Supervisor - Hygiene & Sanitation

About DACAAR

We are a non-political, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian and developmental organization working to improve the lives of the Afghan people since 1984. We address the acute needs of the most vulnerable and support early recovery and sustainable development for all Afghans. We align our work to the specific needs and priorities of the Afghan communities.

Job Summary

Supervise the hygiene and sanitation activities in the field, conduct hygiene education sessions in schools, conduct and participate in Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study, participate in site selection for water points, and train teacher and community elders on hygiene and sanitation issues.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To visit his/ her related sites for supervision of Hygiene & Sanitation activities and to ensure that Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters couples work according to plan
• To conduct training on hygiene for the Natural Leaders, village leaders including Mullah Imams and Teachers.
• Implement the CLTS using the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) tools with the villagers of target communities
• To supervise/conduct community-led total sanitation activities according to CLTS guidelines
• To attend and monitor ongoing hygiene sessions of hygiene promoters by observing hygiene sessions regularly
• To train and tutor the newly hired Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters Couples until they are performing suitably.
• To assist the Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters with any work-related problems.
• Facilitate sessions with communities in realizing the negative hygienic and sanitary behaviours replaced with positive ones
• To evaluate the previous sessions of each Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters Couple by visiting households where hygiene education has been taken place
• To conduct hygiene sessions in schools for children of target communities.
• To keep Regional Manager and Hygiene and Sanitation Team in Main Office informed about their visits and findings (activities progress and problems/difficulties in the site)
• Establish mutual and good relationship with the Community Development Councils (CDCs) and other influential leaders of the target villages
• To provide the Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters Couples with all necessary equipment (flip charts and other education material)
• To enter the data of KAP surveys (baseline & follow up) for their respective projects and send it for Hygiene and Sanitation Team timely
• To participate in field visits with donor delegation visiting their respective project sites.
• To report performed Hygiene & Sanitation activities to Hygiene & Sanitation Team in main office.
• To fill out all required Hygiene & Sanitation forms, to check Hygiene & Sanitation Promoters Couples’ related form and to submit them on time
• Arrange and facilitate ODF verification, certification and declaration ceremonies at the district and village level
• Provide the provincial WASH officer with success stories and photos from the field.
• The holder of this position must strictly follow the organization existing security policies, procedures, and daily instructions of the safety personnel.

Any other relevant tasks directed by Regional Manager or Hygiene and Sanitation Team in Main Office.

Job Requirements

Job Title: Supervisor - Hygiene & Sanitation

Vacancy Number: PB-007/2023 

Nationality: Afghan 

Department: Programme / Operation Sub Department 

Duty station: East – Regional Office / Jalalabad - Center Field Office with travelling to other provinces and districts

Required number: One (1) Couple (Shariyah Mahram)

Gender: Male / Female (Shariyah Mahram)

Contract: Project Based till end of June 2024 (Extendable)   

Salary: According to DACAAR Project Based Salary scale

Education/ Qualification and Employment Benefits                                               

Education: University degree for both male/Female is required. But, (MD degree is preferred).

Experience: At least Five (5) Years of Experience in related field in hygiene education and CLTS is required.

Other qualifications’ an advantage:

Good communication skills, experience in Supervison, good community work, adaptation to traditional or local community, honesty and hard

worker,

Languages: The applicants should be able to speak both Pashto/Dari fluency & English is Preferred.

Employment benefits:

·        Good training opportunities to enhance employees’ skills

·        Eid bonus on both Eids (after the completion of three months service)

·        36 days of paid annual leave per year

·        10 days of paid sick leave per year

·        30 days of paid Hajj leave (after the completion of one year service)

·        90 days of paid maternity leave for female employees(after the completion of three months service)

·        5 days of paid paternity leave for male employees(after the completion of three months service)

·        10 days of public holidays per year

Submission Guideline

Procedure for submission of applications:                                                                                      

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a DACAAR Job Application Form along with introduction letter and CV online to jobs@dacaar.org or a Hard copy to HR Department in DACAAR main office Kabul.

Important Note:

·  Applications without DACAAR Job Application Form will not be considered.

·  Application without Indicating the Vacancy Announcement number and the title of the post applied for in the subject line will not be considered. 

·   DACAAR job application form can be obtained from; DACAAR website www.dacaar.org/, acbar website www.acbar.org/; jobs.af website www.jobs.af / and DACAAR Main Office kabul.

·  Applications submitted as .RAR files and the size is exceeds 2MB and subject line exceeded 50 letters will be rejected by the system.

·  Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted and called for the written test/ interview.

·  The salary would be paid in AFN according to the actual exchange rate.

DACAAR is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the society. While all applicants will be strictly assessed on their individual merit, qualified women, people with disabilities and members of minority communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Kabul Office Address:

DACAAR, Main Office, Paikob-e-Naswar, Wazirabad, Kabul, Afghanistan

Postal address: Central P.O. Box 208, Kabul, Afghanistan

Phone: (+93) 0202230752/ (+93) 0202230753

E-mail: jobs@dacaar.org

Web site: www.dacaar.org

Functional Area

Health/Medical

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Nangarhar

Submission Email

jobs@dacaar.org

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