WASH PHP Officer

Action Against Hunger | ACF-International works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: WASH PHP Officer

Location: Yobe

Position Overview

• The Public Health officer will be working under the leadership and guidance of the WASH Deputy Program Manager and is accountable for the overall implementation of the Public health promotion and Non-Food Items distribution of the WASH project.

Specific Objectives

• Overall supervision of Public Health Promotion and Non-food items distribution activities following AAH’s local strategy and International Guidelines
• Train and build the capacity of staffs and partners
• Coordinate with internal staffs, and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation
• Supervise and manage staffs under your responsibility

Qualifications

• Degree in Public Health, Sociology, Rural Development, and other related fields.
• Master’s Degree is an added qualification.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in supervising hygiene promotion activities
• Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Three years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office software Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa, Kanuri, Shuwa and English
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH
• Previous donor programming experience (e.g. USAID, ECHO, DFID, CIDA)

Note

• To be considered, applications must include a CV and letter of interest, and indicate the full position title and location in the email subject line. For example, “WASH PHP Officer-Yobe”.
• Applications will be processed on FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis and any application received without these specifications will not be considered.
• Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted. Qualified women and men are encouraged to apply.