IRC Hygiene Promotion Assistant - Jobs in Ethiopia

-IRC Hygiene Promotion Assistant - Jobs in Ethiopia

Background:

The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.

Job Overview:

Under the direct supervision of the ERR Officer the HP assistant is responsible to support the implementation of rapid emergency response of hygiene and sanitation promotion and water supply activities by using appropriate hygiene promotion approaches, with required standard and principles, and level of participation. The position holder is also responsible for Client’s selection & verification, community mobilization, proper management of resources under the project.

Detailed Responsibilities and Tasks:

Conduct hygiene & sanitation promotion and health educations at community as well as institution level by using different hygiene promotion approaches

Ensure the proper dissemination of hygiene and sanitation messages to the community at grass root level.

Set targeting and / or assist in setting targeting criteria for client’s selection together with government partners, clients’ representatives, and other implementing partners as per the IRC ERR, ES-NFI cluster and NDRMC distribution guidelines.

Closely follow up and monitor day to day water truck activity implementation under his/her duty station including the quality of water before delivering to the clients

In collaboration with woreda and kebele partners Conduct kebele and client’s selection, registration, and verification as per the targeting criteria set to ensure impartiality for both in kind and cash response.

Track and report material utilization to supervisor at field level in weekly basis.

Conduct regular post distribution monitoring and periodic post distribution survey (in collaboration with MEAL team) for both in kind and cash response at household level.

Organize community level hygiene awareness campaigns and prevention of transmitted disease.

Organize training for community representatives on Hygiene and sanitation and transmitted disease.

Assist the preparation of IEC Materials and monitor the distribution at community level.

Work on building of the capacity of woreda partners and HEWs on WASH emergency promotion, NFI distributions and other health educations.

Produces activity progress reports as per the preset reporting schedule and submit to the supervisor.

Closely work with both kebele and woreda level partners for basic emergency hygiene promotion activities

Collect, register, and report client’s feedback and complaints in weekly basis to

Adama based MEAL team and supervisor also give response based on the level of the feedback.

Ensure client responsive mechanisms are in place at all project implementation areas in collaboration with Adama based client’s responsive team

Conduct different review meetings with woreda partners, HEWs and community representatives on progress of the hygiene promotion activities and client’s compliance and feedback management systems.

Assists supervisor on detail Hygiene and Sanitation need assessments.

Works closely with Woreda partners towards efficient and effective implementation of the response and emergency hygiene promotion activities

Works in collaboration with other IRC staff, government partners & key stakeholder.

Takes additional works as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications


Education: BSc Degree/Diploma in Environmental Health and public health.

Work Experience: Minimum experience of 0-year experience for BSc holders and 2 years’ experience for Diploma holders. NGO experience is plus.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

Hygiene promotion experience in local community and emergency context.

Experience of community mobilization and NFI distribution.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work as part of a team as well as to work autonomously when required.

Good command spoken and written English, Amharic and Afaan Oromo.

Knowledge of Afaan Oromo is required.

Preference will be given to qualified female candidates.



How to apply

Read instructions Below
Updated CV and cover letter which demonstrate that you are suitable for the job role including your contact information and three work related references in PDF format should be sent as one document. Attach copies of academic certificates.

Please send the following documents by email to hr@globalhealthrescue.com and quote the job title and reference number: Updated CV and cover letter which demonstrate that you are suitable for the job role including your contact information and three work related references in PDF format should be sent as one document.
Attach copies of academic certificates. Since the system is automated, some applications that do not follow the above procedure can be missed out.

Note:Only short listed applicants will be contacted Deadline: 25th July, 2022 by 5 pm


For more information and job application details, see; IRC Hygiene Promotion Assistant Jobs in Ethiopia


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