Sanitation & Hygiene Coordinator at Shining Hope For Communities

Job Overview

To support the Hygiene & Sanitation Officer in the design, implementation, monitoring & evaluation of hygiene and sanitation activities and hygiene promotion campaigns within target areas of intervention, with priority to schools, health care facilities and community.

Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks

• Provision of hygiene & sanitation promotion to programme beneficiaries – organizing sessions, conducting trainings, mass campaigns.
• Development of hygiene promotion topics, hygiene sessions, IEC materials, distribution and ensure proper usage
• Prepare work plan for hygiene & sanitation promotion/education activities
• Facilitating appropriate stakeholders involvement in the design and delivery of essential hygiene & sanitation services and facilities – carrying out community mobilization activities, liaising with crucial stakeholders.
• Training of stakeholders on the issues of hygiene and sanitation.
• Providing support/carrying out WASH-NFI distributions – organizing distribution; providing stock count; handing over items to beneficiaries; keeping record of recipients.
• Coordinate with water supply field staff to ensure that the various aspects of the WASH Program are integrated.
• Close cooperation with Monitoring and Evaluation team – preparing baselines, surveys and any other relevant assessment/monitoring documents.
• Provide technical support in preparation of progress reports, annual operational plan and budget.
• Perform any other responsibilities required for the successful implementation of the WASH program

Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).

Academic Qualifications

• At least a diploma in Public Health, Environmental Health, Community Health or any other related field

Professional Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ previous experience of implementing participatory hygiene promotion and sanitation BCC methodologies (e.g. PHAST, CLTS) particularly in institutional ( schools & health facilities) settings.

Other required qualifications (unique/job specific

• Past experience working in urban informal settlements is an asset
• Ability to demonstrate basic skills of community engagement and mobilization into practice.
• Demonstrate facilitation skills for hygiene & sanitation promotion tools
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and in a highly results oriented work culture
• Ability to make sound, independent, decisions

Functional Skills

• Making decisions
• Directing people
• Managing tasks
• Examining information

Behavioural Competencies/Attributes

• Interacting with people
• Showing composure
• Team working
• Establishing rapport
• Upholding standards