| Job Location: | Nangarhar |
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| Nationality: | National |
| Category: | Health Care Professional Services |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | as per organization scale |
| Vacancy Number: | HRM-047 |
| No. Of Jobs: | 8 |
| City: | Behsud & Sorkhrod |
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| Organization: | AWEC |
| Years of Experience: | 4 Years |
| Contract Duration: | 10 Months |
| Gender: | Male/Female |
| Education: | Bachelors |
| Close date: | 2025-09-08 |
Established in 1991 by a group of educated Afghan women in exile, the Afghan Women's Educational Center (AWEC) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian, nonpolitical, and nongovernmental organization dedicated to advocating for and raising awareness about the rights of women and children in Islam.
Our core activities focus on empowering women, eliminating violence, and increasing women's participation in both domestic and societal spheres.
With over three decades of experience, AWEC possesses a profound understanding of Afghanistan's socioeconomic, cultural, and political landscape. We are recognized as a leading organization that addresses the diverse needs of various communities, which are shaped by numerous social and economic factors.
Since 2002, AWEC has collaborated with women and communities to enhance access to education, health, and vocational services in Afghanistan. Our initiatives extend to livelihood improvement, protection, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), humanitarian aid, grant management, capacity building, social rehabilitation, cohesion, and justice. AWEC has successfully implemented projects in Logar, Faryab, Kapisa, Khost, Panjshir, Wardak, Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Badakhshan, Parwan, Paktia, Paktika, Laghman, Nuristan, and Bamyan provinces, maintaining an active presence in Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Badakhshan, Parwan, Paktia, Paktika, Laghman, Nuristan, and Bamyan.
Our vision in AWEC is “an inclusive and just society with sensitized and responsive public and private sector, where all women and children have access to opportunities to improve their quality of life in order to realize their full potential”.
AWEC has zero tolerance approach to the AWEC Code of Conduct including safeguarding, SH, and Fraud violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.
The Hygiene Promoter Couples are responsible for raising awareness and promoting safe hygiene practices among target communities to improve health outcomes and reduce the spread of diseases. The role involves conducting community mobilization, hygiene education sessions, and behavior change activities in line with WASH program objectives. The Hygiene Promoter acts as a key link between the project team and the community, ensuring that hygiene promotion activities are culturally appropriate, inclusive, and participatory.
Responsibilities:
Conduct hygiene promotion sessions at household, school, and community levels.
Facilitate awareness campaigns on safe water, sanitation, menstrual hygiene management (MHM), and waste management.
Mobilize and support communities in adopting improved hygiene behaviors.
Distribute and demonstrate the use of hygiene kits and water treatment products where applicable.
Work with community leaders, volunteers, and committees to establish sustainable hygiene practices.
Monitor hygiene practices and provide feedback to improve interventions.
Identify and report key public health risks and gaps in WASH services.
Prepare regular activity reports and document success stories.
Ensure all activities are inclusive, respecting gender, cultural, and disability considerations.
Education and Experience:
A Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Nursing, or related field preferred and/ or a related field.
A Minimum of 4 years of proven experience in hygiene promotion, public health, or community mobilization.
Knowledge and Skills:
Strong facilitation and communication skills with the ability to engage communities.
Knowledge of WASH principles, hygiene promotion methodologies, and PHAST/ CHAST approaches is an advantage.
Fluency in Pashto and Dari; English is an asset.
Ability to travel and work in rural/remote areas.
Interested candidates (COUPLES) are requested to send their combioned their CVs to the attention of following link: https://forms.gle/9SDSdbjkoP4LDxX18
After submission your information. All eligible shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for test/Interview.
Please note that only couples who submit their joint/ combined CVs will be considered further.
“Being committed to diversity & equal employment opportunity we highly encourage females & people living with disabilities to apply, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, language, religious sect.”
