Hygiene And Sanitation Assistant

CONCERN WORLDWIDE IN LEBANON   JOB DESCRIPTION   HYGIENE AND SANITATION ASSISTANT         JD Review History     Job Identification Job Title:                              Hygiene and Sanitation Assistant Location:                              North, Lebanon Reporting Line:                 Team Leader Staff Reporting:                                None Job Status:                          Temporary – 5 months (until end Dec 2015) Job Grade:                          Grade 7 Prepared by:                      HP Team leader Date Prepared:                 21 July 2015 Approved by:                    System Director   Job Summary The main purpose of the position is, under the management of the Team Leader, implement Concern’s WASH activities in formal/informal tented settlements and/or collective centres and/or host community projects.  There will be a number of staff in the programme and they will operate at the site level.  As such, this role includes gathering information and data which is crucial to the design of new interventions, increasing Concern’s understanding of (and capacity to respond to) emerging issues as well as routine monitoring of Concern’s activities.  In order to ensure that all the skill sets are covered within the site teams, within the role of field officers and animators are some generic responsibilities mostly around support to, and mobilisation of, refugee communities; oversight and monitoring of infrastructure construction; conduct assessments; and general coordination; we well as areas of specialisation in hygiene promotion and water quality treatment and testing. Concern will build capacity of the staff to help equip them to undertake their role with confidence.     Duties and Responsibilities  Mobilize refugees to participate in the HP planning and different activities Choose community mobilisers fitting the criteria needed to participate in the HP planning of activities. Raise the capacity building of community mobilisers to train the refugees. Focus group discussions with beneficiaries about their prior needs. Referral of medical cases, new arrivals or new ITS to the relevant persons. Mobilize refugees to take responsibility for  permanent maintenance of water supply, latrines and bathing facilities in order to promote ownership Identify most vulnerable families who will require support to construct/install sanitation and bathing facilities to be reported to the WASH team. Link between refugee community and Concern through permanent field visits or contact on Concern’s hotline.       Conduct assessments and gather data/information as required Permanent assessment of the data (registering new families, removing the ones who left, etc.) and sites monitoring. Registration of new ITS located in Concern’s area Focus group discussions with refugees/host community when needed   Implement hygiene activities at site level Develop hygiene promotion messages and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) tools based on experiences of other agencies and refugee requirements Create new IEC materials and assisting in developing new HP approaches. Undertake Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice (KAP) surveys with sample refugee population as part of site baseline and endline data profile as required Organise community, and possibly household, meetings and disseminate hygiene promotion messages to adults and children. Record and monitor participation of refugees in hygiene promotion, ensuring maximum participation Report on Hygiene Promotion activities to Team Leader, surfacing issues and successes, and including numbers and profile of participants Distribute hygiene kits and other materials to refugees as per Concern’s distribution practices Work with other Field Officers to trace sources of disease or contaminations in order to prevent further outbreaks Monitor the efficiency of the HP session through surveys and data analysis   To adhere to the standards of conduct outlines in the Programme Participant Protection Policy and Code of Conduct   Support Concern’s work in Lebanon by undertaking other tasks as appropriate and required     Skills, Qualifications, Experience and Attitude Required Fluent Arabic and very good in English Educated to degree level in relevant field (Public Health etc.) Strong communication, negotiation and mediation skills Experience of working in an NGO Working experience with children Understanding of the local context of Akkar Knowledge of hygiene promotion and sanitation issues affecting conflict affected people Experience in developing or delivering trainings Willingness to stay in the camps all the time. Report writing skills and computer skills in word processing and spreadsheets Commitment to humanitarian principles and values     CONCERN STAFF CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROGRAMME PARTICIPANT PROTECTION POLICY Concern Worldwide has a staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern Staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected from them. In this context staff has the responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standard in day to day conduct in their work place in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract employment. Any breach of Concern Staff Code of Conduct or the Programme participant Protection Policy by employees of Concern Worldwide during the course of their employment will result in disciplinary action up to, and including dismissal.   Counter Terrorism Policy   ‘Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year.  Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).    ‘Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant.  For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.   By submitting a formal application for paid or voluntary employment to Concern, you agree to Concern carrying out a clearance check as outlined above and that Concern will not proceed to recruit you should your name appear on any of the aforementioned lists.’