The Opportunity
Under the supervision of Shelter and WASH Coordinator , the Hygiene Promotion Officer will be responsible to provide leadership and participate in hygiene promotion campaigns, prepare written material for the field, elaborate clear and adapted message for beneficiaries.
He/She will participate in emergency preparedness activities and be ready to respond in the event of an emergency, as required.
In order to be succesfull you will bring/have:
Essential
• Education to BA level in Public Health or a related subject, or equivalent field experience
• Minimum 3 years of working experience, of which 2 years of working in hygiene promtoin, Nutriton,WASH related humanitarian programmes with special focus on Hygiene promotion issues.
• Commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
• Commitment to capacity building and developing others
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SCI. In particular, a good understanding of the SCI mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Humanitarian programming experience
Desirable:
• Oral and written Language skills in English
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Humanitarian programming experience.
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.
Hygiene promotion and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Hygiene promotion and Safety policies and procedures.
The Organisation
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers
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.
All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.
Location: Gaziantep
Employee Status: Permanent
Closing Date: May 17, 2023
