Wash Assistant at Relief Rescue Initiative (RRI) – 5 Openings

Job Title: Wash Assistant

Activities

• Assist in promoting safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services among target communities.
• Assist the community mobilizers to mobilize the communities to mitigate priority water and sanitation-related health risks, promoting the BCC strategy and keeping records of the community volunteers participating in Hygiene promotion activities.
• Participate in the HP campaign by conducting house-to-house visits focused on hygiene promotion and public health, focus groups, and mass campaigns using songs, IEC materials, etc. promoting Community Lead Total Sanitation (CLTS) and assisting the community mobilizers in the implementation of gathering events.
• Provide a weekly activity progress report to the WASH Officer, highlighting achievements versus targets.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the WASH Officer;
• Comply with RRI policies and practices ensuring protection mainstreaming, code of conduct; health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Support WASH officer for emergency response (WASH) across the field office.
• Assist in communicating effectively with the communities targeted, ensuring that hygiene and health messages are passed on with participatory interventions, allowing ownership and empowerment of the beneficiaries to influence their hygiene and health.
• Assist in selecting, training, and managing Community WASH Standing committees, such as Community Water Management Committee members, sanitation facilities caretakers, and volunteer hygiene promoter networks within the targeted beneficiaries.
• Performs any other duty as requested by the WASH OFFICER

Candidate Profile

• At least 1-2 years post-NYSC relevant experience
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting
• Independence, adaptability, and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking, and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
• Experience in Nutrition and in community-based programs
• Community mobilization and advocacy experience
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• B.Sc degree in environmental health science, environmental engineering, public health, or other related fields.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English and Hausa languages is an advantage.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is Not Specified. Therefore qualified and interested candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Position applied for as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Application will be reviewed on rolling basis.
• The application will be reviewed on a Rolling Basis to meet project demand, and RRI reserves all the right to hire as soon as suitable candidates are identified. RRI will not be liable for any Application cost and do not request for any cost in submitting applications.
• Application Letter and Curriculum Vitae should be in a single Microsoft Word Document / PDF, otherwise applications will not be considered.
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.