Environmental Health/WASH Hygiene Promotion Officer - Zamfara

Medical & Health Environment

Overview

Lead hygiene promotion initiatives and coordinate with EH programs.

You have:

• Diploma/Degree in Environmental Sciences, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health etc; relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification.
• Up to 3 years’ experience in hygiene promotion programs with INGOs.
• Excellent understanding of EH issues in emergency situations and knowledge of emergency standards (Sphere).
• Strong management and communication skills.
• Ability to live and work in stressful and insecure environment.
• Able to manage multiple tasks.
• Knowledge and/or experience in conflict management, protection, or other related field.
• Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making.
• Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred.
• Knowledge of the local languages-Hausa.
• Excellent professional approach and strong team building skills.
• Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel.

Job Description

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Qualifications

Position Reports to: EH/WASH Manager

Position directly supervises: EH/WASH Hygiene Promotion Assistant

Indirect/Technical Reporting: Consortium management team, Senior EH/WASH Manager, EH coordinator

Job Requirements:

- Diploma/Degree in Environmental Sciences, Social Work, Nursing, Public Health etc; - relevant experience will supersede the formal qualification. - Up to 3 years’ experience in hygiene promotion programs with INGOs; - Excellent understanding of EH issues in emergency situations and knowledge of emergency standards (Sphere) - Strong management and communication skills. - Ability to live and work in stressful and insecure environment. - Able to manage multiple tasks. - Knowledge and/or experience in conflict management, protection, or other related field; - Able to work under pressure and good at timely decision making. - Fluency in English and Hausa language preferred. - Knowledge of the local languages-Hausa - Excellent professional approach and strong team building skills. - Competent user of MS Applications: Word, Excel

Standards for Professional Conduct:

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.

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 based on merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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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.

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