Hygiene Promotion Officer at Jireh Doo Foundation

Position Summary

The Hygiene Promotion Officer is responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring hygiene behaviour change interventions to reduce WASH-related diseases. This role involves promoting safe hygiene practices through participatory and culturally appropriate approaches.

Key Responsibilities

Hygiene Promotion Activities

• Design, plan, and conduct assessments in targeted implementation locations on public health risks
• Plan and design public health promotion activities using different approaches to mitigate risks based on assessment findings
• Conduct hygiene promotion sessions at community and institutional levels (schools and health facilities)
• Promote key hygiene behaviours including handwashing, safe water handling, menstrual hygiene, and latrine use
• Lead and support emergency response to cholera outbreaks and other infectious diseases using Case Area Target Intervention (CATI) and other Rapid Response Mechanisms

Community Engagement and Mobilization

• Work with community mobilization officers, community leaders, women's groups, and youth to facilitate collective hygiene improvement
• Design, develop, and disseminate age-sensitive and culturally appropriate Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials
• Support training and supervision of community hygiene promoters and volunteers

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Monitor adoption of hygiene practices and collect feedback
• Conduct KAP (Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices) surveys and contribute to periodic reports
• Document lessons learned and success stories
• Collect, analyse, and document health data in collaboration with health facilities in implementing locations

Coordination

• Work closely with WASH hardware, health/nutrition, and protection teams to ensure integrated programming
• Represent the organization in hygiene-related coordination forums and external meetings