Hygiene & Sanitation Facilitator 124 views0 applications

FH Ethiopia, a non-governmental organization engaged in relief and development activities, would like to invite potential candidates to apply for the following position:

Position:                                             Hygiene & Sanitation Facilitator

Duty Station:                                    Sahila (Wag-Himra Zone)

Duration of Contract:                    One-year contract (Renewable with 45 days’ probation period)

Closing date:                                     December 15, 2018

 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Responsible to plan, implement, monitor and report FH/E DFAP hygiene and sanitation component. He/she will be responsible for the effective implementation of the overall Essential Hygiene Action (EHA) with special emphasis on Community Led Total sanitation (CLTS).

ESSENTIAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Key Result #1 – Plan, coordinates and implement

• Plan, coordinate and implement the DFAP II health and nutrition intervention focusing on hygiene & sanitation and produce timely reports
• Plan, organize and facilitate various training and educational sessions on EHA for Women health development armies, health extension workers and grass root project staffs in the district.
• Ensure establishment of and capacitate the CLTS committee to enable them to mobilize the community in order to ensure open defecation free village
• Plan, implement and monitor CLTS activities in the new district, and also work towards achievement of secondary ODF in kebeles where ODF has already been declared
• Critically follow and ensure households of target community members have access to improved sanitation conditions which includes clean surrounding environment, clean latrines and clean household (proper food and water handling)
• Work with schools and other institutions for access to clean latrines and surrounding environment
• In close consultation with immediate supervisor and Water Engineer prepare key message on hygiene and sanitation to be delivered for educational session for public work participants and water committee
• Handles all software parts (hygiene and sanitation aspects) of infrastructures built by FHE
• Support the HNO in organizing major events like nutrition week, and other big community gathering events
• Work in close discussion with the community health animators, water engineer, community facilitator and also collaboration and liaison with appropriate counterparts across DFAP II
• Closely work with FH/O water development program staff and participate in site selection and train water work committees on hygiene and sanitation
• Represent FHE on all emergency/nonemergency WASH /hygiene and sanitation forums carried out at woreda level

Key Result #2 – Capacity building

• Train community health animators using structured EHA module
• Plan, organize and facilitate various training and educational sessions on EHA for WHDAs, health extension workers and project staffs in the district.
• In collaboration with district Hygiene and sanitation focal person train community CLTS committee and provide technical support in to enable declare ODF

 

Key Result #3 – Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

• Conducts regular monitoring of activities to ensure the effective implementation of the DFAP health/hygiene and sanitation program; and communicates timely with a possible recommendation in case of any deviation.
• Facilitates and takes part in mini-KPC, anthropometry, barrier analysis and other surveys.

Key Result #4 – Partnership and networking

• Establish and maintain smooth-working relationships with appropriate governmental (mainly Hygiene and sanitation focal person at the health office), non-Governmental, faith based and community-based organizations working in related field at the district level.
• Gather health and health related information from Governmental, Non-Governmental and other appropriate sources at the district level and share it among project staff and FH/E.
• Actively collaborate and work closely with CLTS committee to maintain ODF environment

 

Job Requirements

Requirements:

• Education – BSc. Degree/Diploma in Environmental Health.
• Experience- One Year for Degree or three years for Diploma relevant work experience. NGO experience is preferred
• Good communication skills in both spoken and written Amharic and English,
• public speaking and dialogue facilitation skills

 

Women Candidates are highly encouraged to apply

How to Apply

Competent candidates can submit ONLY their application and CV to:                                                                                    [email protected] 

Candidates MUST refer the position title on the subject line of their application