OHP Assistant at INTERSOS

Job Purpose

• Under the guidance of the OHP Officer, the role ensures the effective implementation of WASH activities within IDPs and host communities through good gender balance, community participation and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Ensures 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.
• Plans for, organizes and conducts trainings for communities and committees through the development of Water Management Committees, School hygiene clubs and implementation of Community based hygiene awareness activities.
• Ensures constant communication with INTERSOS WASH staff to identify potential problems, formulate recommendations and solutions.
• Conducts regular monitoring visits to the field to follow-up on INTERSOS activities and ensure community participation in the activities.
• Ensures that consideration is given with focus on gender, protection and HIV/AIDS in water and sanitation activities.
• Gathers health and hygiene related information and report to Hygiene Promotion Officer.
• Liaises with community leaders and other groups within their communities.
• Conducts relevant needs assessment whenever requested.
• Provides detailed, accurate and timely weekly reports to supervisor on activities, challenges and areas in need of improvement.
• Ensures that consideration is given with focus on gender, protection and HIV/AIDS in water and sanitation activities.
• Provide detailed, accurate and timely weekly reports to supervisor on activities, challenges and areas in need of improvement.

Requirements
Education & Professional experience:

• A minimum of Diploma in Environmental Health Studies, Social Sciences or other relevant fields.

Professional experience:

• Relevant experience and training in Hygiene Promotion.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in WASH, preferably with a humanitarian organization.

Professional requirements:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet) Personal requirements
• Excellent program implementation skills
• Good communication skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Languages:

• Understanding of the local language added advantage (Hausa or Kanuri).