WASH Hygiene Officer

ACF Nigeria is currently looking to fill the role of WASH Hygiene Officer who is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring hygiene promotion activities in the target communities.

Position Details

Reporting to: WASH Deputy Program Manager

Proposed start date: November 2026

Work location: Katsina, Katsina State

Key Responsibilities:

Objective 1: Overall supervision of public health promotion and Non-food items distribution activities following ACF’s local strategy and International Guidelines

Ensure that a KAP baseline survey is carried out, analysis done and hygiene promotion strategy is designed based on the findings (for projects more than three months long)

Identify various target groups in geographical area

Plan, design, and deliver hygiene promotion activities, including community mobilization and awareness campaigns as specified in proposal documents.

Ensure in collaboration of partners, conduct hygiene promotion sessions using different approaches (PHAST, CHAST, WASH EM, CATI), in communities, Health facilities, schools, and other institutions.

Promote the implementation of BabyWash approach and collect the relevant data to improve context specific BabyWash hygiene promotion interventions

In coordination with the WASH Managers, revise and adapt hygiene promotion training material to local context and in line with target groups to be trained

In coordination with the WASH Managers, revise and adapt all IEC materials in line with the local context. This should be drawn up as a communication plan

Ensure that all monitoring is done in line with the agreed monitoring format

Continually assess emergency needs, as requested, especially taking in the broader perspective of public health

Plan beneficiary selection and registration, and led the distribution of NFI kits with the Field Assistant team

Ensure that work meets with SPHERE minimum standards

Assist the WASH Manager with, and where required participate in, community mobilisation

Ensure that all technical work reflects the needs and preferences of different target groups

Conduct WASH FIT assessment with other ACF team and stakeholders for all implementing Health facilities.

Objective 2: Train and build the capacity of staffs and partners

Ensure that the PHP team members (both Volunteers and staff) and partners are fully aware of the hygiene promotion Strategy and all activities are in line with strategy activities.

Prepare training tools on relevant technical topics and conduct trainings for both internal staff and external stakeholders

Assist the WASH Program Manager in the development of technical guidelines and tools

Assess areas for improvement and recording lessons learnt for future activities

Objective 3. Coordinate with internal staffs, and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation

Liaise closely with the WASH manager throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of WASH technical activities.

Represent ACF at local level WASH meetings and technical working groups relating to Public health promotion and NFI distribution as required by your line manager

Objective 4: Supervise and manage staffs under your responsibility

Participate in staff’s recruitment in line with agreed organogram structure.

Provide day-to-day management of staff directly under your responsibility.

Set objectives with staff under your direct management, and appraise their performance in accordance with ACF performance management policies, identifying areas where they require support and capacity building

Ensure that your team co-ordinate and integrate with WASH technical team members.

Ensure that gender issues are taken into account

Closely work and track the activities of partners to ensure is according to project contract agreement.

Report regularly, verbally and in writing, to the WASH Program Manager

Position Requirements:

Degree/HND in Public health, Health education, sociology, rural development, and other related fields

Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities such as Emergency hygiene promotion, WASH Ems, PHAST, CHAST and BabyWASH approach and WASH kits distribution. Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive

Three years relevant work experience

Microsoft Office software Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)

Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.

Fluency in Hausa, English and Kanuri is an advantage

Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector

Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy

Previous donor programming experience (e.g. CIFF, ECHO, SIDA)

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Minimum qualifications

BA/BSc/HND

How to apply

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Food Security and Livelihoods Officer

WASH Deputy Program Manager

WASH Hygiene Officer

WASH Technical Assistant

https://www.myjobmag.com/apply-now/1378115

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