Field Support Assistant - Hygiene Promotion and Risk Communication

Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in shelter (essential).

Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience working in field level emergency or conflict environments on IDP / refugee or migration related issues, including technical cooperation & CCCM project / program implementation & evaluation (essential).

Minimum of 2 year/s of demonstrable relevant experience in the field of public health & development, working knowledge of planning in WASH, emergency programming, coordination of WASH activities & community mobilization approaches (essential).

Facilitate community engagement throughout the WASH project implementation period at field level. Engage different community members – including women, girls, boys and men before, during and after WASH activities undertaking.

Manage, supervise and coordinate community volunteers – e.g. WASHCOMs and WASH maintenance teams in WASH Unit operating camps or camps like settings or host communities.

Responsible for coordinating hygiene promotion activities, collecting and analysing data coming from community volunteers. Serves as links between these committees, LGA counterparts (like NEMA/SEMA, Water board) and community volunteers.

Support and mentor WASH Committees, WASH and Site maintenance team in planning and carrying out hygiene promotion on improving IDPs and communities’ risky WASH related behaviours, ensure appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities.

Support the implementation of an effective referral mechanism in all IDP sites covered by the WASH field staff and SEMA/NEMA camp mangers.

Support and mentor WASH Committees and WASH maintenance team in planning and carrying out cholera preparedness and response initiatives in the camps and cholera hotspots.

Support implementation of Communication with communities on WASH related activities.

Hold regular meetings with WASH Committees and WASH maintenance team to discuss identified key risk practices and support the team of WASH Committees to plan and carry out appropriate community mobilization activities to promote safe practices.

Support in the gathering of baseline data, profile of beneficiaries, and WaSH needs of the affected community. Information collected must be reliable/trustworthy and accurate.