Environmental Health/WASH Hygiene Promotion Assistant - Zamfara

Medical & Health Environment

Overview

Assist in hygiene promotion and WASH activities within communities

You have:

• Minimum Diploma or certificate in social sciences or public health - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification.
• At least 1-3 years professional experience with NGOs (INGO experience preferred) in implementation of hygiene promotion activities.
• Experience in establishment and training of Hygiene Promoters, WASH committees and School hygiene Clubs.
• Good communication skills, effective in representation and liaison community members and leaders.
• Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of the Local languages - Hausa.

Job Description

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Qualifications

- Minimum Diploma or certificate in social sciences or public health - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification. - At least 1-3 years professional experience with NGOs (INGO experience preferred) in implementation of hygiene promotion activities. - Experience in establishment and training of Hygiene Promoters, WASH committees and School hygiene Clubs. - Good communication skills, effective in representation and liaison community members and leaders. - Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well. - Competent user of MS Applications: Word and Excel - Knowledge of English - Knowledge of the Local languages - Hausa

Working Environment:

Security level orange. The situation in Zamfara is calm at the moment but remains tense and unpredictable; concerns include criminality. There is active conflict in many parts of the country and a possibility for further expansion of the conflict and violence into other areas and other states.

Application Instructions

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.

IRC and IRC employees must adhere to the values and principles contained in the IRC WAY (Standards of Professional Conduct). These are Integrity, Service, and Responsibility. Consistent with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on beneficiary protection from exploitation and abuse, child protection, workplace harassment, financial integrity, and retaliation.

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Added 3 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org