Self Help Africa Hygiene and Sanitation Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs

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Self Help Africa Hygiene and Sanitation Officer Jobs 2024 – Ethiopia NGO Jobs.

Self Help Africa Ethiopia looking for “Hygiene and Sanitation Officer”.

Applicants with a Bachelor’s Degree may apply on or before 29th February, 2024.

Self Help Africa is an international charity that promotes and implements long-term rural development projects in Africa. Self Help Africa merged with Gorta in July 2014. The organisation works with rural communities in eight African countries – supporting farm families to grow more and earn more from their produce.

The Self Help Africa has published a job vacancy announcement on 24th February, 2024 for qualified Ethiopia’s to fill in the vacant post of Hygiene and Sanitation Officer to be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Self Help Africa Job Vacancy 2024

Key Responsibilities:

  • Become familiar with the current program documents and to develop a work plan to incorporate all the Hygiene and Sanitation activities in collaboration with the WASH officer.
  • Organizes campaigns and regular programs with the aim of educating the Community in the need for preventive services of personal and hygienic measures.
  • Organize water committee with extension agents or community groups, or other kebele and village agents of the targeted beneficiaries.
  • Holds meetings with all members of target beneficiaries and promote their awareness on waters, sanitation, and hygiene.
  • Works closely with field staff and extension agents in the dissemination of health/hygiene related materials/information
  • Liaises with all stakeholders and works closely with community establishments government such as schools, health centers, health centers, and Voluntary agencies to ensure hygiene health education and disease prevention.
  • Facilitate hygiene promotions at community and institution level together with Self Help Africa selected VESA facilitator (VF), Community Development Facilitators (CDF), and Woreda Health experts using field tested and practical community participatory approached and effective hygiene education techniques (such as CLTSH, PHAST, etc.) for enhancing hygienic behavior, sanitation improvements, and community management of water and sanitation facilities.
  • Mobilize community for Hygiene and sanitation related activities using agreed community engagement and water source development approaches in collaboration with VF and CDFs.
  • Facilitate targeting of eligible beneficiaries and ensure project deliverables are reaching the target community.
  • Participate in the targeting and distribution of Multi-Purpose Cash to the eligible beneficiaries at woreda level.
  • Participate in the targeting and distribution of dignity kits and WASH/NFIs for the beneficiaries eligible as per the Standard guidelines.
  • Prepares hygiene and sanitation education materials, develops simple training modules, and carries out training activities for the community and extension staff on basic sanitation, including site selection, construction and use of pit latrines, nutrition, proper water storage and use, hygienic food handling, proper disposal of waste, cleaning of public places and eradication of other hazards to sanitation.
  • Takes water samples from constructed schemes and facilitates the water quality tests as necessary.
  • Assists the Senior WASH officer to follow up and monitor any constructions related activities and measurements.
  • Closely follow up, strengthen, establish and supervise the WASH committee in villages and kebeles.
  • Provide trainings for WASHCos and ensure that the WASHCos are well functioning.
  • Ensure optimal safety and security management procedures and practices are in place for the emergency response program and continually monitor the safety and security situation, adapting staff safety and security procedures accordingly in collaboration and cooperation with the Security Focal Person and Country Director.
  • Perform any other tasks and duties assigned as necessary.

Position in Organization:

  • Job Title: Hygiene and Sanitation Officer
  • Company: Self Help Africa
  • Department: Programmes
  • Location: East Gojam, (Goncha Sisu Enebse and Enebse Sarmeder)
  • Contract Type: Six-month contract, renewable based on performance review and availability of fund
  • Reports to: Senior WASH Officer

Minimum Requirement:

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in public health, environmental health, public health nursing and experience in emergency WASH projects, or other related discipline.

Experience:

  • At least 2 years and above with first degree, previous work experience in the area of hygiene and sanitation; preferably in the international NGO’s.

Language:

  • Proficiency in verbal and written English.

How to Apply Self Help Africa Hygiene and Sanitation Officer Jobs 2024

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to https://selfhelpafrica.org/ie/hygiene-and-sanitation-officer-based-in-east-gojam/

The Closing Date: 29th February, 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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