Graduate WASH Field Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger | ACF International is an international humanitarian organization committed to saving the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: WASH Field Assistant

Location: Damaturu, Yobe

Job Description:
The WASH field assistant will be directly under the supervision of the WASH Supervisor. He/ She will be responsible for management and implementation of the Humanitarian multi-sectoral Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) WASH programming at community (LGA) level.

Summary of Key Objectives:

• Undertake community Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities at LGA level e.g. hygiene promotion, sanitation promotion, NFIs distribution etc.
• Collect information and data on WASH at LGA level through surveys, assessments and post distribution monitoring of beneficiary households
• Mobilization and awareness raising about the organization, program objectives and activities to local authorities and the population, and act as a link between the Organization and the communities (at LGA level)

Qualifications & Essential Skills:

• Diploma in a WASH related field e.g. Public Health, Environmental Health or related Social Sciences with bias in hygiene and Sanitation practices
• Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
• Professional, good organizational capacity, good human relationships, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Good team spirit
• 1 year relevant work experience
• Experience in the field of water, sanitation, water management and social approach
• Microsoft Office 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 and English

Preferred

• Previous experience with ACF
• Previous experience with WASH programming
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous humanitarian programming experience

Application Closing Date
Sunday, 21st September 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to: [email protected] Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.

Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Sunday, 21st September 2014 will not be considered.