Hygiene promotion Team Leader – Northern Aleppo / Azaz At GOAL

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL an International Humanitarian Organisation has had a presence in Turkey since 2013 and has been contributing to the migrant response since 2016 with a focus on responding to needs in health service delivery, social safety nets and the protection of vulnerable and marginalised migrants in southern Turkey.

GOAL has been working in Syria since 2013, responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL is working in Idleb Governate, both through direct implementation and through partners, delivering food, non-food programming to highly vulnerable populations, and provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) through support to Water units, as well as emergency support to recently displaced households.

Job purpose:

The hygiene Promotion team leader will form part of a team that communicates with communities on health and hygiene needs and concerns. They will also assist in program strategy, verify information provided by various sources, and communicate program implementation strategy to stakeholders as part of the WASH intervention to safeguard and improve the public health of the affected population by:

  • Promoting safe WASH practices, including appropriate use and maintenance of WASH facilities and services, with a focus on hygiene practices in camps.
  • Ensuring appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH services and facilities by contributing to hygiene promotion sessions, awareness campaigns, and hygiene aids/kits distribution, the hygiene promotion team leader will play an important role in contingency/emergency response.
  • And any other related tasks.

Duties, objectives, and competencies

  • Contribute to weekly activity plans for the hygiene promotion team, targeting WASH program work areas and public facilities with HP activities.
  • Keep tracking the WASH program work areas sanitary satiation and keep open communication channels with WASH team to provide updates on the situation.
  • Supervise data collection process in the field.
  • Providing day-to-day instructions in the field for the hygiene promotion team to carry out the hygiene promotion activities.
  • Lead and ensure that all sessions and beneficiary numbers are recorded properly.
  • Submit weekly reports to the Hygiene promotion officer.
  • Report any problems and issues raised in the field to the line manager.

Requirements (essential)

  • Bachelor’s degree in health sciences, human sciences, or any related field.
  • Two years’ experience in the hygiene promotion field and in behavioural change activities with humanitarian organizations.
  • Good English.
  • Respect and interact with potential beneficiaries of all ages.
  • Ability to write basic reports of activities, maintain records, and maintain confidentiality.
  • Excellent communication, listening and observation skills, and the ability to create confidence.
  • Self-confidence, the strength of character, and endurance of work pressure.

Requirements (desired)

  • Very good skills in Microsoft Office and cloud storage programs.
  • Public Health background, Protection or similar.
  • Good knowledge of Sphere standards.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.

How to apply

Interested? Then apply for this position via clicking on the “apply now” button and fill out the application form. All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application deadline is 20th June 2022 .

General terms and conditions

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability within GOAL

Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:

  • Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
  • Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
  • Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. Any published closing dates are estimated. Due to the nature of GOAL’s work we aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close adverts as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to submit an application as early as possible.

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