Job Expired

company-logo

Hygiene Promotion Assistant re advertisement

International Rescue Committee (IRC) Ethiopia

job-description-icon

Health Care

Environmental Health

------

1 years

Position

2020-08-04

to

2020-08-08

Required Skills
Required skills have not yet been specified for this position this job
Fields of study
No fields of study

Full Time

Share

Job Description

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. IRC has been working in Ethiopia since 1999 implementing programs aimed at improving the quality of lives and recovery of livelihoods of disaster-affected populations through promoting individual participation, strengthening institutions and emergency response.

Job Overview:

Hygiene Promotion Assistant is responsible to support the implementation of rapid emergency response of hygiene and sanitation promotion and water supply activities by using appropriate hygiene promotion approaches, with required standard and principles, and level of participation. The position holder is also responsible for beneficiary selection & verification, community mobilization, proper management resources under the project.

Duty Station: Mada Walabu, Bale 

Contract Duration: Until December, 2020 with possibility of extension. 

Job Requirements

EducationBSc Degree/Diploma in Environmental Health or Public Health

Work Experience: 1 year experience for BSc holders and 3 years’ experience for Diploma holders.

NGO experience is plus. 

Skills and Competencies:

  • Hygiene promotion experience in local community and emergency context.
  • Experience of community mobilization and NFI distribution.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as to work autonomously when required.
  • Good command spoken and written English, Amharic and Afaan Oromo.
  • Basic computer knowledge (word, excel).
  • Preference will be given to qualified female candidates.

How to Apply

Interested applicants who met the minimum requirements are encouraged to apply on IRC Career portal ONLY.

Here is the link to APPLY:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/9862?c=rescue

Your application letter/cover letter must include the following information.

  • Name of the position you have applied for and date of application.
  • Summary of your qualifications and experience
  • Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job
  • Permanent Address and present address and telephone number.
  • Disclose any family relationships with existing IRC employees.
  • Please include 3 references from current and former employers.
  • Applications will not be returned. IRC discourages phone calls or personal visits.
  • Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short listed and contacted.

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Related Jobs

1 day left

Vital Strategies

Senior Program Manager, Africa Region -Ethiopia

Program Manager

time-icon

Full Time

8 yrs

1 Position


Master’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health Science, Epidemiology, Health Policy, or in a related field of study with relevant work experience Duties and Responsibilities: - Coordinate the implementation of the program, ensuring alignment with both local and global strategies of Vital Strategies. - Support the definition of program priorities and strategies, in collaboration with organizational leadership and institutional partners; - Manage and guide the design, implementation, and evaluation of lead exposure surveillance in the region and ensure that it is driven by scientific evidence and impact, and troubleshoot impediments.

Addis Ababa

4 days left

Aniska food Factory

Hygiene and Sanitation Officer

Hygiene and Sanitation Expert

time-icon

Full Time

0 yrs

1 Position


Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health, or in a related field of study Duties & Responsibilities: - Perform routine checks of facilities - Identify non-compliance or areas for improvement and recommend corrective actions - Monitor operations to ensure adherence to occupational health and sanitation standards

Addis Ababa

6 days left

Action Against Hunger

Senior Environmental Health Officer

Health Officer

time-icon

Full Time

5 yrs

1 Position


Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, Water Resource Management, or in a related field of study with relevant work experience Duties & Responsibilities: - Lead hygiene promotion, environmental health and risk assessments, and community mobilization to reduce public health risks - Develop and implement behavior change strategies tailored to local contexts, addressing hygiene practices, sanitation, and disease prevention. - Oversee the distribution, proper use, and impact monitoring of WASH NFIs

Welega

12 days left

Africure Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ethiopia PLC

EHS Officer

Environmental Health Expert

time-icon

Full Time

3 - 5 yrs

1 Position


Educational background in a related field of study with relevant work experience Age limi32t -Under

Addis Ababa

15 days left

Adera Medical Center

Environmental Health

Environmental Health Specialist

time-icon

Full Time

2 yrs

1 Position


Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study with relevant work experience

Addis Ababa