Job Title: Hygiene Promoter
Organisation: World
Vision International
Vision International
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Hygiene
and Sanitation Assistant
and Sanitation Assistant
About US:
World Vision Uganda
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty
and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision
is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty
and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision
is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The
Hygiene Promoter will carry out hygiene promotion activities at house hold
level interventions in emergency and rehabilitation phase in the West Nile
Emergency Response according to standards and policies of WVU and other
internationally recognized standards.
Hygiene Promoter will carry out hygiene promotion activities at house hold
level interventions in emergency and rehabilitation phase in the West Nile
Emergency Response according to standards and policies of WVU and other
internationally recognized standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct house to house visits, focus group discussions and mass
hygiene campaigns to sensitize the community on good hygiene practices
e.g. safe excreta disposal, safe water chain, management, safe solid and
liquid waste disposal, hand washing campaigns. - Keenly monitor and promote proper usage of WASH facilities within
the assigned blocks and report any anomalies. - Conduct school visits to create awareness on proper usage WASH
facilities in schools and report any anomalies. - Participate in needs assessment, baseline surveys and any other
study relevant to hygiene promotion and the overall WV work. - Conduct registration of HH to receive any hygiene materials
- Mobilization of HHs to construct latrines and conduct distributions
of any hygiene materials as per the project design - To disseminate sanitation and hygiene promotion messages through
PHAST and PHASE approaches - Carry out community mobilization, awareness and sensitizations on
WASH activities and public health related risks and disease outbreaks. - Monitoring maintenance and usage of communal latrines.
- To record morbidity trends in their assigned blocks and do follow
ups. - Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Vision Hygiene Promoter job placement
should preferably hold a Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences, Public
Health, Water Supply & Sanitation or any other related field attained
from a recognized higher institution of learning. - Previous experience in implementing Health, and WASH related
activities of not less than 1 year, preferably within an International
NGO. - Experience in facilitating CLTS, CHAST and PHAST sessions.
- Very strong facilitation skills, community mobilization skills and
the ability to effectively communicate key issues to communities - Ability to coordinate a range of diverse actors and activities to
achieve a common objective in the area of Sanitation and Hygiene. - Knowledge of PRA methods and willingness to live in the rural
communities in the project areas. - Good Computer skills and ability to write technical reports
- You must be able to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license,
class A - Must be fluent in applicable local Languages and English.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Please follow
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal. Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at World Vision’s
e-recruitment portal. Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 5th April 2019
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