Hygiene Promotion Officer at Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)

Norwegian Church Aid ('NCA') is a member of the ACT Alliance and works with people and local actors, especially Faith-based actors in many countries where it works in their struggle to eradicate poverty and injustices. We provide humanitarian assistance in disasters and work for long-term development in local communities and societies. In order to address the root causes of poverty, we advocate for just decisions by public authorities, businesses and religious leaders.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Hygiene Promotion Officer

Location: Pulka, Borno
Reporting to: WaSH Senor Officer
Contract Duration 2 months with possibility of extension

Job Purpose

• Under the supervision of the WaSH Senior Officer, ensure the design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of NCA hygiene promotion activities in targeted locations. This position is specifically oriented towards cholera prevention and response.
  

Main Duties
Needs assessment:

• Design, plan and implement hygiene needs assessment including households’ interview, facilitation of FGD, sites visit and meetings with key communities’ members.

Implementation:

• Design, plan, implement and follow-up hygiene promotion activities such as hygiene sessions for local targeted communities regarding prevention of cholera and other diseases related to poor hygiene practices,
• Ensure that action is taken to mitigate priority WASH related health risks
• Facilitate appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH

Services and Facilities

• Plan, organize and supervise distribution of hygiene and water and household’s disinfection items to targeted beneficiaries,
• Enable effective dialogue with the affected community to allow the agency to be held to account for the quality of the WASH programs,
• Support the NCA water and sanitation teams to settle committees or any other community association
• Ensure active findings and referral to health services of any Acute Watery Diarrhea among the targeted communities.

Resources management:

• Recruit, train, provide support and manage Community Volunteers or other hygiene outreach workers
• Plan for the resource needs for Hygiene Promotion activities and prepare purchase requests to the senior WASH Officer in a timely manner in collaboration with the rest of the WaSH team.

Program approach:

• Use participatory approaches as a far as possible throughout the program cycle, in training, and in the use of tool kits and other materials.

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting:

• Collection, consolidation and reporting of weekly hygiene and health related data
• Produce weekly and monthly report of hygiene activities implemented as well as challenges faced.
• Integration, Coordination and Crosscuttings aspects
• Coordinate hygiene activities with other NCA’s sectors
• Coordinate local level hygiene activities with other WaSH actors
• Ensure integration of gender, child-protection, HIV, disabilities, environment and other cross-cuttings issues to the design, development and implementation of NCA’s hygiene promotion activities

Qualification, Skills and Requirements

• B.Sc in Public Health, Community Development, Social Sciences, Education, Communication and other related fields
• At least two-year experience of working in humanitarian response with local and/international partner organizations and specifically on cholera prevention/response.
• Practical experience on the use of participatory tools for promotion of sanitation and hygiene
• Applications are only expected from nationals
• Must have good assessment, analytical, communication and planning skills.
• Good oral and written reporting skills in English.
• Training/counterpart development skills.
• Ability to work well in a team under difficult circumstances
• Proficiency in English and mandatory practice of local languages (Hausa, Kanuri)
• Familiarity with the culture of the affected population, ability to develop respect from a wide range of people and strong ability to communicate effectively on hygiene matters

NCA’S Commitments
NCA is committed to following the following policies, standards and commitments and all staff are equally expected to conform to their requirements:

Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS):

• Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief
• ACT Alliance Code of Conduct
• SPHERE Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief
• NCA Nigeria Security Plan
• NCA Nigeria Staff Handbook

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] Or [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Please include two referees in your applications, of which one must be a recent supervisor from your former organisation/institution.
• Please note that the shortlist listing will be done on a rolling basis.