Job Description

Open to Internal and External Candidates

• Position: Junior Field Assistant - Hygiene Promotion
• Organizational Unit:  WASH
• Duty Station: Yemen, South Taiz
• IOM Classification: Daily UG equivalent to M3
• Type of Appointment: Third Party Contracted (TPC) MPH Daily Contract, 3 Months (With a possibility of renewal).
• CFCV No.: CFCV2025.002
• Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible
• Closing Date: Wednesday, 29th January 2025

Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. IOM is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all. It does so by providing services and advice to governments and migrants.

Organizational Context and Scope:

Working under the overall supervision of the WASH Program Assistant_RCCE and site assistants will support and provide humanitarian assistance to persons in need.

Core Functions / Responsibilities:

-    Hygiene Promotion and Community Sensitization:
1.    Conduct effective hygiene promotion and awareness sessions targeting IDPs and host communities in South Taiz, with a specific focus on mitigating health risks such as cholera and other water-borne diseases.
2.    Engage communities through participatory approaches to promote safe hygiene practices, including the management of water, sanitation, and solid waste.
3.    Train Community Hygiene Volunteers and other community workers on hygiene promotion methods, communication, and facilitation skills to strengthen community engagement.

-    Distribution and Warehouse Management:
1.    Participate in verification of beneficiaries as required, and in coordination with the Programme Assistant. 
2.    As guided by the Program Assistant and Site assistant, support in monitoring of hygiene kits, cholera emergency kits, and other WASH-related supplies to targeted communities in a timely and organized manner.
3.    Contribute to distributions and when required to IDPs, returnees, host communities, migrants and other
individuals selected for assistance under IOM’s various assistance programs, if and when required.
4.    Participate to Provide advice and support beneficiaries to obtain ID cards, working closely with the Field Team Leader, as and when required.
5.    Organize the distribution site, and ordering the BNFs, with ensuring protection principals.
6.    Coordinate with the team to ensure proper management of WASH equipment and materials, including inventory control, storage, and reconciliation of items post-distribution.
7.    Ensure that all distributions are documented accurately, with complete beneficiary lists and receipts to maintain transparency and accountability.

-    Monitoring and Reporting:
1.    Participate in conducting assessments and surveys of sites, collecting information on overall services available,
2.    Collect community feedback on hygiene promotion activities regularly and report findings to the line manager to inform future programming.
3.    Participate in weekly and monthly progress reports detailing activities, challenges, and recommendations for continuous improvement.

-    Cholera and Public Health Response:
1.    Participate in active surveillance and case monitoring for cholera and other public health threats in collaboration with local health authorities and partners.
2.    Conduct specific awareness sessions with water vendors, truckers, and those responsible for water supply on safe water handling practices, the importance of chlorination, and cholera prevention measures.

-    Coordination with Other Sectors and Partners:
1.    As necessary, support other teams with assessments, including the preparations of the assessment tools and focus group sheets and post distribution monitoring activities.
2.    Collaborate with other IOM units, including Health, Protection, and Shelter, to ensure integrated programming and address cross-cutting issues.

Additional Responsibilities:

1.    Undertake any other tasks assigned by the HP team leader or WASH Project Officer.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Education:

• High school diploma or bachelor’s degree (with one years’ Experience).

Experience:

• Experience in the humanitarian sector preferable and working with vulnerable individuals.

Skills:

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Data entry and analyses.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and familiarity with data management tools.

LANGUAGES

• IOM’s official languages are Arabic, and English.
• For this position, fluency in Arabic is required (oral and written).

DESIRABLE: English

Required Competencies 

VALUES - All IOM staff members must abide by and demonstrate these five values:

• Inclusion and respect for diversity: Respects and promotes individual and cultural differences. Encourages diversity and inclusion.
• Integrity and transparency: Maintains high ethical standards and acts in a manner consistent with organizational principles/rules and standards of conduct.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates ability to work in a composed, competent and committed manner and exercises careful judgment in meeting day-to-day challenges.
• Courage: Demonstrates willingness to take a stand on issues of importance.
• Empathy: Shows compassion for others, makes people feel safe, respected and fairly treated.

CORE COMPETENCIES - Behavioural indicators – Choose a level.

• Teamwork: Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Delivering results: Produces and delivers quality results in a service-oriented and timely manner. Is action oriented and committed to achieving agreed outcomes.
• Managing and sharing knowledge: Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate.
• Accountability: Takes ownership for achieving the Organization’s priorities and assumes responsibility
• for own actions and delegated work.
• Communication: Encourages and contributes to clear and open communication. Explains complex matters in an informative, inspiring and motivational way.

Other

• Any offer made to the candidate in relation to this vacancy notice is subject to funding confirmation.
• Only candidates residing in the country of the duty station within commuting distance of the duty station will be considered.
• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, national of the country with automatic right to live and work in the country, and security clearances.
• Females with the above qualifications are encouraged to apply.As part of the application process, all candidates, regardless of the type or duration of the contract, must disclose any known relative who works for IOM or is engaged with IOM in any capacity.
• Non-compliance with the relative disclosure requirement can constitute a basis for withdrawal of offer of employment, or if the employment has begun, terminating the employment contract and/or disciplinary action.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via the following link

https://iom.akhtaboot.com/en/yemen/jobs/taizz/164061-CFCV2025-002-South-Taiz--Junior-Field-Assistant--Hygiene- Promotion--UG-at-IOM--Yemen
 
All applications should include a functional email address, mobile numbers and detailed curriculum vitae (CV).

“Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted”.

Posting period: 22 Jan 2025 to 29 Jan 2025.