Job Description

Location Konduga (1), Jere (1), Ngala (1), Kala Balge (1)

Position Status: Full-time regular employee

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps has worked since 2012 by focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.

General Position Summary

The purpose of the WASH Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the software component of Humanitarian WASH intervention in Northeast Nigeria. S/he will work closely with the WASH team, operations and finance to jointly execute WASH activities according to plan.

Essential Job Functions

The WASH program Assistant is expected to conduct the following tasks and to produce a field report including the following:

• Ensure the implementation of Humanitarian WASH project activities as designed and planned in the work plan
• Engage beneficiaries to form water user committees to ensure appropriate technical and social interventions to secure outcome, impact and sustainability
• Assist the WASH team in preparing and following up on payment of stipends for community hygiene promoters
• Directly manage the day-to-day hygiene promotion activities in the field locations.
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities meet agreed objectives within the timeframe.
• Ensure program activities foster accountability to beneficiaries, gender and protection sensitivity and inclusion are adequately addressed in programming.
• Distribute Information, Communication and Education (IEC) materials to Community hygiene Promoters and train hygiene promoters on their appropriate use.
• Provide technical support and training for hygiene promoters, community volunteers, community leaders, and WASH committees.
• Provide regular reports, document results and maintain detailed records
• Provide daily reports of progress on hygiene promotion activities, Chlorination and FRC check.
• Maintain comprehensive control systems on materials and tools used including notes on quality of materials and detailed NFI distribution records.

Organizational Learning

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically
  to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Supervisory Responsibility

Community Hygiene Promoters (CHPs)

Accountability

Reports Directly To: WASH Technical Manager, with dotted line to Senior Program Manager.

Works Directly With: All program teams, Operations, and MC beneficiaries

Knowledge and Experience

• sc/HND in Public Health, Biochemistry, Science laboratory technology, integrated science, Community Health and other related science/social sciences.
• Minimum of three years relevant experience in implementation of WASH soft component.
• Experience in establishment and training of Hygiene Promoters, WASH committees and School hygiene Clubs.
• Good communication skills, effective in representation and liaison with community members and leaders.
• Works well and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well.
• Highly developed computers skills, with strong familiarity with MS Office, Power point, Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Fluency in both verbal and written English highly preferred. Fluency in Hausa and any other local language is required.

Success Factors

The successful candidate will be capable of multi-tasking, rapid decision-making, have initiative, drive and a lot of energy, as well as high emotional intelligence, constructive mentoring skills and proven experience with capacity building. S/he will be committed to long-term sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level. Successful Mercy Corps team members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and challenging environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.

Mercy Corps team members represent the agency both during and outside work hours. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and Mercy Corps' policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues