Hygiene Promoter-Akkar

All interested candidates need to visit the below website for further details regarding job requirements and major responsibilities: https://careers.wvi.org/jobs/lebanon/water-sanitation-and-health-wash/hy... Only applications received through this link will be considered. PURPOSE OF POSITION: To implement, and monitor the WASH and health interventions within World Vision’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program in the Akkar, with the goal to improve the public health of the target population. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordinate with the WASH Coordinator in implementing the project’s common activities in order to ensure integrity in the quality of World Vision’s Health programs intervention Identify, assess, and respond health and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) needs among targeted schools and the targeted community in Akkar Conduct health and hygiene promotion sessions for schools (teachers, schools principals and students) and for community members in Akkar Arrange trainings to WVL staff ,schools, municipalities and health care providers on a referral mechanism for health services Mobilize communities to increase ownership and maintenance of WASH. Arrange and deliver health and hygiene promotion sessions to raise health and hygiene standards and practices among targeted communities Implement health and hygiene promotion initiatives appropriate to the context ensuring the technical and social aspects of water and sanitation programming are integrated. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Bachelor’s degree in a WASH and health related field (Preferred: Public Health, Nursing, Teaching etc.) or a Bachelor’s degree in another field with 1 year complimentary WASH and health experience. Good organizational and time management skills. Good written and oral communication skills (English & Arabic) Proven ability to build capacity of partners/ stakeholders through formal trainings and informal job shadowing and mentoring Ability to monitor work of project-hired contractors Good interpersonal skills Must have cross-cultural sensitivity, problem solving and negotiation skills. Must have a genuine concern to help the Syrian Refugees Good team building skills; a creative, innovative, and adaptability personality. Ability to cope and work under pressure. Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural and difficult / sensitive contexts. Ability to spend 100% of job in the field Ability to review and write reports Ability to manage data effectively