Iraq: Hygiene/WASH Promotion Roving Project Manager - Erbil/Bagdad

Hygiene/WASH Promotion Roving Project Manager

Position Start Date : 1^st of February 2019

Duration : 4 months

Location : Erbil/Bagdad - Iraq

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh :

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in more than 45 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 3 million children and their relatives, in the domains of health, protection and emergency relief. This engagement is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum.

Context :

End of June 2016, Tdh launched an integrated emergency WaSH, Child Protection, CCCM and NFI response, following several waves of IDPs resulting from military operations to free Shirgat district, as well as the South Mossul Corridor. Tdh is currently operating in Tikrit, Baiji, Tooz,, Shirqat, Anah, Rawa and Al-qu’aim districts. Tdh is also operating in Kirkuk governorate via Cash grant and Child protection assistance.

Tdh considers hygiene/health promotion as a transversal activity that completes all the aspects of a WASH intervention. Tdh uses as approach to hygiene promotion, a mix of communication channels, always considering the preferences of the community: when several channels send the same messages, the messages are reinforced.

• S/he will be based in Erbil with regular field project visit in Shergat, Kirkouk, Tal Afar and Anah and new TDH area of intervention

• S/he is responsible for supervising and training his/her field teams

• S/he ensures decisions and actions are taken in his/her area of intervention and deals with them independently on a daily basis in consultation with the Wash Coordinator

• S/he ensures that the outcomes of the project(s) s/he is in charge of are achieved

• S/he also acts as the link / the synergy between the project for which s/he is authorized and the other projects developed within the delegation

• S/he builds up the expertise in his/her field of intervention

• S/he collaborates and coordinate the thematic under the responsibility the wash coordinator and the thematic advisors at headquarters to develop and validate the thematic strategy in line with the Tdh strategic commitments, and conduct advocacy and strategic capitalization actions

• S/he collaborates with other Tdh sectors

• S/he collaborates with the governmental entities in link with her/his domain of intervention with the respect of the local standards

Responsibilities :

Re-design the approach to hygiene/health promotion to utilize a Behavior Change Communication (BCC) approach and community involvement since design phase

• Develops tools and processes to identify triggers and barrier to behavior change for School, Health center and community project.

• Develop key messages and selection of communication channels to promote behavior change.

• Develop implementation Hygiene Promotion and Public Health guidelines and supporting resources for BCC approach.

• Re-develop training package and roles/responsibilities for community level volunteers.

• Contributes to the definition of the mission’s WASH strategy in cooperation with the WASH Project Manager.

• Assist in developing innovative modes of establishing new infrastructure by developing E-Library and “serious games”, awareness raising, focus group discussions and evaluations.

• Manage existing partnerships and potentially develop new partnerships with private sector and/or voluntary organizations.

Support national staff to institutionalize project implementation and monitoring

• Supports the WASH PM Software in the implementation of Hygiene/Health promotion and BCC Approach.

• Develops monitoring framework for behavior change communication including indicators of change, monitoring formats/databases, analysis processes.

• Train staff on use of monitoring framework.

Contribute to the mission’s capitalization and to sectoral approaches

• Prepares reports as relevant.

• Participate in sectoral coordination including Ministry and Cluster levels.

• Contributes to the definition and implementation of capitalization/technical research topics, study the feasibility and if successful assist in the creation and the interaction of water, sanitation, hygiene, heath committees or in their capacity building if existing for the community organization in relation with stakeholder (DOH/DOE/DOW and local comity) develop method for cleaning campaign, complain mecanism, etc.

• Develop posters and booklets, constantly available for the patients of the centre and have a integrate approach HP/CP in link with TDH child protection and education teams.

Profile :

• Education: Master in anthropology/sociology/public Health and experiences in behavior change or communication with an experience in water sanitation or social marketing on the field with an NGO especially in Iraq or middle east.

• Language: Good skills in written and spoken English. Good skills in written and spoken Arabic is a plus.

• Experiences and aptitudes: At least 5 years previous work experience in a relevant position.

• Project management experience (management, planning, staff development and training skills) in development programs.

• Partnership sensitive and capacity building approach.

• Proven capabilities in leadership and management required.

• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, and flexibility in cultural and organizational terms.

• Ability to work well and punctually under pressure.

Salary :

Expatriate contract under Swiss labour code 2’950 CHF (~2’550 €) 4'300 CHF (~3’700 €) net /month according to experience x 13, Holidays: 25 days per year. Local accommodation and transportation, Health insurance, accident and medical repatriation insurance, return flight.

Child Safeguarding Policy :

• Raising awareness within the Foundation on violence against children

• Providing guidance to employees and others and defining expectations when it comes to preventing, raising, denouncing and responding to issues of child abuse

• Reducing the risk of child abuse by selectively recruiting employees and others

• Reducing the risk of child abuse by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?

Procedure :

Please applying directly online: http://www.jobs.net/j/JwCqZifT?idpartenaire=20007

Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage.

We will be in touch with the shortlisted candidates only in the selection process – with the large number of applications received, we unfortunately cannot provide personal follow-up to the larger candidate pool. Thanks for your understanding.

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Please applying directly online: http://www.jobs.net/j/JwCqZifT?idpartenaire=20007

Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage.