WASH Officer - PHP & NFI at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Locations: Nagere, Bade - Yobe

Job Summary

• The position is based in Yobe state and supervised by the WASH Sector Manager.
• The WASH PHP and NFI Officer is responsible for direct implementation of the public health promotion and non-food items distribution of the WASH project.

Task and Responsibilities

• Revise and adapt hygiene promotion training material to local context and in line with target groups to be trained.
• In coordination with the Sector Manager, revise and adapt all IEC materials in line with the local context. This should be drawn up as a communication plan.
• Ensure that the hygiene promotion team members are fully aware of the hygiene promotion Strategy and all activities are in line with strategy activities.
• Prepare training tools on relevant technical topics and conduct trainings for both internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with the WASH sector technical team throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of WASH technical activities.
• Continually assess emergency needs, as requested, especially taking in the broader perspective of public health.
• Plan beneficiary selection and registration, and led  the distribution of NFI kits with the Field Assistant team.
• Ensure that a KAP baseline survey is carried out, analysis done and hygiene promotion strategy is designed on the basis of the findings.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree/HND in Public Health, Social Science and other related fields.
• At least 1 year relevant working experience in supervising hygiene promotion and community mobilization activities in the humanitarian sector.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills and ability to write quality reports.
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited
• Fluency in Hausa and English.
• Capacity to be adaptable and flexible.
• Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy.
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.