Hygiene Officer

Urgent Vacancy

Urban Environment Management Society (UEMS) is a not for profit organisation, dedicated to people-centered urban development and striving to contribute for better living environment towards sustainable development through its work in WASH, Waste Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster Risk Management, Child Protection and Resilient Livelihood. UEMS is implementing “The Beacon Project: Municipality Wide equitable WASH services in Lahan”, a  joint initiative of Anglian Water@onealliance, WaterAid Nepal, Water Supply Corporation (NWSC) and Lahan Municipality. UEMS is urgently looking for the following posts  based in its field office at Lahan Municipality of Siraha District. 

Position: Hygiene Officer (One position)

Key responsibilities: 

• Identify and prepare the most appropriate message for hygiene promotion in the target communities,
• Mobilize the community to change behavior regarding hygiene practice and capacity building WASH Committees and Tole Lane Organisation (TLO)
• Lead and conduct hygiene campaign in schools and at community level 
• Prepare and submit periodic progress report to the superviser
• Conduct/assist household assessment/research and update data on WASH in the project areas
• Assist to Project Coordinator to prepare annual plan, budget and report.
• Make good public relations and good coordination with municipality, NWSC, donors and relevant networks.

Required qualifications: 

• Bachelor in Public Health, Social sciences, Education or related fields
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to design and carry out training 
• Experience in hygiene promotion and training
• Work experience with local communities, children and vulnerable people
• Experience in community mobilization and participation
• Familiar with child right and child protection issues and gender sensitivity
• Good computer skills especially Word, Excel and powerpoint
• Good written and verbal communication skill in English and Nepali (knowledge of local language will be an advantage)
• Physically fit to travel by walk and by motorbike

To apply:

Interested qualified individuals are requested to visit the link www.jobsnepal.com/UEMS/Applicationform for job application form. Suitable Nepalese candidates are requested to compulsorily submit only the completed job application form disclosing the expected salary to uems.recruit@gmail.com indicating the ‘position title’ in the subject line by Friday 15th February 2019.

UEMS encourages applications from individuals belonging to marginalized sections of society. Only short-listed candidates will notified for the assessment.