Overview
The Emergency EH/Hygiene promotion Assistant will be responsible for the day to day implementation of community mobilization, hygiene promotion, and community capacity building activities in the Gaza strip.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning and implementing community mobilization and hygiene promotion activities
- Preparation of IEC, BCC materials
- Preparation and delivery of different trainings to hygiene promoters
- Conduct hygiene and sanitation campaigns
- Identify gaps and facilitate technical trainings for relevant local partners and other related capacity building activities
- Facilitate the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of water rehabilitation and sanitation activities
- Serve as the focal point for all activities related to Environmental Health (EH) hygiene promotion/community mobilization in the field office
- Conduct assessments, planning, organizing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the community hygiene promotion
- Participate in conducting the appropriate Environmental Health (EH) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) surveys
- Facilitate in the selection, designing, pre-testing, developing, dissemination and evaluation of appropriate hygiene educational materials
- Facilitate in organizing EH hygiene promotion trainings and workshops for the community and stakeholders
- Assist in providing consultation and technical assistance in EH program regarding to water quality, human, domestic and community waste management
- Prepare high quality BOQ for the WASH activities rehabilitation of borehole, water network and sanitation activity
- In coordination with WASH Officer identify family and communal sanitation facilities for repairs and rehabilitations
- Facilitate the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of WASH activities
- Ensure high quality implementation of the WASH by IRC across GAZA governorates, in a timely manner, within budget
- Undertake regular and frequent supportive field visits and monitor progress of WASH and Infection prevention control (IPC) activities at project locations
- Participate on meetings regarding EH hygiene promotion/sanitation
- Document health related data and keep records on activities of hygiene promotion and sanitation
- Prepare monthly reports and submit to the supervisor on the work progress of hygiene promotion activities
- Perform any other tasks as requested by the Emergency EH/WASH Officer
- Prepare and organize all training materials for hygiene promotion workshops to be held in each community.
- Develop, review, and deliver appropriate training and capacity-strengthening opportunities to WASH Committees and hygiene volunteers.
Required Experience
- Proven experience in WASH programs in high-risk and complex environments with at least 3 years’ experience.
- Experience in community development and hygiene promotion with at least 2 years’ experience
- Practical experience, in conducting training for community WASH committees and hygiene volunteers.
- Demonstrated experience in preparing technical WASH documents including hygiene training modules, designs and BoQs for WASH activities .
- Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) experience preferred.
Qualifications
• BSc in Civil/Environmental engineering, Public Health, Health Promotion, Environmental Health, Behavioral Science, or relevant qualifications will be considered.
