CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Being directly responsible for the design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of hygiene promotion activities of Save The Children in the target afghan and host communities, schools and health care centres in the region of Quetta Baluchistan or any other assign duties. The post is specifically oriented towards the WASH/Shelter, and special attention will be made on the integration of the WASH sector and precise deliverables of Hygiene promotion and build capacity of WASH Management committees, Partner staff and to ensure all activities are properly intact with SCI polices and procedures.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Coordinator

Role Dimensions: Public health, hygiene promotion, training

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Need Assessment:

• Design, planning and implementation of WASH needs assessments: personal interviews at household level, facilitation of focus group discussions, visits to sites and infrastructures, and meeting with key members of community,children and other stack holder.

Program design and implementation:

• Design, planning, implementation and follow-up of hygiene promotion activities such as:
• Training of trainers in hygiene promotion (for community volunteers, WASH committee members, teachers, health workers and children),
• Setting up of children clubs and hygiene promotion activities in schools
• Follow-up of activities of community health workers, if applicable
• Ensure community mobilization in all field related to of water, hygiene and sanitation.
• Plan, organize, supervise and evaluate the distribution of hygiene kits, cleaning and water treatment kits for families beneficiaries, health care centres and schools, if applicable
• Evaluate home water treatment methodologies in the targeted communities.
• Develop and evaluate methodologies for promoting sanitation, such as community participation in latrine construction.
• Ensure budget planning and logistics for hygiene promotion activities: making and follow-up of internal purchase order, quality control of material delivered by suppliers, planning team movements by vehicle
• Follow-up of the hygiene promotion activities of potential local partners of Save the Children such as local NGOs, and participate in building their capacity

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning:

• Provide support to MEAL team for Implementation of initial and final KAP surveys (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice)
• Implementation of PDM survey (Post Distribution Monitoring) for kits distributed
• Provide support to water quality analysis and follow-up of water quality analyses at household level (residual chlorine), in particular to assess the effectiveness of home water treatment techniques
• Collection, consolidation and reporting of weekly data, necessary for the consolidation of standard project and strategic indicators (number of beneficiaries, number and type of activity performed, results of water analyzes performed ...)

Reporting:

• Writing weekly report to line manager, and verbal reports whenever necessary.

Integration, coordinations and transverse aspects:

• Coordinate WASH activities with other sectors of Save the Children, in order to integrate activities in the same geographical area and for the same beneficiaries.
• Coordinate activities with other local actors (governmental and non-governmental)
• Ensure the integration of gender, child protection, HIV, environment and other crosscutting issues to the design, implementation and development of Hygiene promotion activities, and ensure that activities take into account the needs of specific groups and individuals, especially children, the elderly and disabled

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice) (need to explain and update our values according to the role)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS 

Graduation in public health/Environmental Sciences or any other discipline

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Required:

• Professional experience of 4 years minimum, with at least 2 years in a field related to public health, communication and behaviour change
• Organisational, coordination and planning skills
• Good computer skills
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Ability to listen and adapt
• Good interpersonal skills
• Perfect knowledge of local language
• Perfect knowledge of written and oral Spanish (English - desirable)

 Desirable:

• Experience in education, and in the field of training
• Direct experience in the geographical area targeted by Save the Children

Equal Opportunities

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health and Safety

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Additional job responsibilities

The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy