WASH Assistant - Hygiene Promotion at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE:

• To support implementation of WASH component of a project, including hygiene promotion, distribution of WASH items, follow-up of community hygiene groups, and collaboration with WASH stakeholders at state/LGA levels.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

• This role will support, coordinate and mobilize community health volunteers and community engagements for P & G project, through collaborating and closely working with the WASH Coordinator, MEAL Coordinator, Programme Manager, Field Manager on the project.  S/he will ensure that there is an effective and coordinated implementation of the project in Lagos as well as produce regular reports for the project.
• S/he will work closely with the Community Hygiene Volunteers to conduct regular hygiene promotion at the implementation sites. She will ensure the collation of monthly, quarterly reports that feeds into CO and donors report. S/he will work closely with CO ACCM Unit to develop relevant materials, such as but not limited to policy briefs/briefing messages, concept notes, guidelines and undertake actions to create enabling environment and promote increasing government and community commitment and action on children’s rights to safe water, sanitation and hygiene.

Reports to: WASH Coordinator 

• Staff reporting to this post: None
• Role Dimensions: Community Engagement and Participation, communication and coordination with stakeholders, Advocacy and policy influence, technical support and capacity building

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Objective 1: Take the lead on integration of hygiene promotion into Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, and FSL programming

• Carry out regular hygiene promotion to SC WASH projects
• Build the capacity of partners and SCI staffs on hygiene promotion
• Ensure that community mobilisation approaches on the project fully integrate hygiene promotion concepts
• Provide support on WASH to other SCI programmes and initiatives when required
• Ensure that WASH is integrated into trainings carried out on relevant SC projects 
• Carry out advocacy visits to key stakeholders at both states, LGA and community levels
• Support periodic evaluation studies to evaluate the impact of the WASH support
• Contribute technical expertise to donor proposals for any future projects
• Work closely with warehouse team in ensuring hygiene items supplied by vendors are of good quality and standard

Objective 2: Assist WASH Officer in carrying out field visits when required

• Preparation of weekly plans and schedule of work, while ensuring compliance in meeting and reaching deadlines and targets.
• Work with and support the vendors to ensure all materials and equipment are in stock and any necessary orders are placed for all actions to be carried.
• Work with WASH Officer for timely collection and analysis of data for the monitoring of the activities 

Objective 3: Monitoring and evaluation of WASH activities

• Prepare a monthly plan of field activities and share with relevant staff
• Develop and implement tools for monitoring of WASH activities (Hygiene promotion) in collaboration with the M&E team
• Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions
•  Evaluate regularly the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement
•  Prepare activities’ reports and other ad hoc reports according to agreed timelines and as required

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure safe programming guidelines are followed to reduce the risk of unsafe practices, strengthen prevention measures and identify and mitigate risks in program implementation.

Fraud, bribery and corruption policy statement:

• Ensure to act professionally, fairly and with integrity in our work and relationships in all the areas of work. Takes moral, legal and ethical responsibilities extremely seriously and put in place effective systems to protect against fraud, bribery and corruption in the cause of work

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• Ambition:
• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS   

• Degree/ Postgraduate certificate in Public Health, Development Economics, Education, Public Policy, Human Rights Law, Development Studies or any related field.
• Desired Number of Years’ experience – 1 (At least one year in a WASH intervention)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Level of IT Expertise Required – Excellent
• Profound knowledge in Nigeria governance and education systems and WASH space
• Experience in designing and implementing Social and Behaviour Change strategies, preferably in WASH, Education or child rights programming.
• Strong understanding of community dynamics, cultural norms, and the role of behaviour change in improving educational outcomes.
• Strong analytical framework to clearly articulate and communicate our policy positions.
• Ability to be strategic and proactive when required to be able to keep advocacy plans dynamic and aligned to new policy and political developments.
• Ability to clearly communicate and easily relate to state and local government authorities.
• Able to demonstrate positive attitude, diplomatic, negotiator, and team player.
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment and respect for diversity
• Comply with the requirements of Save the Children’s commitment to protect children in accordance with the Child Safeguarding Policy
• Building external networks
• Strategic Planning
• Enhanced voice accountability
• Training and Facilitation