WaterAid Ethiopia Hygiene Behaviour Change Communication Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia

WaterAid Ethiopia Hygiene Behaviour Change Communication Officer - Jobs in Ethiopia

Category: Development and Project Management Location: Addis Ababa with frequent field travel to project sites Career Level: Senior Level (5+ years experience)

Purpose of the Position:
The purpose of the position is to carry out the different activities of Hygiene Behaviour Change Communication project (HBCC2) implementation with close follow up of his/her line manager. The post holder is expected to ensure community level COVID linked hygiene behavioural change campaign implemented in line with WaterAid Global Hygiene Frameworks and Country Context.

Project Description:
The project will be implemented in Amhara Region (Jabi Tehnan, North Mecha, and Farta Woredas and Finote Selam, Debre Tabour and Bahir Dar towns), Oromia Region (Gololcha Woreda, and Adama town), and Addis Ababa City Administration (Gulele, Addis Ketema, Arada sub-cities). The project has a national level intervention through mass media.

The overall objective of the project is to combat new Covid-19 variants in low- and middle-income countries through reaching people with hygiene behaviour change, improving personal & environmental hygiene, and where possible supporting increased vaccine uptake.

The major activities will be: (1). rapidly scale up mass media communications and digital hygiene behaviour change – immediate hygiene messaging response via television, radio, digital media, etc; (2). hygiene behaviour changes programmes to improve personal & environmental hygiene, through interpersonal communication and an enabling environment for WASH (hygiene products, WASH infrastructure, strengthening country capacity to build resilience to future waves), and (3). Vaccine uptake messaging incorporated with hygiene messages.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical assistance:

· Build the capacity of local government and community by providing hygiene behaviour technical support

· Encourage WASH sector to reflect critically on their hygiene and sanitation policies and practices;

· Provide appropriate advice to ensure adherence with National, regional and Water Aid’s policies and recommended practices, particularly COVID prevention protocol and hygiene behaviour promotion;

· Provide technical support in all phases of the program cycle, from appraisal, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation through regular field visits, training-based capacity building, and desk-based feedback;

· Provide advice regarding hygiene and sanitation approaches adoption and innovation of sanitation and hygiene technologies by considering to the local context;

· Ensure implementation of planned HBCC2 activities as per proposal

· Provide technical support in implementing ABCDE and other promotional approach (ICC/BCC material development) based on the local context.

· Analyse partner capacity needs and built partner/stakeholder capacity in Sanitation and Hygiene

Planning:
· Take part in project plan and personal work planning, implementation and review processes to maximize the effectiveness of WAE’s initiatives and supporting the Woreda and Town WASH sector;

· Plan, direct and controls the operation of activities assigned;

· Guide and supervise the implementation of activities;

· Take part in Woreda and town WASH planning, community mobilization and other stakeholders engagement in the planning process.

Project and Financial Monitoring:
· Perform the duties of hygiene behavioural change communication, which include but are not limited to monitoring and reviewing the performance with the government;

· Monitor the project properties, Share timely physical and financial expenditure against the planned activity, reviewing quarterly updates, bi-annual reports and reviewing budgets and take necessary action.

Learning and Development:
· Keep up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-region and nationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning;

· Participate in the documentation and dissemination of lessons learned in the project/program. Extract sanitation learning lesson from the project.

Equity and Inclusion:
· Ensures that all sanitation and Hygiene activities consider E&I principles and mainstreamed in the project/program to influence both local WASH sector and other stakeholders to include E&I in their WASH interventions.

Resource Mobilization:

· Play an active role in local fund raising at community, schools, Woreda/Town level by being exemplary to other staff in collaboration with local government programmatic approach team;

· Work closely with

other wash stockholders in the Woreda

Team Development:
· Lead, supervise, guide and support the Hygiene Behavioural Change activity;

· Work closely with the project staff and local government staff;

· Exercise, the programmatic approach thinking in collaboration with the local government and other local stakeholders.

Reporting:
· Prepare monthly, quarterly and interim reports to the programmatic coordinator on hygiene and sanitation/ activities;

· In addition to this contribute to WAE reports to government and donors and provide periodic progress updates for organizational use;

· In collaboration with local government actively participate in midterm evaluation and facilitate final evaluation.

Safeguarding & Safety & Security:

· Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding, Child Protection and Gender policies and Code of Conduct (CoC)

· Adheres to any local security protocols that have been put in place when working in the office, travelling to the field or undertaking project / programme activities

· Immediately reports any health, safety and security incidents or near-misses that occur on WaterAid duty to their line manager, Security Focal Point or CD

· Behaves and acts in a manner that does not put colleagues or anyone that interacts with WaterAid in immediate danger or harm’s way.

Other:

· Undertake any other activities as requested by the Project Coordinator and WaterAid Ethiopia;

Job Requirements
Job/ Person Specifications:
Education & Qualifications Required:

· The position holder should have a bachelor’s degree in environmental health, Health Education and Promotion, Public Health, Social Science, Development Studies or other related studies.

Experience:
· Minimum of 5 years ‘experience with a thorough understanding of WASH in a complex, international development organization especially in development and resilience sectors. 3 years shall have been at Hygiene Behavioural Change Communication roles.

Skills:
· Demonstrated track record in hygiene promotion role.

· Track record of successful work experience and results in the area of high level hygiene and sanitation/water supply, preferably in NGOs;

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, e.g., Government offices at different levels, partners, other NGOs and networks;

· Commitment to values and working styles of WAE;

· Good interpersonal and communication skills;

· Good community mobilization and facilitation skills;

· Belief in teamwork, equity and inclusiveness, gender equality, sensitivity , participatory;

· Ability to adapt to the local environment and understand and respect community values;

· Good understanding of government WASH policy;

· Familiar with the national hygiene and sanitation strategy and promotional approach

Personality Requirements:
· Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity

· Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure

· Strong proven delegation, time management and prioritising skills

· Flexible, patient and adaptable to a changing environment.

· Excellent interpersonal, communication and team building skills.

· Effective networking abilities

· Excellent people management capabilities

· Good public speaking ability in English and Amharic

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