Community Engagement/Distribution Assistant (20)

Action Against Hunger (AAH) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organization working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002. 

Action Against Hunger is recruiting in the Gaza Strip:

Community Engagement/Distribution Assistant (20)

For 6 months with the possibility of extension 

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

Under the supervision of Community Engagement Officer, the Community engagement and Distribution assistant is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of community-based WASH activities, leading community mobilizers in hygiene promotion during various situations, and supporting data collection and surveys. The role involves coordinating with schools, NGOs, governmental bodies, and community committees to execute field activities, including hygiene education, water handling, and public health hazard mitigation. Responsibilities also include planning and monitoring emergency WASH interventions, such as the distribution of essential materials, water quality monitoring, and providing training to community stakeholders on gender-sensitive water and sanitation practices. The individual will ensure the quality of hygiene promotion activities, identify gaps, propose new initiatives, and support in rapid emergency response planning. Regular reporting, effective communication with supervisors, and timely documentation of project activities are essential, alongside providing ongoing training and support to focal points, committees, and team members to promote sustainable and inclusive community networks.

KEY ACTIVITIES

Assist in conducting Community awareness campaign:

• Implementation of Hygiene promotion and public health activities (Assessment tools preparing and data collection, workshops, trainings, initiatives and peer to peer activities) during the campaigns.
• Assist in designing activities such as, theatre plays, quiz competitions, photo exhibitions, mural painting, clean-up campaigns and interactive awareness workshops in the community and schools.
• Assist in designing project activities tools
• Assist in community mobilization collaboration with the community mobilisers to ensure the maximum participation.
• Assist in the MBFS activities and participatory activities together with the Nutrition team to ensure synergy between programs

Organize discussion groups and working groups with the target group:

• Mobilize and inform the schools manager and coordinators on project activities.
• Provide sessions, discussions, and disseminate informative materials to the target population through field visits.

Provide WASH items and services’ delivery:

• Ensures that the delivery of supplies to community representative for IDP’s camps is in accordance with the required quantity, quality and timing and that he have the knowledge to ACF forms and Kobo tools.
• Ensures execution of WASH emergency interventions which can include, but are not limited to:
• distribution of essential materials for household, baby, and family hygiene, accompanied by detailed guidance on proper management and significance.
• collection, treatment, storage, transport and distribution of water.
• water quality monitoring and training on treatment and safe storage.
• Coordinates closely with IDP centers, camps and households hosting IDPs or any representative at the distribution point
• Ensures timely collection, transport and delivery of materials.

Reporting and coordination:

• Daily reporting of field activities to the Community Engagement officer.
• Archive all materials delivered, beneficiaries’ attendance, obstacles and constraints that to be considered for reporting and monitoring and/or evaluation tools and indicators
• Participate in filling the project data on Beneficiaries Information System (BIS) and archive all the project documents
• Participate in the preparation and collection of data for communication, advocacy and capitalization purposes (case studies, etc)
• Any other new related tasks.

جميع الحقوق محفوظة لموقع جوبس.

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 3-year experience in hygiene promotion in WASH and/or public health background (community/public health, WASH, nursing…)
• 2 years’ experience of working on emergency responding Hygiene promotion activities.
• Sense of confidentiality – Skilled activity leader - good listening, good communication and adaptation capacity.
• Excellent communication skills and have extensive knowledge of ways to deal smoothly with all sectors of the community. Has good empathy and patience.
• Have a minimum knowledge on WASH, hygiene promotion and/or public health practices.
• Have the capacity and motivation to learn more in a short space of time.
• Implementing during the emergency and post emergency activities.
• Proven relevant field behavior change experience in WASH and/or public health.
• Knowledge in Humanitarian programming.
• Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Arabic and English.
• Knowledge in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet.

REMUNERATION PACKAGE

We offer immediate Incorporation into a multicultural, professional and innovative organization with the possibility of participating in projects with a high social impact.

• Contract Length: 6 months with possibility of extension.
• Based: in Gaza strip.
• Salary: according to Action Against Hunger salary scale.
• We provide workman compensation and health insurance.
• In addition, Action Against Hunger covers food and transportation allowances for a fully worked month.
• Emotional care service at the service of the employee and family.
• 21 days holiday for year.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunities employer. Women are encouraged to apply for this position.

Action Against Hunger has a commitment to protect all persons we come into contact with through our work, including children and At-Risk adults. Action Against Hunger has ZERO TOLERANCE towards all forms of harm and abuse, including sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We take concerns and complaints relating to Safeguarding issues involving our Staff, Associated Personnel, Partners and Suppliers very seriously and will take action to vigorously investigate and manage any violations or alleged violations of our policies.

Only applications received through our online service will be considered. Please click (Apply now -  تقدم الآن) 

Note. - Given the urgency of this position, the vacancy may close before the deadline. For more information about this position, visit our website www.accioncontraelhambre.org. In case you do not find the job advertisement published here, it means that the selection process has been closed.