All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships
Responsibilities
Promote safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services, specifically hand washing facilities
Conduct house to house visits, focus group discussions and mass hygiene campaigns to sensitize the community on good hygiene practices – upon request
Carry out community mobilization and sensitization of all NRC WASH activities.
Conduct school visits to create awareness on proper usage WASH facilities in schools and reports any anomalies
Assess and analyze emerging public health needs and recommends sustainable practical solutions
Collate data from the incentive workers, and prepare regular reports on activities and WASH conditions for monitoring.
Participate in needs assessments, baseline studies and periodic studies, and feedback findings to the stakeholders.
Identify needs for non-food items relevant to hygiene; participates in the choice of items, targeting strategy, distribution, promotion of effective use, and post-distribution monitoring.
Prepares reports of WASH related activities
Facilitate community mobilization for all activities related to the provision of sanitation facilities and hygiene promotion, in close coordination with the NRC shelter team
Support the effective implementation of all WASH activities
Support WASH Officer with the preparation of IEC materials and hygiene promotion campaigns upon request
Take account of gender, protection, HIV, the environment, and other important cross-cutting concerns in program design, implementation, and reporting; carrys out activities in a way that reflects the needs of specific groups and individuals e.g. elderly people, minority groups, children, and people with disabilities
Capacity building, supervision and monitoring of refugee community workers
Represent NRC in relevant meetings
Qualifications
Diploma in Public Health or relevant professional experience. Possibly experience in social work and / or humanitarian assistance.
Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present technical information.
Experience in community mobilization
Knowledge of Kirundi
Political and cultural awareness
Ability to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment
Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of disadvantaged populations (minority groups etc)
Experience from working as an WASH Assistant or Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Fluency in English, oral and written
Participate in appropriate professional development of project portfolio
At all times in and outside work adhere to NRC Code of Conduct