Mercy Corps • Maiduguri, Nigeria • via UN Talent • Location: Konduga (1), Jere (1), Ngala (1), Kala Balge (1) • Position Status: Full-time regular employee

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future. In Nigeria, Mercy Corps has worked since 2012 by focusing its programming on adolescent girls’ empowerment, economic development, conflict mitigation, and humanitarian response.

The purpose of the WASH Assistant position is to assist in the day-to-day implementation of the software component of Humanitarian WASH intervention in Northeast Nigeria. S/he will work closely with the WASH team, operations and finance to jointly execute WASH activities according to plan. The WASH program Assistant is expected to conduct the following tasks and to produce a field report including the following:

• Ensure the implementation of Humanitarian WASH project activities as designed and planned in the work plan
• Engage beneficiaries to form water user committees to ensure appropriate technical and social interventions to secure outcome, impact and sustainability
• Assist the WASH team in preparing and following up on payment of stipends for community hygiene promoters
• Directly manage the day-to-day hygiene promotion activities in the field locations.
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities meet agreed objectives within the timeframe.
• Ensure program activities foster accountability to beneficiaries, gender and protection sensitivity and inclusion are adequately addressed in programming.
• Distribute Information, Communication and Education (IEC) materials to Community hygiene Promoters and train hygiene promoters on their appropriate use.
• Provide technical support and training for hygiene promoters, community volunteers, community leaders, and WASH committees.
• Provide regular reports, document results and maintain detailed records
• Provide daily reports of progress on hygiene promotion activities, Chlorination and FRC check.
• Maintain comprehensive control systems on materials and tools used including notes on quality of materials and detailed NFI distribution records.

Organizational Learning

As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries

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