Project Officer - WaSH

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the camp management, shelter, education, food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Officer - WaSH

Location: Borno

General Responsibilities

• Adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines, policies and procedures and other NRC tools and handbooks;
• Coordinate the Hygiene promotion (HP) and community mobilization (CM) activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans
• Assists the WASH Project Coordinator in all aspects of HP and CM programs planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Assists in the identification of communities/IDPs Hygiene promotion needs
• Develop tools and materials for HP and CM
• Assess the HP and CM needs of the communities/IDPs and assists in the development of appropriate training materials and plans
• Conducts a training session on HP and CM for the local Hygiene Promoters
• Working closely with the technical officer and Project Coordinator to assists in the establishment, and training of water point committees as well as monitoring their performance
• Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements
• Involve and inform communities and community leaders about the activities
• Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures

Specific Responsibilities

• The Hygiene Promotion Officer is expected to achieve the following during this contract period.
• Ensuring beneficiaries selection for the Non-food Items (NFI) distribution
• Monitoring Hygiene Kits distribution within the communities
• Train hygiene promotors
• Preparing weekly progress reports and others documents required for NFI distribution
• Assists in the compilation of weekly and monthly hygiene promotion reports, program documents, project proposals, and budgets
• Active participation on hygiene promotion and nutrition sector working group
• Performs any other duties as requested by the WASH Project Coordinator

Qualifications

• Higher diploma in Public Health, Social Science or Communication
• Minimum 3 years’ experience from working with hygiene promotion/communities mobilization projects in a humanitarian/recovery context. Experience from working with social work and/or with distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.
• Must have a good knowledge of hygiene promotion in emergency/recovery context.
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of water, hygiene, sanitation (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
• Must have previous experience in training and Training of Trainers.
• Excellent communication skills – written and spoken – in English required.
• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred)
• Must be willing to work as a team member, take direction, and share technical skills with colleagues and counterparts
• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required,

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context of Northeast Nigeria
• Experience with start-up activities
• Experience Hygiene promotion in choleras outbreak context within the host communities and camps

Personal qualification:

• Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision.
• Highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Ability to work in insecure environments
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Planning and delivering results
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable

We offer

• Commencement: As soon as possible
• Contract period: 12 Months
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s directions
• Duty station: Maiduguri, Borno State with 50% to field visit

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidate can submit their application letters and an updated CV's to emailThe title of the position (Project Officer - WaSH - Maiduguri) must be indicated in the subject line of your e-mail. 

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• To apply at NRC is FREE!!!
• NRC does not ask for money or any form of favor for submission of application or employment.
• The Norwegian Refugee Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women are particularly encouraged to apply to this position