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About IRC (International Rescue Committee)

The IRC will put in place high-impact, cost-effective solutions that help people affected by crisis. We'll also use our learning and experience to shape humanitarian policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of more people worldwide.

Job Description

General Duties

• Support and undertake rapid needs assessments of WASH conditions in camps and communities, collating data, and supporting the writing/dissemination of reports on findings.
• Mobilize members of the communities to take ownership of improved hygiene practices and the environment. 
• Conduct awareness sessions and training on hygiene practices for men/women in the community, health facilities and schools and other identified locations
• Conduct hygiene promotion training concentrating on approved key hygiene promotion messages at community, household and school levels.
• Conduct home visits on regular basis to inform and motivate families to improve hygiene and living conditions. 
• Promote hygiene education through a variety of means, such as information sharing, dissemination, communication materials.
• Provide support to the distribution of hygiene items and conduct follow up training and monitoring of proper use of hygiene items.
•  Submitting the weekly/ Monthly reports.
• Maintain good relationship with community leaders and key stakeholders to explain and promote the organization and project objectives.
• Ensure that cross cutting issues such as protection, gender and other environmental related issues are addressed and reported to Hygiene Promotion Officer.
• Follow-up of water quality analysis at household level (residual chlorine, bacteriological analysis), to assess the effectiveness of home water treatment techniques.

Specific Duties:

• Support and undertake rapid needs assessments of WASH conditions in camps and communities, collating data, and supporting the writing/dissemination of reports on findings.
• Mobilize members of the communities to take ownership of improved hygiene practices and the environment. 
• Organize/facilitate group awareness sessions on hygiene practices for men/women in the community, health facilities and Schools and other identified locations
• Conduct hygiene promotion trainings concentrating on approved key hygiene promotion messages at community, household and school levels

Skills Required

• Strong Communication skills
• Basic Computer

Submission Guideline:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

Application received without exact position title and location will be directly disqualified from the process.

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/31861?c=rescue 

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.

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