Concern on Climate Change for the Community Initiative (FOURCi) is a non-profit organization group of Academics, Environmentalists, Agricultural Experts, Health experts, Building Experts and community volunteers coming together with their different expertise with one voice and concern towards safeguarding the future of our climate. Currently, the organization has focused its attention on the North East of Nigeria with special emphasis on Borno, Adamawa and Yobe State. (BAY) state. FOURCi is currently intervening through the promotion climate resilience agriculture and livelihood using community-based approach.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Hygiene Promoters (WASH Assistants)
Location: Bama and Gwoza
Slot: 8 Opening.
Contract Duration:4 Months
Start Date: ASAP
Job Description
- Directly implement hygiene promotion activities in the communities; this includes household visits, hygiene awareness sessions and distribution of hygiene promotion materials.
- Provide technical support and training for hygiene promoters, community volunteers, community leaders, kid’s hygiene clubs and WASH committees.
- Directly manage the day to day hygiene promotion activities in the field locations.
- Ensure that hygiene promotion activities meet agreed objectives within the timeframe.
- Work on building of the capacity of community target groups on WASH emergency promotion, NFI distributions and other health educations
- Plan and conduct different hygiene & sanitation promotion and health educations on different community meetings by using different hygiene promotion approaches
- The HP assistant undertakes detail Hygiene and Sanitation need assessments.
- Assist the HP officer in preparing of IEC Materials and monitor the distribution of IEC materials to be used at community level.
- Ensure that the hygiene promotion activities in the communities are implemented in a timely and professional manner and in line with beneficiary needs.
- Participate in daily monitoring and recording of Hygiene promotion activities including household visits, Group Hygiene sessions, Mass Hygiene awareness campaigns, NFI distributions and other Hygiene related activities.
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW) EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND SKILLS:
- National Diploma, HND, University Degree and a higher qualification in Law, Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, or any other relevant studies.
- At least two years’work experience in a humanitarian context.
- Good command of English both verbal and written.
- Good personal and organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Ability to coordinate and work with diverse groups of people based in multiple locations. • Willingness and ability to adapt to changing work requirements and priorities that may require overtime or extended hours.
COMPETENCIES:
- Strong level of autonomy to provide independent follow through on processing issues and concerns
- Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills Integrity.
- Strong team player
- Strong problem solving, analytical, operational, and coordinating abilities
- Good interpersonal, oral, and written communication and presentation skills
- Strong customer service focus and ability to work well with people from various backgrounds and cultures at all levels in organization.
Additional Information
Security
- Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
- Proactively ensure that the team members and community operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies. Accountability to Affected People
FOURCi team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiaries and communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our projects.
Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and FOURCi’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.
Equal Opportunity: FOURCi is an equal –opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, etc.
Application Closing Date
Rolling Basis
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail. NOTE: ONLY SUCESSFULLY CANDIDATE WILL BE CONTACTED
