantee effective progress and conclusion of all construction in all sites including the defects liability period.

Capacity building:

• Implements in cooperation with the WASH Technical officers, any capacity-building support to the WASH volunteers, relevant local authorities, community workers, and community groups, as required by the project, particularly with the Local Authority.
• Provides technical support to WASH team members as needed.

Reporting:

• Ensures that weekly and monthly data analysis reports are submitted.
• Ensure timely reporting of Hygiene Promotion activities as well as other WASH-related activities and issues to the WASH Officer.
• Upon completion of the assignment, submit the report.
• Provides compiled meeting minutes reports to the WASH Officer and Base Coordinator.

Database:

• Provides data to the database tools for the M&E of the hygiene promotion activities.
• Ensures correct data protection procedures, and regular and effective data collection and reporting.

Security:

• Complies with Tdh Security Regulations.
• Reports any security/safety incident and/or risk to his supervisor.
• Informs WASH staff on security rules defined.

Others:

• Undertakes all other duties that may be determined by the WASH Officer, WASH PM, or the Programme Coordinator, which are compatible with the job.
• Maintains and ensures a culture of strict confidentiality - inter Tdh staff and between Tdh staff and non Tdh employees.
• The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project\'s needs.

Requirements:

• Degree or Higher National Diploma relevant to public health and Health Education.
• Minimum 2 years of expertise with an international NGO on Water Sanitation and Hygiene, with a special focus on the community-based participatory promotion of hygiene (hand washing at critical times, water safety chain and safe storage and handling, environmental sanitation and solid waste management, cleanliness around water point vicinity, water-borne diseases), and distribution of NFIs to IDPs and returnees.
• Advanced computer skills.
• English, Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa, etc.