After more than 40 years of conflict, Afghanistan remains one of the world’s most complex humanitarian crises, characterised by both urgent and chronic needs. In 2021, the conflict intensified with violence that heavily affected the Afghan population. The IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) takeover on August 15th 2021 was a major turning point for the country, with increasing humanitarian challenges.

Job Summary

• The Hygiene Promoter will work in the catchment area of MHTs and support its implementation by conducting awareness-raising/ education sessions on health and hygiene-related domains/topics for community elders (male and female) and PWD (people with disabilities) with direct support from community mobilizers.  The Health/Hygiene promoters are responsible to carry out all Hygiene education training, WASH-related KAP surveys, sanitation facilities, Hygiene kit distribution, and working on holding sessions on personal, and environmental hygiene education and health-related topics such as breastfeeding and health-related disease. (Outbreak disease during outbreak season)

The PU-AMI Jobs in Kabul, (Community Health and Hygiene Promoter) will have responsibilities that include:

• Participate in the development and adaptation of IEC material, following MOPH standards and guidelines 
• Organize health/hygiene promotion sessions using the material available, and adapting his/her communication to the audience (adults, children,) 
• Hold sessions on personal and environmental hygiene education.  
• Organize demonstrations of best practices linked to hygiene behaviors 
•    Record attendance of hygiene promotion sessions, and health/hygiene kit distribution as of guidance from the health/hygiene supervisor  
•  Report any challenges and issues to the health and hygiene supervisor.  
•  Documentation of specific success stories link to the Health/WASH activates 
• Objective 2: HKs distribution follow up 
• Activities/main duties 
•  Monitor and support the distribution of hygiene kits in the community. 
•  Provide information on the proper use of hygiene kits 
•  Provide support to the MEAL team during the PDM (Post distribution monitoring)  
•  Participate in the hygiene kit distribution process 
• Identify beneficiaries for hygiene kits O&M kits, water kits, sanitation kits, and health kits distribution as per criteria
• Objective 3: Community outreach 
• Activities/main duties 
• Create linkages between PU-AMI and host communities (Elders, Shuras, CDCs), identifies leaders of the refugee/displaced community, and ensures proper communication through field visits and regular meetings 
• Inform community representatives about the planned schedule of MHT visits Collaboration with the District Health Officer and/or community health workers to facilitate the outreach to communities
•  Organize meetings with local leaders, and beneficiaries, collects their feedback, and reports complaints 
•   Train community elders/HH on hygiene messages 
•   Provide information on hand washing at five critical times, and provide the beneficiaries with hygiene behavior change during the project life cycle.  
•  Pass environmental health and water sanitation messages to the related community. 
• Ensure the hygiene implementation work through meeting with community elders, and ensure the proper communication between MHTs and community.
•    Facilitate WaSH related KAP survey.
•    Assist with the hygiene baseline and end-line survey for each selected area

Job Requirment

• Diploma in social sciences or education/pedagogy is an asset
•  Sensitivity to public health issues 
•  Willingness to carry out frequent field visits throughout Nangarhar/ Laghman provinces 
•    Essential 1-year experience in an International Non-Governmental Organization in health promotion activities, or training-education activities
• Good knowledge of parwan province is an asset 
• Good communication skills 
•   Very good knowledge of the local context and communities;

Submission Guideline

• To apply for this vacancy, please use the following link:  
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• Make sure to press submit at the end of the application.  
• Please note:  
•  You are allowed to apply only before the closing date  
• Only the candidates who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements will be considered for the longlist  
• A maximum of 15 best candidates from the ones who meet the mandatory qualifications/requirements (longlist) will be invited for a technical test (shortlist)  
• If you are not invited for a technical test within a month’s period of time, please consider that your application was not considered for this vacancy  
• Validated copies of academic certificates/diplomas will be requested only if called for an interview     
• Kind regards,     

• The PU-AMI HR Team 

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Country

Afghanistan

City

Kabul