Hygiene AssistantAction Against Hunger

• 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