Hygiene Promoter

JOB DESCRIPTION   Job Title: Hygiene Promoter Location: South Lebanon Purpose: As part of the INTERSOS WASH intervention, to safe guard and improve the public health of the affected population by: Promoting safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services; Ensuring appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH services and facilities; Ensuring effective coordination and integration of Hygiene Promotion activities with the delivery of water and sanitation services and facilities. Key tasks and responsibilities: Information management In collaboration with other members of the WASH team, participate to assessments and baseline studies in order to identify WASH-related health risks and priorities. In cooperation with other WASH staff, design and plan activities to reduce these risks, with reference to both physical and behavioural aspects. Monitor activities and adapt the programme as needed. Provide regular and reliable narrative reports to the field coordinators. Work together with technical WASH team members (engineer, technicians) to ensure that the various aspects of the WASH response are integrated, and that they form part of a coherent response. Implementation Ensure and oversee the following activities: Identification of key hygiene practices to be addressed and sectors of the population with whom to engage and develop an appropriate communications strategy to promote safe practices. Identification, or facilitation, of community structures through which the WASH activities can be implemented. Mobilization of the disaster-affected communities as appropriate for participation in planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of WASH facilities and services. Creation of channels for dialogue on WASH issues between the host population and the refugees, too. Ensure that WASH activities are appropriate and gender sensitive, i.e., adapted to the needs of girls, boys, women, and men. Resources management Work in close collaboration all the sectors of INTERSOS Mission. Programme approach Ensure that Hygiene Promotion activities are in line with relevant standards, codes of conduct, and humanitarian principles. Use participatory approaches as a far as possible throughout the programme cycle, in training, and in the use of tool kits and other materials. Ensure that Hygiene Promotion activities and resources are implemented and handed over or ended in a way that promotes local capacities and sustainable operations. Ensure that gender, protection, HIV, the environment, and other important cross-cutting concerns are taken into account; ensure that activities reflect the needs of specific groups and individuals e.g. elderly people, children, and people with disabilities. Any change to the proposed activities should be discussed with the INTERSOS officers in Tyre. A high degree of flexibility on the part of all staff is expected in order to respond to the ever-evolving situation. This job description may change based on the situation in the field. He/she can be asked required to perform other related duties as identified by his supervisor. He/she knows INTERSOS Chart of Values, Code of Ethics and Child Protection Policy.  I have read and understood the job description and I agree to perform the duties stated herein to the best of my ability.