Vacancy Announcement

Hygiene Promotion Officer (1 Position)

Organization

GREDO- Gargaar Relief and Development Organization

Position Title
Location/Duty Station
Employment Status
Announcing Date
Closing Date

Hygiene Promotion Officer

Bakool
8 month
28/7/2016
2/8/2016

Starting Date

ASAP

Commitment to Diversity

GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.

Submission Email:

hr.gredo@yahoo.com

Organizational Background
GREDO is an indigenous local NGO. Non-profit non-partial, non- political and voluntary
organization based in Baidoa. To reach the most affected grass-root communities in Bay and
Bakool regions and lower shabelle effectively and efficiently, the necessity of local partnership
in relief program appeared. Responding to the partnership need, a group of Somali intellectuals
and well-wishers initiated in December 1992 a local non-governmental organization called
Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO) the organization has implemented
during these period different projects including relief and emergency programs and later
improved into rehabilitation and developmental programs.

Key Responsibility
Assess the needs and resources required for hygiene promotion activities, together with
the Health Project Manager and other team members, and jointly plan an appropriate
integrated response.
Plan, design and manage the implementation of hygiene promotion measures to address
priority public health risks according to the agreed plan, and complimentary to physical
sanitation measures, to meet the needs in excreta disposal, wastewater and solid waste
management, vector control and managing dead bodies.
Mobilise communities, where appropriate, to participate fully in this programme.
Train community facilitators, trainers, and staff in hygiene promotion as appropriate.

Support and train staff in hygiene promotion project planning and implementation,
including budgeting, and reporting, as appropriate.

Person Specification/Qualification

Degree in Public Health / Health Promotion or equivalent

Experience

Experience of managing international humanitarian operations in the water,

sanitation, hygiene and/or public health sectors

Measurable experience of implementing public health and/or hygiene promotion

programmes in the humanitarian sector

Integrity: Honest, encourages openness, transparency and sincere.

All applicants should drop a letter of application and updated CV (including 3 referees) to
hr.gredo@yahoo.com and indicate the position applied for in the subject. The deadline for
application is 2nd August2016
Preference will be given to local candidates.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.