Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist person on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria m 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, HIV and health extractives and governance, and peace building programming.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND , OND
- Experience: 4 years
- Location: Borno
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
Job Summary
The Hygiene Promotion Officer will form part of the Hygiene Promotion and Community Mobilization Team in the delivery of support to IDPs host communities and returnees in Borno State. The Hygiene Promotion Officer will work with partners and locally recruited Community Mobilisers to lead the delivery of hygiene promotion messaging and create hygiene behavior change. The Hygiene Promotion Officer will also capitalize on their community mobilization role to support shelter/WASH infrastructure sensitization and messaging.
In light of the high vulnerabilities of CRS’ targeted populations, including high level of reported trauma, and significant number of child and female headed HHs, it is anticipated that this Hygiene Promotion Role will also include a focus on Protection and Gender Mainstreaming across Shelter, WASH and NFI programs.
Roles and Key Responsibilities
Hygiene Promotion & Community Mobilization
- Help the Hygiene Promotion Team Leader in planning and implementing out needs assessments, baseline studies and conduct hygiene promotion sessions and HH visits.
- Plan activities all field activities in communities that reduces WASH-related health risks by training and supervising Community Mobilizers
- Create, train and organize together with Community Mobilizers monitoring Latrine Maintenance Teams including Water Management Committee.
- Mentor LCCs and WMC on the operation and maintenance of sanitation and water infrastructure ensuring the prudent management of user fees generated with the support of the field engineers.
- Monitor and mentor Latrine Maintenance Teams and Water management committees.
- Under the technical supervision of the Hygiene Promotion Team Leader launch community led cleaning campaigns and identify waste collection points for BOSEPA to collect and dispose in land fill.
- Set up monitoring systems for Community Mobilizers for daily inspection of community latrines, drainages, and solid waste collection points.
- Conduct public Hygiene Promotion sessions a week in each neighborhood or village.
- Conduct once a week Hygiene Promotion session with children, plan child to child hygiene sessions and organize events every two weeks with children to raise hygiene and heath awareness.
- Distribute Aquatabs or local equivalent and train HH and Community Mobilizers in its use and monitor residual chlorine in HH water storages.
- Train Community Mobilizers in how to use ORS.
- Coordinate on a weekly basis with the Water, Sanitation and Shelter Field Engineer and ensure that if any repairs, upgrade are needed these are communicated.
- Carry out mobilization of key community stakeholders including protection committee, youths, women, men and host communities to participate in community awareness events/meetings.
- Liaise with community leaders and other sectors and agencies working locally in order to coordinate within the WASH sector and between sectors such as health, nutrition and shelter.
- Organize data collected from Community Mobilisers and prepare regular activity reports and submit as requested by Hygiene Promotion Team Leader.
- Lead/support NFI distributions as requested.
- Document success stories, best practice and lessons learnt for sharing internally and externally.
Reporting
- Compile and submit timely weekly activity reports and monthly progress reports.
- Advise management about issues affecting project implementation, or key local issues affecting future project developments.
- Elaborate, compile, and maintain database of protection referrals.
- Elaborate, compile, and maintain key protection and gender resources library.
Required Languages English, Hausa, Kanuri preferred.
Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 50 %.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
- Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
- Must possess ability to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability and desire to work well with diverse employees and customers in a cooperative and friendly manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- Good knowledge and experience of working with local partners.
- Experience and understanding of Hygiene Promotion and community mobilization in relation to water and sanitation activities.
- Familiarity with the culture of the affected population, ability to develop respect from a wide range of people and strong ability to communicate effectively on hygiene matters.
- Demonstrated commitment to gender responsive programming.
- Demonstrated quantitative skills, including Microsoft Excel and skills in analyzing, interpreting and communicating information to a variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills.
- Good oral and written reporting skills in English.
- Team-oriented with strong interpersonal skills including ability to work with multiple stakeholders successfully.
- Demonstrated skills in training and capacity building through technical assistance and mentoring.
- Knowledge of and commitment to key development frameworks like the Integral Human Development Framework.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
- High School diploma required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 4 years of work experience in project support. Experience in the field of and for an NGO would be a plus.
- Additional education may substitute for some experience.