job description - Hygiene Assistant
- We are currently looking to fill the role of Hygiene Assistant who will be responsible for the Implementation of hygiene promotion and distribution of NFI.
Key Responsibilities
- Continues assessment of the hygiene need and practices of the targeted communities;
- Assisting the Hygiene Officer in conducting home visits and visits to the community (schools, community gatherings etc.) to identify gaps in terms of hygiene, sanitation and use of water;
- Assisting the Hygiene Officer in preparing training modules for the promotion of hygiene in the communities;
- Training and managing hygiene volunteers to conduct house to house sessions;
- Organize and conduct FGDs on identified critical hygiene issues in the communities;
- Mobilizing communities to adopt safe hygiene practices as promoted by the project (hand washing facilities, environmental cleanliness drainage cleanliness);
- Organize and conduct mass campaigns against cholera and other infectious diseases;
- Disseminate cholera prevention messages to cholera cases and neighboring;
- Sensitize the beneficiaries of cholera kits on how to use the content (eg use of aqua tabs);
- Assisting the Hygiene Officer to distribute NFI kits to registered beneficiaries.
Position Requirements
- Minimum of National Diploma in Health, Hygiene, and Sanitation related field;
- Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion and community mobilization;
- Capacity to be adaptable and flexible;
- Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited;
- Fluency in English Hausa, and Fulfude languages.
- Other benefits include but are not limited to 100% health care coverage, and free and direct access to the Cross Knowledge e-learning platform.
- Our employees enjoy a work culture that promotes diversity and inclusion
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