WASH-Hygiene Promotion Officer

Responsibilities:

General: 

• Plan and conduct assessments on WASH and hygiene among communities. 

• Collate data, analyze report findings and develop an action plan to address key identified issues. 

• Identify facilitators within the communities and conduct training, ensuring regular monitoring and follow up of progress as well as ongoing capacity development.

• Mobilize, organize and supervise, through facilitators or other means, members of the communities to take ownership of maintaining best practices in personal, community and environmental hygiene. 

• Conduct participatory hygiene promotion sessions within communities, Informal settlements, schools, groups of persons with specific needs, according to age, gender and diversity, community-based committees and other groups, such as duty bearers and stakeholders. 

• Manage and conduct home visiting to assess, inform and motivate families to improve hygiene and living conditions when required. 

• Promote hygiene education through a variety of means, such as information sharing, dissemination, and communication materials. 

• Provide support to the distribution of hygiene items, and conduct monitoring and follow up to ensure proper usage of items and appropriateness. 

• Maintain full qualitative and quantitative records and reports of activities, disaggregated by age, gender and diversity where appropriate. 

• Provide regular written and verbal reports to managers upon request. 

• Develop contacts with community leaders and key stakeholders to explain and promote the organization and projects. 

• Coordinate with stakeholders to provide technical inputs wherever required.

• Act as a link between the organization and the beneficiaries. 

. Support in all emergency action plans in LebRelief sites.

. Support in all humanitarian activities implemented by LebRelief teams.

Reporting lines:

Reports to: WASH Team Leader/WASH Manager.

Other: 

• Undertake any other duties that may be assigned by the Line Manager; 

• Conduct duties in accordance with LebRelief programme Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); 

• Conduct duties in accordance with LebRelief Code of Conduct, and other key documents. 

Qualifications and Experience: 

• Education or equivalent training/experience in related field (such as water and sanitation, public health, hygiene promotion). 

• Minimum of two (2) years’ practical work experience working with vulnerable communities in the field of water/sanitation, WASH, hygiene or public health.  

• Familiarity with key health and hygiene issues and hygiene promotion/education activities in camp and/or non-camp settings. 

• Ability to read and write in English. 

• Proven experience in community mobilisation, training and /or teaching. 

• Experience of working with UN or (International/National) Non-Governmental Organisations desirable. 

• Deep understanding of age, gender and diversity issues with regard to WASH. 

• Knowledge of minimum WASH standards (e.g. Sphere).

Competency profile: 

• Strong organisational skills 

• Flexibility and creativity  

• Cultural sensitivity (e.g. to age, gender and diversity) and experience working in complex / hostile environments 

• Ability to prioritize large and changeable workloads 

• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team, including team management 

• Able to work independently and energetically.

Commitments: 

LebRelief has a Humanitarian Accountability Framework, outlining its global accountability commitments. 

All staff is required to contribute to the achievement of this framework.