Job Vacancy For BPH

Janahit Gramin Sewa Samiti (JGSS) is a Sindhupalchowk based NGO, registered in 1992, is pioneer in conducting economic development, social mobilization, local governance, poverty reduction, health, and sanitation and hygiene promotion programs in the district. 

JGSS, in partnership with Oxfam, is implementing Nepal Earthquake Recovery 2017 in Sindhupalchok. The project aims to provide assistance to population of the most vulnerable and poor, earthquake affected population of Jugal rural municipality and and few wards of Chautara Sangachokgadhi Municipality of the district through the restoration of WASH facilities and promotional activities, Shelter, DRR, food security and vulnerable livelihood and gender and protection.  In order to execute the project activities in aforementioned clusters, we are hiring competent staffs for the following positions. 

JOB PROFILE

JOB TITLE:  Public Health Promotion (PHP)  Officer

LOCATION: Sindhupalchok                                    

SALARY: As per the scale

JOB PURPOSE: To deliver the public health promotion humanitarian recovery in respective assigned and working rural municipality/municipality of Sindhupalchok. 

REPORTING LINES: Program Coordinator 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide regular activities wise (session, event, meeting, assessment, FGD,case story and field visit) reports, update reports on time to the linemanager and Oxfam PHP officer in coordination with Assistant and S.M. (including age, sex, disaggregated data,meeting minutes, attendance sheets, and  sharing weekly and monthly key achievements )
• Plan , implement and monitor the hygiene promotion intervention in conjunction with  the Public Health Engineering 
• Support Assistant and S.M. to manage health volunteers and WASH committees in a defined area.
• Work closely with other sectoral teams to ensure and applied addressing the public health, EFSVL, Gender, DRR and protection needs of the beneficiaries.
• Support Assistant and S.M. to provide capacity-building support and accompaniment to the implementation of WASH committees and health volunteers on hygiene promotion, provision of appropriate IEC materials and formats.
• Close coordinate with stakeholder, local authorities, and community people to ensure community with women’s participation and hygiene practices are improved.
• Support line manager (PC) and Oxfam’s PHP team in planning, budgeting of overall PHP related activities.
• Support WASH team to delivering the WASH program in the defined area.
• Support in the design and implementation of activities to achieve the ODF status of assigned and working area along with total sanitation strategy. 
• Frequent field visit to ensure the quality of the program.
• Conducts assessment and baseline studies in order to identify WASH-related health risks and priorities.
• Collect record and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• Use assessment data to design participatory PHP interventions appropriate for the local context and culture.
• Support assistants to carry out hygiene promotion session,event/activities with volunteers and WASH committees. 
• Ensure the implementation of hygiene promotion interventions for specific target groups e.g. school children, women and men groups.
• To ensure that program take gender, protection issues fully into account. Ensure safe programming approach is undertaken at all stages of program implementations.
• Identify and request appropriate health promotion materials and equipments required or the project
• Maximize the value of integrated working with PHE, Gender,  EFSVL and logistics teams
• Facilitate communication and cohesive working between PHEs and PHPs.
• To stay in assigned program site and completely involve in program  implementation
• Gender, culture and language sensitive. 

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES :

• BPH or a suitable qualification in any discipline relating to Public Health Promotion of degree in social science with at least two years of practical experience in community mobilization and appropriate community health and sanitation programs. 
• Good understanding of the health and hygiene risks of IDPs, poor rural and urban communities and of appropriate ways of tackling them. Must be aware of and sensitive to the particular needs of women in the context.
• Capacity building of assistant and SM if required.
• Assessment, analytical and planning skill.
• Confident communicator and willingness to work in collaboration with others and respectful to the community.
• Take responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership)
• Good written and spoken English and Nepali is essential.
• Computer skill and Report writing skill is must. 

Candidates fulfilling the criteria mentioned above may send in their complete Curriculum Vitae (CV), a cover letter, a passport size photo by 5 December 2017 before 17:00 hours to the address mentioned below.  

Janahit Gramin Sewa Samittee, Chautara, Sindhupalchok, Or email to: vacancy.jgss@gmail.com. Contact Number: 011-620435, Candidates from respective district and females are highly encouraged to apply.

Original Source: (JobsNepal.com)