• Application Deadline: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: WASH Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 2 years


• Location Borno


• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  

Job Identification: 4284

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Job Category: Engineering

Reports to:  WASH Project Coordinator

Supervision of:  WASH Assistants (Hygiene Promotion)

Duration and type of contract:  9 months (Renewable subject to performance and availability of funding)

Role and Responsibilities

• The purpose of the officer position is the day to day implementation and, support with the coordination of WaSH Hygiene activities in Northeast Nigeria.

Generic Responsibilities (max 10):

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title.

The responsibilities shall be short and essential.

Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines


• Implement delegated WASH project portfolio according to the plan of action


• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management


• Ensure proper filing of documents


• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and assess new and better ways to assist


• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement

Specific Responsibilities:

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of programme intervention.

This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

• Coordinate the Hygiene promotion (HP) and community mobilization (CM) activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans


• Assists the WASH Project Coordinator in all aspects of HP and CM programs planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation


• Assists in the identification of communities/IDPs Hygiene promotion needs including beneficiary identification and selection process.


• Monitoring Hygiene Kits distribution within the communities including liaising with monitoring and evaluation teams for post-distribution monitoring.


• Develop tools and materials for Hygiene Promotion and Community Mobilization


• Assess the HP and CM needs of the communities/IDPs and assist in the development of appropriate training materials and plans


• Conducts a training session on HP and CM for the local Hygiene Promoters


• Working closely with the technical officer and Project Coordinator to assist in the establishment, and training of water point committees as well as monitoring their performance


• Assists in the compilation of weekly and monthly hygiene promotion reports, NFI distributions, program documents, project proposals, and budgets


• Active participation in hygiene promotion and nutrition sector working group and can be delegated to attend the WASH sector meetings


• Performs any other duties as requested by the WASH Project Coordinator

Critical Interfaces:

By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are:

• Strategy and project planning and implementation: WASH Program Manager


• Program Supports: Finance Officer, Administrative officer, Logistics Coordinator and officers, Area Manager

Scale and scope of the position:

• Staff: Hygiene Promotion Assistants (4)


• Stakeholders: Key external stakeholders the post has relationships with (e.g. UN agencies, INGOs, local NGOs, civil society, governmental bodies)


• Budgets: Not Applicable


• Information: GORS, Agresso,  Intranet, Work Place


• Legal or compliance: Terms of Employment, NRC Code of Conduct, NRC Security SoPs.

Context / Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree qualification


• Knowledge of the context in North-East Nigeria


• Minimum of 2 years experience from working with hygiene promotion and community mobilization projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.


• Experience from working with social work and/or with the distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.


• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred)


• Experience Hygiene promotion in cholera outbreak context within the host communities/camps and a tailored knowledge on Covid-19 awareness-raising, prevention and mitigation.

Competencies:

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results.

They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

Professional competencies:

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.

Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context


• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts


• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities


• Excellent communication skills – written and spoken – in English required.


• Degree or Higher Diploma in Public Health and, relevant related Field (Social Science or Communication)     


• Familiarity with international minimum standards of water, hygiene, sanitation (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage


• Must have previous experience in training and Training of Trainers.      


• Must be willing to work as a team member, take direction, and share technical skills with colleagues and counterparts


• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required

Behavioural competencies (max 6):

These are personal qualities that influence how successful people are in their job.

NRC’s Competency Framework states 12 behavioural competencies, and the following are essential for this position:

• Planning and delivering results


• Empowering and building trust


• Communicating with impact and respect


• Handling insecure environment.