Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer (Hygiene Promotion), WASH, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 26 Sep 2024

Education:
∎ Masters or equivalent in Public Health, Nutrition, Social science or any relevant subject from any reputed university
∎ Masters or equivalent in Public Health, Nutrition, Social science or any relevant subject from any reputed university

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge on development and WASH Sector
∎ Proven and good understanding of community-based approaches
∎ Revolving fund
∎ Computer Literacy (MS-Word, Excel, power point etc.)
∎ Presentation skills, Motivation Skills
∎ Negotiation and problem solving skills
∎ Communication skills
∎ Report preparing
∎ Supportive supervision, Team building ( positive reinforcement , collaboration and partnering) and Analytical Ability
∎ Local network & relationship building
∎ KNOWLEDGE:
∎ Knowledge on development and WASH Sector
∎ Proven and good understanding of community-based approaches
∎ Revolving fund
∎ SKILLS:
∎ Computer Literacy (MS-Word, Excel, power point etc.)
∎ Presentation skills, Motivation Skills
∎ Negotiation and problem solving skills
∎ Communication skills
∎ Report preparing
∎ COMPETENCIES:
∎ Supportive supervision, Team building ( positive reinforcement , collaboration and partnering) and Analytical Ability
∎ Local network & relationship building

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Facilitate and supervise weekly hygiene awareness campaigns in markets and public areas in project areas
∎ Through community hygiene promoters, conduct daily monitoring visit to WAH facilities to ensure that the whole WASH system is well functional with less risks and other WASH facilities to ensure best uses
∎ Follow and ensure that gender, protection, local culture, and other important cross-cutting concerns are taken into account in program implementation, and reporting
∎ Plan and ensure the distribution of hygiene kits and promote effective use of all distributed hygiene items
∎ Design BCC/IEC materials related to the hygiene activities and develop the associate program
∎ Setting up of children hygiene clubs and conducting hygiene promotion activities in schools/CFS
∎ Provide detail plan and Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) for Hygiene kits and top up kits distribution beside other hygiene materials
∎ Follow up House to house hygiene session activities, prepare and compile CHPs report on weekly and monthly basis
∎ Guide and assist WASH committee in community mobilization and sensitization for WASH activities
∎ Ensure Do No Harm, Sphere guideline and CHS introduced in community engagement
∎ Liaise with engineers in General cleaning up campaign and ensure that solid waste is well and safely disposed
∎ In collaboration with WASH Project Manager ensure budget planning and logistic arrangements for day to day hygiene promotion activities: making and follow-up of internal purchase request, quality control of material delivered by suppliers, planning team movements with logistics
∎ Draft the filed visit, PDM and training reports in quality and submit to the deputy team lead
∎ Conducting Trainings (for community volunteers, teachers, and health workers) on hygiene promotion and basic mobilization skills
∎ Writing weekly report to line manager, and verbal reports whenever necessary
∎ Preparation of session plan and training reports for all sorts of trainings
∎ Maintaining all the hard records of hygiene promotion activities at office level and ensuring soft data is maintained for all hygiene promotion activities
∎ Ensure time sheets/field report of all hygiene team submitted well on time
∎ Trains and informs existing and new staff on budget procedures, making sure that they are understood and adhered to according to each donor’s requirements, also keeping everyone updated on any changes to these
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so
∎ This Position will be responsible for supervision of the overall hygiene promotion activities, facilitate hygiene relevant training and meetings and reporting the hygiene promotion activities to concerned stakeholders.
∎ Facilitate and supervise weekly hygiene awareness campaigns in markets and public areas in project areas
∎ Through community hygiene promoters, conduct daily monitoring visit to WAH facilities to ensure that the whole WASH system is well functional with less risks and other WASH facilities to ensure best uses
∎ Follow and ensure that gender, protection, local culture, and other important cross-cutting concerns are taken into account in program implementation, and reporting
∎ Plan and ensure the distribution of hygiene kits and promote effective use of all distributed hygiene items
∎ Design BCC/IEC materials related to the hygiene activities and develop the associate program
∎ Setting up of children hygiene clubs and conducting hygiene promotion activities in schools/CFS
∎ Provide detail plan and Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) for Hygiene kits and top up kits distribution beside other hygiene materials
∎ Follow up House to house hygiene session activities, prepare and compile CHPs report on weekly and monthly basis
∎ Guide and assist WASH committee in community mobilization and sensitization for WASH activities
∎ Ensure Do No Harm, Sphere guideline and CHS introduced in community engagement
∎ Liaise with engineers in General cleaning up campaign and ensure that solid waste is well and safely disposed
∎ In collaboration with WASH Project Manager ensure budget planning and logistic arrangements for day to day hygiene promotion activities: making and follow-up of internal purchase request, quality control of material delivered by suppliers, planning team movements with logistics
∎ Draft the filed visit, PDM and training reports in quality and submit to the deputy team lead
∎ Conducting Trainings (for community volunteers, teachers, and health workers) on hygiene promotion and basic mobilization skills
∎ Writing weekly report to line manager, and verbal reports whenever necessary
∎ Preparation of session plan and training reports for all sorts of trainings
∎ Maintaining all the hard records of hygiene promotion activities at office level and ensuring soft data is maintained for all hygiene promotion activities
∎ Ensure time sheets/field report of all hygiene team submitted well on time
∎ Trains and informs existing and new staff on budget procedures, making sure that they are understood and adhered to according to each donor’s requirements, also keeping everyone updated on any changes to these
∎ Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy
∎ Health & Life Insurance
∎ Health & Wellness Facility
∎ Paternity/ Maternity leave and
∎ Others as per Organisation policy

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Read Before Apply:

BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA). We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.

Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process which may include police verification.

Company Information:
∎ BRAC
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Address::
∎ BRAC 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ brac is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Application Deadline: 4 Oct 2024

Category: NGO/Development