The postholder will assist in organizing and conducting hygiene promotion sessions, supporting Community Hygiene Clubs (CHCs), facilitating community engagement, conducting WASH NFI distribution and monitoring hygiene-related activities in targeted villages and IDP camps.

Major Responsibilities:

Technical

• Support the Hygiene Promotion Officer in implementing hygiene promotion and social and behavior change communication (SBCC) activities in targeted villages and IDP camps.
• Conduct hygiene awareness sessions and household visits on handwashing, safe water handling and storage, sanitation, menstrual hygiene management, and other relevant hygiene practices.
• Support the establishment, functioning, and strengthening of Community Hygiene Clubs (CHCs), including organizing meetings and community-led hygiene promotion activities.
• Assist Community WASH Facilitators (CWFs), CHC members, and community volunteers in mobilizing community participation and promoting positive hygiene behaviors.
• Support the preparation and use of hygiene promotion materials, visual aids, and information, education, and communication (IEC) materials in accordance with approved program guidance.
• Assist in organizing hygiene promotion campaigns and community events, such as Global Handwashing Day, World Water Day and World Toilet Day.
• Promote inclusive participation of women, children, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable or marginalized groups in hygiene promotion activities.
• Identify gaps in community hygiene knowledge and practices and report them to the Hygiene Promotion Officer for appropriate technical follow-up.

Management

• Support the Hygiene Promotion Officer in preparing activity plans, schedules, and field implementation arrangements in line with approved project workplans.
• Supervise and manage Community WASH Facilitators (CWFs) in assigned villages and IDP camps, providing day-to-day guidance and support to ensure effective implementation of planned field activities.
• Organize assigned field activities, including community mobilization, participant arrangements, materials preparation, and logistical coordination.
• Ensure that assigned activities are implemented according to approved plans, budgets, timelines, and organizational procedures.
• Support the proper use, distribution, and tracking of WASH NFI and other program supplies assigned to the activities e.g. WASH Infrastructure Construction materials.
• Maintain orderly records of activity-related documents, attendance sheets, distribution records, and other supporting documents.
• Identify operational challenges, implementation delays, and resource requirements, and promptly inform the Hygiene Promotion Officer.
• Follow organizational procedures related to procurement, financial documentation, asset management, and resource utilization, as applicable to assigned duties.
• Perform other program related tasks assigned by the supervisor within the scope of the position.

Coordination, Monitoring, Reporting, and Documentation

• Coordinate day-to-day field activities with the Hygiene Promotion Officer, Senior WASH Officer (Engineer), WASH team members, CWFs, CHC members, WASH committees, implementing partners, and relevant community representatives.
• Support coordination with other program sectors, including Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE), Nutrition, and Protection, as required.
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor the implementation and quality of hygiene promotion activities, WASH infrastructure construction and community participation.
• Collect, verify, compile, and maintain accurate activity data using approved monitoring tools, indicators, and reporting formats.
• Monitor CHC meetings, household visits, hygiene awareness sessions, and other assigned activities against agreed targets and workplans.
• Prepare and submit timely field visit reports, activity reports, attendance records, success stories, photographs where appropriate and consented, and other required documentation.
• Document community feedback, implementation challenges, lessons learned, and good practices, and share findings with the Hygiene Promotion Officer.
• Support the follow-up of community feedback and complaints through established accountability mechanisms, while maintaining confidentiality.
• Ensure that program records and data are accurate, complete, properly stored, and submitted within required deadlines.

General

• Comply with organizational policies, procedures, code of conduct, safeguarding requirements, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), and child safeguarding standards.
• Promote humanitarian principles, gender equality, inclusion, accountability to affected populations, and respectful treatment of all community members.
• Maintain confidentiality and protect personal information collected during program implementation.
• Follow organizational security procedures, field movement protocols, and safety instructions when travelling to villages and IDP camps.
• Promptly report security incidents, safeguarding concerns, misconduct, and other serious risks through established reporting channels.
• Maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, community members, local stakeholders, and implementing partners.
• Participate in staff meetings, trainings, capacity-building activities, and program review sessions as required.
• Undertake other reasonable duties assigned by the supervisor in line with the position's responsibilities and program needs.

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