Sanitation & Hygiene Facilitators x 3

Reporting to the Sanitation and Hygiene Coordinator

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To ensure effective, impactful and efficient Hygiene and sanitation promotion is delivered to schools and communities through appropriate promotional methods, techniques and activities. The officer mobilises and conducts delivery of H&S promotion in designated WPA communities, working through CHWs and other Environmental hygiene delivery structures. In addition, the Officer will provide technical guidance and support to Water Solutions team.

• Mobilise and select appropriate structures for H&S promotion e.g. clusters and local leaders.
• Orientate and train specific implementation structure e.g. CHWs and cluster heads in CLTS, communication and planning skills.
• Mobilise and trigger community behaviour change through CLTS and other appropriate promotional approaches as identified from baseline and behaviour analysis.
• Monitor behaviour change progress, verify open defecation free (ODF) communities and certify communities that attain ODF status.
• Maintain detailed log of H&S work, records and databases relating to area operation.
• Provide capacity building and technical backstopping to cluster heads, CHWs and local leaders in all areas H&S promote leaders.
• Provide tailored skills training to communities in relation to skills/knowledge gaps identified during behaviour barrier analysis and in accordance to CLTS work plan. Trainings should be limited to identify skills/knowledge needs able to trigger change.
• In liaison with H&S coordinator organise WPA community ODF certification by District and National sanitation working group.
• Follow up H&S activities in communities and community implementation structures.

QUALIFICATION, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in public health, environmental health science, development studies, social sciences or
• Diploma in Water Engineering with relevant trainings in Hygiene Promotion
• 3 years’ experience in a similar role with an NGO/INGO setting with one field experience in health/WaSH sector
• Practical experience in application of HP approaches like CLTS, social marketing, CHAST, SSHE etc.
• Formal training in CLTS and practical experience in facilitating CLTS is an added advantage.
• Previous experience in designing and delivery of trainings in hygiene and sanitation for communities or schools.

OTHER COMPETENCIES

• Must be a committed Christian with a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Experience in community mobilization
• Must be proficient in MS programs
• Fluency in reading, writing & speaking English
• Proficient in report writing
• Self-directed and reliable