Senior Project Officer - Hygiene Promotion (Plateau)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Community Development, Sociology,  or related field.
  
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working with NGOs in the field of WASH and particularly in Hygiene Promotion and Social Mobilization.
  
• Proven ability to provide technical assistance, training and expert advice to hygiene promotion staff.
  
• Experience in project management, planning, supervision, quality assurance and reporting.
  
• Good knowledge and experience of working with local partner agencies, with a capacity to provide formal and informal training. 
  
• Additional experience may substitute for some education.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree is an advantage.
  
• Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity issues into public health promotion is an advantage.
  
• Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
  
• Staff supervision experience a plus.
  
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
  

• In coordination with the Water, Sanitation and Shelter Manager, lead the design and implementation of assessments and baseline studies to identify WASH-related risks and inform program priorities.
  
• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
  
• Collaborate with WASH, Nutrition, and other CRS teams to design integrated interventions addressing both behavioral and environmental public health risks.
  
• Define priority hygiene practices, target populations, and develop context-appropriate communication strategies to promote safe behaviors.
  
• Supervise and support Hygiene Promotion Officers to ensure quality messaging, effective community engagement, and accountability to affected populations.
  
• Strengthen community participation in the planning, construction, and maintenance of WASH facilities, ensuring functional Environmental Cleaning Committees and Water Point Management Committees.
  
• Oversee day-to-day team management, including staff supervision, logistics, and administrative processes.
  
• Work with the MEAL team to establish effective monitoring systems for hygiene promotion and social mobilization activities.
  
• Lead capacity building of Hygiene Promotion Officers, Community Mobilizers, and contribute to cross-training of WASH field engineers.
  
• Represent CRS in WASH sector coordination platforms and technical working groups, and maintain effective collaboration with partners, INGOs, and government stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health.