Sanitation & Hygiene Promotion Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

ROLE PURPOSE

Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Officer is responsible to handle different activities of BHA Multi-sector Project Hygiene and Sanitation activities at Jara/Habru and Woldia IDP Sites in North Wollo Zone.

Accountability and Responsibility

Project design, implementation and reporting

• Ensure that the WASH promotion activities are implemented according to the approved donor and government agreements.
• Planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and review of response activities as per the agreed document with donor and partners.
• Carrying out needs assessments and identify activities to increase awareness and enhance hygiene behavior change.
• Report request of material needed for WASH promotion activities and design IEC material according to the specific targeted group (adult, children, and persons living with disabilities).
• Design, monitor and implement WASH promotion activities according to the identified needs. Those may include but are not limited to: conduct sex and age-segregated consultations with the affected community, WASH kits distributions, WASH kits use demonstrations, water treatment and water quality monitoring, training and follow up of community health workers, cleaning campaign.
• Design, monitor and implement WASH promotion activities that keep the community and the staff safe from the risk of WASH Related diseases.
• Provide daily/weekly report to immediate supervisor.
• Provide WASH promotion related training for the Water Management Committee, governmental technicians, and concerned community members related to measures to remain protected from WASH related disease and about the importance of properly use and maintain WASH infrastructures for the community to remain safe and healthy.
• Be based in the targeted regions (depending on the needs) for several days per week to monitor the activities, including overnight stay in rural areas.
• Work in close coordination with the community and all its representatives, including women, children, elderly and persons living with disabilities to ensure the specific needs and suggestions from all targeted beneficiaries are known. Work in close coordination with the WASH officers and other sectors colleagues to ensure that the overall WASH response address the needs of the targeted population, in the respect of dignity and local culture.
• Contribute to regular data collection in the field during needs assessments, post distribution monitoring, baseline and end-line surveys.
• Undertakes any other relevant tasks assigned by the supervisor.

  Related to Program Design;

  • Facilitate and collect baseline information and data from community submit to the line Manager, and WASH RRM Managers for further analysis.

    Related to coordination, partnership and networking

    • In addition to the WASH coordinator, he/she can be Serve as a principal representative to WASH thematic networks and clusters in the project areas that has relevance to the project implementation, to create collaborative and positive partnerships and alliances, and to influence policy that maximizes the impact of the project.
    • Establish links and good relationships with relevant district government authorities, UN organizations, NGOs, academic and research institutions and the media, in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene to draw information and knowledge for project efficiency and effectiveness.
    • Makes follow up and proper documentation and share of district government information, strategies with respect to water sanitation and hygiene.

      Related to capacity building support

      • Provide technical assistance and build the capacities of local partners in project management.
      • Provide guidance to colleagues and partner staffs on smooth partnership management for enhanced project implementation.
      • Ensure that appropriate partner assessment is done on time and communicated to relevant staff.