**JOB PURPOSE**

Under the guidance of the WASH Supervisor, the role ensures the effective implementation of WASH activities within IDPs and host communities through good gender balance, community participation and ownership.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

- Supports in conducting needs assessment and gather information and report to WASH supervisor.
- Mobilizes, train and follow-up on communities/WASH committees formed and/or trained by INTERSOS in all activities concerning WASH, ensuring good community participation, gender balance and ownership by the community.
- Facilitates the implementation of WASH activities within IDP and Host Communities, ensuring good community participation, gender balance and ownership of programmes by the community.
- Under the direction of the WASH Supervisor, plans field activities in communities that reduces WASH-related health risks by training and supervising Community Mobilizers
- Conducts public Hygiene Promotion sessions in each neighbourhood or village.
- Conducts periodic focus group discussions, awareness campaign, plan child to child hygiene sessions and organize events with children to raise hygiene and heath awareness.
- Carries out mobilization of key community stakeholders including protection committee, youths, women, men and host communities to participate in community awareness events/meetings.
- Ensures constant communication with INTERSOS WASH staff to identify potential problems, formulate recommendations and solutions and report.
- Conducts regular monitoring visits to the field, to follow-up on INTERSOS activities and ensure community participation.
- Ensures that consideration is given with focus on gender, protection and HIV/AIDS in water and sanitation activities.
- Provide detailed, accurate and timely weekly reports to supervisor on activities, challenges and areas in need of improvement.

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS**

**Education & Professional experience**

- A university degree in Environmental Health Studies, Social Sciences or other relevant fields.
- Professional experience
- Relevant experience and training in Hygiene Promotion.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in WASH, preferably with a humanitarian organization.

**Professional requirements**

- Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet) Personal requirements
- Excellent program implementation skills
- Good communication skills.

**Languages**

- Understanding of the local language added advantage (Hausa or Kanuri)