Norwegian Church Aid - Hygiene & Sanitation Assistant

Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is an international non-profit organization mandated to work with people around the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. Guided by its vision of ‘Together for a Just World’, NCA provides humanitarian assistance and supports long-term development. NCA is affiliated with the World Council of Churches and is a member of the ACT Alliance with a presence in 31 countries worldwide. 

In Ethiopia, NCA has been operating since 1974, marking 50 years of service in the country this year. NCA’s programmes are implemented together with local faith-based partners. NCA is a member of various civil society networks, coordination mechanisms, and clusters in Ethiopia. In its current strategic period (2020-2024), NCA Ethiopia implements programmes focused on Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH); Faith-Based Climate Action; Peacebuilding; Gender-Based Violence/Sexual/ Reproductive Health; and Humanitarian Emergency Response.

NCA is a member of the ACT Alliance, a coalition of organizations working together in over 140 countries to create positive and sustainable change in people’s lives.

NCA Ethiopia would like to invite interested and qualified applicants for the following re-advertised position.

Job Title:                          Hygiene & Sanitation Assistant 

Number required:            2 positions

Reports to:                       WASH Officer

Duty Station:                    Zata Woreda

Length of Contract:         9 months 

Basic Salary:                     ETB 25,000

Job Summary: 

The post holder will provide strategic guidance and leadership to emergency sanitation and hygiene intervention for the specific project. S/he participates in hygiene campaigns, door-to-door hygiene promotion, and mass hygiene promotion. S/he will conduct continuous hygiene promotion to the targeted community in coordination with the community volunteer hygiene promoters and the existing government structure. S/he prepares written material and clear and adapted messages for the rightsholders. S/he distributes hygiene items and can prepare hygiene promotion plans. S/he will lead the design, monitoring, and evaluation of Norwegian Church Aid’s emergency-related sanitation and hygiene components.  S/he will provide technical support to the field teams and represent the NCA Zonal Hygiene and Sanitation forum and clusters. Hygiene and sanitation promoters may support other WaSH activities as well and will be building the capacity of local communities. The position holder will assume key work relationships. Internally, s/he collaborates with the WaSH team and externally liaises with woreda water, health, and education Offices as required, providing capacity building for Water Management Committees, Hygiene and Sanitation volunteers, and woreda water, health, and education relevant Government office staff.

Major Responsibilities: 

• Actively participate and coordinate with Emergency WASH Officer and existing local government and community structures for the smooth operation of Water tracking for the emergency projects.

• Support WASH Teams on water quality testing at water sources and households, sanitary assessment of water sources, and mobilization for creative measures to identify potential sources of contamination.

• In Liaison with the Emergency WASH Officer support the HSP to conduct assessments of barriers, enabling factors and development of effective communication methods/channels to instigate changes in key behaviors and develop, design, modify, or adopt culturally appropriate media, messages, and IEC materials to promote health, sanitation, and hygiene behavior.

• Support Emergency WASH Officer on implementation of health, hygiene, and sanitation promotion activities in a participatory manner and make optimal use of the existing community hygiene promoters, local government, and community structures for health, hygiene, and sanitation promotion.

• Support to implement project innovations and learning components like promotion of solar disinfection (SODIS) and CLTS in identified & planned Kebeles and assist NCA  to evaluate impact, document learning, and propose strategies with potential for scale-up.

• Support Project Officer for better collaboration with Woreda Health Offices in building the capacity of Health Extension Workers and Hygiene promotion volunteers in participatory methodologies for the successful accomplishment of the emergency wash project.

• Support Emergency WASH Officer on the use of Woreda Education & Health offices in entrenching sanitation and hygiene in their relevant programs (in schools and health centers) to maximize the benefits of improved or existing water supply and other social services provided in these institutions.

• With the support Emergency WASH Officer and in collaboration with woreda health officials and health facility staff, establish accountability mechanisms including community information boards and complaints mechanisms set up and made functional at each health facility.

• Support Programme Coordinator and other sector officers in collaboration with Senior officers, WASH Officers, and woreda health officials.

• Provide necessary support to Community Facilitators for the implementation of health-related activities within the communities.

• Convince all households of the importance of good hygiene practices.

• Participate in hygiene campaigns, doing shows in schools and at the community level Animate focus groups, giving clear messages on good hygiene practices.

• Data collection regarding the project and potential beneficiaries

• Distribution of water and sanitation items in collaboration with WASH officer 

• Coordination

• Working together with other governmental and non-government bodies and WASH team members support in ensuring hygiene & sanitation are integrated with all the sector activities.

• Ensure coordination with regional, zonal, and woreda water, health & education sectors in all aspects of project activities implementation including attending relevant meetings that may be organized from time to time.

• Identify and establish good relationships with all key stakeholders in the sector at the woreda level, particularly with woreda health officials and other administrative and community structures, and ensure their engagement in programme implementation and management.

• Develop good relations with other NGOs, development, and UN agencies, etc working in the sector at the woreda level and where possible forge alliances to influence key actors when necessary.

• Submit biweekly and/or monthly program activity plans and reports to the Emergency WASH Officer.

• Report the progress of the work and possible problems or conflicts during the activities.

• Report the use of materials and possible improvements.      

• In consultation with the Emergency WASH Officer, conduct regular monitoring of program activities to determine the success of interventions and recommend changes where or as necessary.

• Support in baseline and evaluation Knowledge, Practices, and Coverage (KPC) surveys by the CMs.

Minimum Qualification Required:

• Diploma in Rural Sanitation, Environmental Health Science, Public Health, Health Education and Promotion, Community Health, or related field.

• 4 years’ experience in sanitation and hygiene promotion in humanitarian organizations.

How To Apply

How to Apply:

Interested applicants are required to send their application, CV, and other supportive documents via reem@ethiojobs.net. 

N.B.: 

• Posting Date 29th July 2024

• Closing date 4th August 2024

• Only short-listed applicants will be contacted via telephone/email.

• NCA is an equal-opportunity organization.

• Qualified women applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

• We kindly ask you to carefully read the  ACT Code of Conduct for the prevention of misconduct, including corruption, fraud, exploitation, and abuse, including sexual; and to ensure child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse and Child Safeguarding policy before you submit your application. If you are the selected candidate for the above positions, you will be asked to complete and sign our Code of Conduct and Protection from Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse, and Child Safeguarding Policy. 

In accordance with the core humanitarian principles, NCA implements a range of safeguards to prevent or reduce the possibility of humanitarian aid falling into the wrong hands. This includes those individuals and groups who are subject to sanctions by the United Nations Security Council. As part of this process, NCA will screen the details of the successful candidates for this post against the sanctions lists maintained by the UN and by some of NCA's governmental donors.