Hygiene Promoter

Note: This is a tentative advertisement and all the positions are subject to donor’s and NOC approval.

Base Location: DI Khan/Swat

Field Area: DI Khan/Swat

Number of Positions: 04

Gender: 2F/2M

Reports to: Community Development Officer

Job Purpose

As part of the WASH intervention, to safeguard and improve the public health of the affected population by: promoting safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services; ensuring appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH services and facilities; ensuring effective coordination and integration of Hygiene Promotion activities with the delivery of water and sanitation services and facilities.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES 

• Identification of key hygiene practices to be addressed and sectors of the population with whom to engage and develop an appropriate communications strategy to promote safe practices. Identification, or facilitation, of community structures through which the WASH activities can be implemented.
• Ensure that Hygiene Promotion activities are in line with relevant standards, codes of conduct, and humanitarian principles.
• Mobilisation of the disaster-affected communities as appropriate for participation in planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of WASH facilities and services. Creation of channels for dialogue between the WASH response and the affected population, to ensure appropriate technical interventions and allow the agency to be held to account for the quality of the WASH programme.
• Design, implementation of WASH activities that are appropriate to specific sectors of the community, e.g. children, youths, women, and men.
• Use participatory approaches (CHAST & PHAST) as a far as possible throughout the programme cycle and in the use of tool kits and other materials.
• Ensure that Hygiene Promotion activities and resources are implemented and handed over or ended in a way that promotes local capacities and sustainable operations.
• Ensure that gender, protection, HIV, the environment, and other important crosscutting concerns are taken into account in programme design, implementation, and reporting; ensure that activities reflect the needs of specific groups and individuals e.g. elderly people, children, and people with disabilities.
• Resolve conflict among the target community through effective dialogues.
• Proper record keeping of project activities at community & office level both in soft & hard form.
• Develop case studies to reflect project impacts.
• Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly work plans.
• Ensure the timely submission of technical and activities reports.
• Have to plan and design small tasks as and when required.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.
• Perform any task assigned by supervisor as and when required.

Qualification:

Graduate preferably Master Degree holder in social science

Experience:

Fresh to 3 years max experience in the relevant field

Computer Skills:

MS Office, Outlook

Language:

Urdu, English and local languages

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its PSEAH (preventing sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. Organization has a zero-tolerance policy towards PSEAH and don’t support any action that promotes or encourages PSEAH.

Organization is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom organization engages. Organization expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

Key Personal Qualities:

• Responsible
• Punctual
• Trustworthy
• Conflict handler

Value Added Skills:

He or She must have experience of working for a Humanitarian Organization specifically in recovery and development phases

We are an equal opportunities employer.

To cater to the higher living cost, Organization is transferring the exchange gain (PKR-GBP) on salary to staff at a prevailing conversion rate till further notice. Salaries are paid in local currency.

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in the Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

The organization is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom the organization engages. The organization expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organization.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. The organization also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Pre-employment Checks:

• Any employment with Organization will be subject to the following checks:
• screening clearance
• Receipt of satisfactory references

DECLARATION:

By applying for this position with the organization

I confirm that the above information in the CV/Application is complete, correct, and updated and that any untrue or misleading information will give my employer the right to terminate any employment contract offered.

I agree that information contained within this application and supporting documents (including "sensitive information) may be accessed, stored and used and by the organization in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.