Assistant Hygiene Promoter

Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend the utilization of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs, and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

An Integrated Emergency Response:  An Integrated Emergency Response:  Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend the utilization of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs, and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

Overall purpose: Alleviate water stress and increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for people vulnerable to malnutrition and food insecurity in Kandahar Province – primarily for water supply projects, but also for emergency responses and Medair’s WASH support in health facility programs.

Overall purpose: Overall purpose: Overall purpose: Alleviate water stress and increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for people vulnerable to malnutrition and food insecurity in Kandahar Province – primarily for water supply projects, but also for emergency responses and Medair’s WASH support in health facility programs. Alleviate water stress and increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for people vulnerable to malnutrition and food insecurity in Kandahar Province – primarily for water supply projects, but also for emergency responses and Medair’s WASH support in health facility programs. Alleviate water stress and increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene for people vulnerable to malnutrition and food insecurity in Kandahar Province – primarily for water supply projects, but also for emergency responses and Medair’s WASH support in health facility programs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES RESPONSIBILITIES

• Giving high quality and participatory trainings on community level.
• Capacity builds volunteers on training skills and topics.
• Preparing trainings, making sure IEC materials is ready on time and processed correctly.
• Providing constructive feedback towards volunteers.
• Participating in household counts, surveys and other monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Provide accurate records, documents and reports as required.
• Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province.

Giving high quality and participatory trainings on community level.

Giving high quality and participatory trainings on community level. Giving high quality and participatory trainings on community level.

Capacity builds volunteers on training skills and topics.

Capacity builds volunteers on training skills and topics. Capacity builds volunteers on training skills and topics.

Preparing trainings, making sure IEC materials is ready on time and processed correctly.

Preparing trainings, making sure IEC materials is ready on time and processed correctly. Preparing trainings, making sure IEC materials is ready on time and processed correctly.

Providing constructive feedback towards volunteers.

Providing constructive feedback towards volunteers. Providing constructive feedback towards volunteers.

Participating in household counts, surveys and other monitoring and evaluation activities.

Participating in household counts, surveys and other monitoring and evaluation activities. Participating in household counts, surveys and other monitoring and evaluation activities.

Provide accurate records, documents and reports as required.

Provide accurate records, documents and reports as required. Provide accurate records, documents and reports as required.

Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province.

Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province. Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province. Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province. Ability to work in the locations of the Spin Boldak, Daman and Panjwai districts even other districts of province.

MAIN ACTIVITIES

MAIN ACTIVITIES MAIN ACTIVITIES MAIN ACTIVITIES MAIN ACTIVITIES MAIN ACTIVITIES

Technical

Technical Technical Technical

•  Giving Qualitative and participatory training on water user communities and volunteer level.
• Being an example in the community. 
• Building up the training capacity of Community Health and Nutrition Beneficiaries and providing constructive feedback.
• Making sure that supporting Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) material is prepared and distributed on time and processed correctly.

 Giving Qualitative and participatory training on water user communities and volunteer level.

      Giving Qualitative and participatory training on water user communities and volunteer level. Giving Qualitative and participatory training on water user communities and volunteer level.

Being an example in the community. 

Being an example in the community.  Being an example in the community. 

Building up the training capacity of Community Health and Nutrition Beneficiaries and providing constructive feedback.

Building up the training capacity of Community Health and Nutrition Beneficiaries and providing constructive feedback. Building up the training capacity of Community Health and Nutrition Beneficiaries and providing constructive feedback. Building up the training capacity of Community Health and Nutrition Beneficiaries and providing constructive feedback.

Making sure that supporting Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) material is prepared and distributed on time and processed correctly.

Making sure that supporting Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) material is prepared and distributed on time and processed correctly. Making sure that supporting  Information, Education, and Communication Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) material is prepared and distributed on time and processed correctly.

Community Acceptance:

Community Acceptance: Community Acceptance: Community Acceptance:

• Coordinate and liaise with local communities to find volunteers and promoters as well as accurate training places for promoter training and water user communities.
• Coordinate and liaise with local communities when there are challenging circumstances or problems, and know when to ask for help from officer, Team leader and managers or other relevant parties. 

Coordinate and liaise with local communities to find volunteers and promoters as well as accurate training places for promoter training and water user communities.

Coordinate and liaise with local communities to find volunteers and promoters as well as accurate training places for promoter training and water user communities. Coordinate and liaise with local communities to find volunteers and promoters as well as accurate training places for promoter training and water user communities.

Coordinate and liaise with local communities when there are challenging circumstances or problems, and know when to ask for help from officer, Team leader and managers or other relevant parties. 

Coordinate and liaise with local communities when there are challenging circumstances or problems, and know when to ask for help from officer, Team leader and managers or other relevant parties.  Coordinate and liaise with local communities when there are challenging circumstances or problems, and know when to ask for help from officer, Team leader and managers or other relevant parties. 

Data / Program Quality 

Data / Program Quality  Data / Program Quality  Data / Program Quality 

• Responsible for conducting the training to water user committees
• Work with the communities for awareness
• Responsible for printing and preparing tally sheets on time.
• Making sure that tally sheets are accurate.
• When giving training water user committees and using checklists and providing constructive feedback to water user committee members.
• Sharing the importance of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to communities and to patients in the BHCs level 

Responsible for conducting the training to water user committees

Responsible for conducting the training to water user committees Responsible for conducting the training to water user committees

Work with the communities for awareness

Work with the communities for awareness Work with the communities for awareness

Responsible for printing and preparing tally sheets on time.

Responsible for printing and preparing tally sheets on time. Responsible for printing and preparing tally sheets on time.

Making sure that tally sheets are accurate.

Making sure that tally sheets are accurate. Making sure that tally sheets are accurate.

When giving training water user committees and using checklists and providing constructive feedback to water user committee members.

When giving training water user committees and using checklists and providing constructive feedback to water user committee members. When giving training water user committees and using checklists and providing constructive feedback to water user committee members.

Sharing the importance of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to communities and to patients in the BHCs level 

Sharing the importance of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to communities and to patients in the BHCs level  Sharing the importance of drinking water, sanitation and hygiene to communities and to patients in the BHCs level

Education: Minimum 2 Years Diploma in health Science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is required. Bachelor’s and Master's degree in health science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is preferred.

Education: Education: Education: Minimum 2 Years Diploma in health Science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is required. Bachelor’s and Master's degree in health science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is preferred. Minimum 2 Years Diploma in health Science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is required. Bachelor’s and Master's degree in health science, Physical Science and other Social Sciences is preferred.

Relevant experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in WASH is required. Having experience in hygiene promotion, and CLTS is desirable.

Relevant experience: Relevant experience: Relevant experience: Minimum Minimum 2 years of experience in WASH is required. Having experience in hygiene promotion, and CLTS is desirable. 2 years of experience in WASH is required. Having experience in hygiene promotion, and CLTS is desirable.

Languages: Fluent in Pashto -oral and written skills and Some English -oral and written skills is required. Good English skills is desirable.

Languages: Languages: Languages: Fluent in Pashto -oral and written skills and Fluent in Pashto -oral and written skills and Some English -oral and written skills is required. Good English skills is desirable. Some English -oral and written skills is required. Good English skills is desirable.

Computer: Working knowledge in MS word and excel is desirable.

Computer: Computer: Computer: Working knowledge in MS word and excel is desirable. Working knowledge in MS word and excel is desirable.

Other skills:

Other skills: Other skills: Other skills:

• Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks
• Good listening and counselling skills, patient and kind attitude
• Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting
• Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude
• Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required
• Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries and communities
• Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture
• Willingness to learn and develop further.
• Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff.

Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities

Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities

Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks

Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks

Good listening and counselling skills, patient and kind attitude

Good listening and counselling skills, patient and kind attitude Good listening and counselling skills, patient and kind attitude

Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting

Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting

Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude

Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude

Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required

Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required

Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries and communities

Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries and communities Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries and communities

Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture

Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture

Willingness to learn and develop further.

Willingness to learn and develop further. Willingness to learn and develop further.

Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff.

Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff. Honest in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff.

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which can be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted, and opened on a new page.

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online  JOB APPLICATION FORM JOB APPLICATION FORM which can be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted, and opened on a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position.

Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position. Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position. Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position. Note: Please indicate the position title and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the title of the position.