ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children Lebanon is implementing a large and varied Shelter and Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) program to meet the needs of the refugees and host communities in Lebanon.
The Water Sanitation and Hygiene Hygiene Promotion Technician will deliver WASH related intervention in the field, and is responsible to conduct hygiene awareness through household and community visits, and distribution hygiene materials,
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3 - the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Officer
Staff reporting to this post: N/A
Budget Responsibilities: N/A
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programme implementation/management
- Conduct evaluation and assessment at field level (externally with partners or internally to Save the Children International on hygiene promotion, water sanitation, or multi-disciplinary approach).
- Respond to enquiries, needs and challenges that arise that are related directly or indirectly to their field of work.
- Conduct regular visits to beneficiaries, collective shelters, schools or informal tented settlements (ITs).
- Attend and support distributions including preparing distribution lists, material needed, obtaining signatures and actively coordinating with safety and security.
- Conduct needs assessments and update biodata logs on excel, kobo, and survey 123.
- Conduct service assessments and coordination to provide required services abiding within Save the Children International (SCI) and WASH policies.
- Planning and implementation of community events, working with community committees and key stakeholders.
- Actively present during service provision to ensure policies and safety measures are being applied and obtain signatures/ feedback from service providers and/or beneficiaries.
- Provide daily and weekly reports, as requested.
- Contribute to data entry for activities such as hygiene promotion sessions, distribution, community events, water trucking/desludging.
- Implementation of components of the water sanitation and hygiene activities related to hygiene promotion in Beirut and Mount Lebanon in consultation with the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion Officer.
Programme design/development
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of activities by collecting appropriate data from selected beneficiaries, using pre-made questionnaires
- Conduct regular site visits to supervise and/or monitor progress and quality
- Conduct post distribution monitoring
- Conduct awareness sessions on Save the Children’s feedback mechanism system, and encourage its use
General
- Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Diploma or degree in Public Health, Nursing, or Engineering or other related field.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- 1 year of experience in nursing, public health or related fields;
- Experience in field work and community mobilization;
- Experience in conducting training and sensitization sessions for communities and beneficiaries;
- Computer skills (specifically Excel – MS Offices, Kobo/survey123);
- Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to write weekly and monthly report;
- Well-organized;
- Commitment to and understanding of SC aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
Desirable
- Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work;
- Ability to adapt or change priorities according to the changing situation within a mission or the organisation itself;
- Excellent contact and diplomacy to manage relationship in tensed situation.
ADDITIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
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.
HEALTH AND SAFETY:
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
