WASH Assistant at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: WASH Assistant

Location: Damasak, Borno
Reports to: WASH Officer

Job description

• Coordinate the Hygiene promotion (HP) and community mobilization (CM) activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
• Assist the WASH Officer manage in all aspects of Hygiene promotion and community mobilization programs planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• To assist in the identification of communities/IDPs Hygiene promotion needs
• To assess the Hygiene promotion and community mobilization needs of the communities/IDPs and assists in the development of appropriate training materials and plans
• Conducts training sessions on Hygiene promotion and community mobilization for the local Hygiene Promoters
• Working closely with the Wash Technical Assistant to assists in the establishment, and training of water point committees as well as monitoring their performance
• Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures
• Train and develop community leader and hygiene promotors.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the context in Nigeria
• Experience with start-up activities
• Experience Hygiene promotion in choleras outbreak context within the host communities and camps
• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred)
• Higher diploma in Public Health, Social Science or Communication
• Minimum 2 years’ experience from working with hygiene promotion/communities mobilization projects in a humanitarian/recovery context. Experience from working with social work and/or with distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of water, hygiene, sanitation (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills - in written and spoken English is required.

Personal qualities:

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment
• A good sense of humour is an asset.

We offer

• Commencement: March, 2018
• Duration: 12 months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Duty station: Damasak, with frequent travels. Travel outside Damasak is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.

Application Closing Date
24th February, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Approved health certficate will be requested before contract start.
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