Job Title: Sanitation
& Hygiene Assistant
& Hygiene Assistant
Organisation: Hijra
Organization
Organization
Duty Station: Isingiro,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Public Health Engineer
About Hijra:
Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid (HIJRA) is an
international African humanitarian and development organization that positively
contributes towards improving the living standards and conditions of those
adversely affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central
Africa by implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service
& development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more
than 20 years.
international African humanitarian and development organization that positively
contributes towards improving the living standards and conditions of those
adversely affected by disasters and conflict in the Horn, East & Central
Africa by implementing WASH, Health, Education, Livelihoods, Community service
& development and Protection programs in the region for a period of more
than 20 years.
HIJRA with funding from the UNHCR in Uganda is
implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees Oruchinga settlement
(Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit Center (Kisoro district) during the
period January to December 2014. HIJRA, in a strategy to expand existing
program implementing team, is now seeking for qualified person willing to offer
Humanitarian services in the following area;
implementing a multi-Sectoral Program for refugees Oruchinga settlement
(Isingiro district) and Nyakabande Transit Center (Kisoro district) during the
period January to December 2014. HIJRA, in a strategy to expand existing
program implementing team, is now seeking for qualified person willing to offer
Humanitarian services in the following area;
Job Summary: The Sanitation & Hygiene Assistant will be responsible for
general assessment of sanitation & hygiene practices in the whole
settlement, sensitization of communities on the best sanitation & hygiene
practices through routine home visits and imparting community approaches geared
towards health & hygiene through Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation
Transition (PHAST) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches.
general assessment of sanitation & hygiene practices in the whole
settlement, sensitization of communities on the best sanitation & hygiene
practices through routine home visits and imparting community approaches geared
towards health & hygiene through Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation
Transition (PHAST) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Carry out periodic
community assessment on sanitation and hygiene practices to identify areas
for interventions. - Mobilization, routine
home visits and sensitization of communities to participate in sanitation
development activities. - Knowledgeable on
community approach/methodologies related to health and hygiene for example
PHAST and CLTS. - Collect and enter data
into UNHCR report card which is done monthly and site fact sheet that is
done bi-annual and conducting KAP survey. - Actively participate in
development and dissemination of appropriate IEC materials on good
sanitation is effectively passed on to communities. - Responsible for the preparation
of periodic WASH reports for Oruchinga in line with the Sector monitoring
& evaluation strategy - Extension of guidance and
technical support to hygiene promoters on WASH activities - Conducting health promotions
in institutions.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold
a degree in Public Health - A minimum of two years’ experience
in a relevant field, an experience in a refugee settlement camp or in IDP
camp will be an added advantage - Possess the ability to
speak more than one indigenous and foreign language would be desirable - Proven ability to deal
with multiple tasks in a courteous and service-oriented manner in a
demanding working condition that often has short deadlines - Ability and willingness
to learn - Excellent organizational
skills and ability to work under pressure - Excellent communication
skills with strong interpersonal and negotiations skills to deal with
persons of various cultural and educational backgrounds - Ability to work in any
kind of environment - Very strong community
mobilisation skills and the ability to effectively communicate key issues
to communities - Highly sociable and open
minded and reliable - Ability to work with
minimum supervision - Be a good team player
with service oriented attitude - Strive to live up to high
ethical and professional standards - Computer literacy skills
i.e. Proficiency in basic computer software e.g. MS Access, excel,
PowerPoint, word, etc. - Possess the ability to
present concise reports, even at short notice - Ability to identify
problems, analyse and provide solutions - Ability to conduct
training and capacity building
How to
Apply:
Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are
encouraged to send their application letters with updated CVs to: [email protected]; Please
clearly indicate on the subject line the position you are applying for.
encouraged to send their application letters with updated CVs to: [email protected]; Please
clearly indicate on the subject line the position you are applying for.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 23
May 2014
May 2014
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