Deadline: Ongoing
Location: Banki, Nigeria
The FHI 360 is seeking to fill the role of Assistant Technical Officer.
FHI 360 is a non-profit human development organisation that advances integrated, locally-driven solutions.
Responsibilities
- In close collaboration with project coordinator, design, plan, implement and follow up hygiene promotion activities, such as training of trainers in hygiene promotion, for community volunteers, WASH committee members and other stakeholders in LGAs in line with agreed work-plan, strategies and methodologies of WASH
- Supervise and regularly carry out hygiene promotion being carried out in targeted locations/IDP camps
- Identify the most appropriate health, sanitation and hygiene messages for beneficiaries in the targeted LGAs
- Develop and evaluate the most appropriate IEC tools/materials for hygiene and health promotion activities
- Ensure correct delivery and impact of hygiene and health promotion activities, good participation of the target beneficiaries and other local stakeholders, in close collaboration with other NGO partners to avoid duplication of efforts
- Mobilise beneficiaries to adapt to essential health and hygienic behaviours and provide training in the target communities as needed
- Participate in house-to-house campaign/shows regarding hygiene/health activities in IDP camps
- Sensitise population on good hygiene practices, focusing on handwashing, safe disposal of solid waste and excreta, latrine cleaning, diarrheal disease prevention
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in fields related to WASH/Environmental Health
- One year, minimum, of post NYSC and relevant experience with a sound understanding of hygiene in humanitarian relief settings
- Familiarity with humanitarian NGOs
- WASH technical expertise especially with regard to WASH construction, waste management and hygiene promotion
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants and recipients of assistance
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English and Hausa languages
- Understanding of Kanuri language is a plus
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