WASH Assistant Afghanistan Zabul

Contract

This is a Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 3 (NRC) contracts.

Caution: This Position is for Afghan National (Female) Only - Candidates from Zabul are highly encouraged to apply

Purpose of the Job

The purpose of WASH Assistant-Hygiene Promotion position is to work closely with community /school students to promote Hygiene practices, construction of WASH facilities at community/School level and to reduce the risk of communicable diseases related to water and sanitation by promoting hygiene practices and conducting hygiene awareness sessions at Community/School level.

You can read more about this position at Job Description & NRC Grade Structure

Generic responsibilities

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function

Specific responsibilities:

• Responsible to carry out community and school level WASH assessments
• Develop hygiene training materials and prepare methodology and agenda for the implementation of hygiene awareness sessions
• Conduct schools and community level hygiene practices sessions and training's.
• Prepare/ contribute to technical assessments related to WASH (Latrine, bore wells, hand-washing facilities etc.).
• Contribute to technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects
• Monitor WASH activities regularly and within the agreed period
• Responsible for raising purchase requisitions (PRs), and distribution of hygiene materials
• Work under the direct supervision of WASH officer/Coordinator to conduct hygiene promotion trainings, awareness sessions and community mobilizations.
• Actively Participate in conduction of KAP-1 (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice 1) and KAP-2 (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice 2) surveys, as result analysis.
• Monitor the WASH activities and the impact of the sensitizing sessions by KAP-1 (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice 1) and KAP-2 (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice 2) surveys,
• Organize and deliver the hygiene promotion sessions for target populations (Community and School)
• Contribute to implement Cleaning campaigns (including community mobilization, community sessions, house-to-house visits,) from planning, to implementation and monitoring
• Monitor proper hygiene practice among beneficiary and their motivation.
• Distribute the hygiene kits to the targeted beneficiaries and keeping documents of distribution
• Carry out children hygiene promotion activities in schools.
• Assist the WASH Coordinator on supervision of water and sanitation and other construction activities
• Produce reports regularly as per the project requirement
• Contribute to any other Hygiene Promotion activity implementation
• Implement other tasks assigned by the supervisor

Qualification

• 2 years’ experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context, ideally in Community Mobilization
• Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Possession of the geographical experience of the region

Education

• University degree in (social science, public health, environment, water supply)

Language

• Pashto
• Dari
• English (Basic knowledge of English language is an advantage)

Behavioral competencies

• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust
• Team player & working with people
• Flexible and creative

We Offer

• Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
• Smart Phone with Top up Credit card with internet package on monthly basis.
• NRC will cover staff plus four (4) depended for medical insurance.
• One time Eid Bonus per year
• Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.