Major Responsibilities Include:

• Integrating with other team members, the Sanitation and HP Officer undertakes detailed Hygiene and Sanitation need assessments.
• Support on implementation project activities as per detailed physical & financial implementation plan for emerging emergency responses.
• Assist in preparing IEC Materials to be used at community level.
• Ensure the accurate conveying of key hygiene and sanitation messages.
• Prioritize community level hygiene awareness campaigns and prevention of communicable diseases.
• Coordinate training for community representatives on Hygiene, sanitation, and Cholera prevention and control.
• Plan and ensure the accurate distribution of Non-Food items for the community using unprotected water sources.
• Works closely with Zone, Woreda Water and Health Offices towards efficient and effective process of the response.
• Works in collaboration with IRC Health officers and ensure accurate integration of the interventions.
• Produces activity progress reports as per the preset reporting schedule and submits them to the supervisor.
• Prepare brief emergency related, weekly, monthly updates for the supervisor.
• Facilitate community participation during emergency interventions.
• In coordination with woreda DRMC and other relevant sector offices HPOs, Ensure the implementation of project activities.
• Conduct continuous monitoring and evaluation of project activities with relevant government partners.
• Identify, compile, and maintain training materials for uses, Provide information on technical problems and feedbacks to the technical team on time.
• Report activity progress and situation on monthly basis to the SERRO/ERR manager of the respective woreda.
• Maintain strong working relationships with respective IRC staff and partners like Community health workers, Keble leaders, schoolteachers by coordinating regular review meetings at Keble level at least once per month. – Perform another task assigned by his/her supervisor.
• Collect, register, and report client’s feedback and complaints on a weekly basis to Adama based MEAL team and supervisor also give response based on the level of the feedback.
• Minimum Requirements:

  Qualification:

  •  Postgraduate Degree/BSc/ Diploma in Environmental Health Science, public Health, and any related field from recognized College/University.

  Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant experience with the First Degree or Diploma with 5 years of experience or one year of relevant experience plus post graduate Degree
  • NGO experience is a plus.

  Language Skills:

  • Proficient in English language is mandatory, and knowledge of Local Language is advantageous.