Public Health Promotion Field Supervisor-Upon Donor Validation

Action against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women, and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation. 

In Lebanon, the Syrian crisis continues to generate political, social, and economic pressure due to the war in Lebanon and keeps more than 1.5 million refugees in a situation of increasing vulnerability. In this environment of political, economic and social uncertainty, our teams have maintained their high levels of humanitarian response and aid to Lebanon. Likewise, our interventions have been maintained in the Bekaa and northern areas, as well as in the south of the country, with a special focus on working in partnership or in consortium with other organizations and on institutional strengthening of the relationship with both donors. institutional, such as with local authorities and entities

Supervise, at technical level, the work done by the hygiene promotion team in order to ensure the pertinence and quality of the activities performed. Train, coach and mentor the hygiene promotion team. Develop hygiene promotion and social mobilization campaigns and methodologies. Represent Action Against Hunger in hygiene promotion coordination meetings and technical working groups.

Objective 1: Supervise at technical level the Public Health Promotion (PHP) and Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) activities done by the PHP team. (40 %)

Prepare, assign and follow up the weekly tasks to the PHP team according to the project workplan and specific objectives to achieve.

Supervise at technical level the work done by the PHP team in order to ensure the quality and pertinence of the activities performed.

Train, coach and mentor the hygiene promotion field officers.

Plan and organize any activities in the filed with the field officers

Objective 2 : Develop Public Health Promotion and social mobilization tools, methodologies and strategies. (30 %)

Develop hygiene promotion and social mobilization tools, methodologies and strategies adapted to the situation in each the ITS and collective shelters in the geographical area of intervention of Action against Hunger.

Propose and develop assessments, KAP surveys, barriers and motivators analysis and other data collection and analysis tools to inform the implementation of activities, in collaboration with the PHP HoP

Propose and develop innovative ideas and participate in the implementation of public health promotion campaigns.

Objective 3 : Reporting (20%)

Report about the quality and pertinence of the PHP activities to the PHP HoP and WaSH PM.

Report potential problems or conflicts during the implementation of the activities.

Proactively document and share challenges, lessons learnt and recommendations for activities with the PHP HoP

Plan and collect systematically the means of verification for the project (attendance sheets, distribution list of beneficiaries, etc.);

Regular oral and written reporting to the PHP HoP and WaSH PM.

Objective 4 : Others (10%)

Support public health promotion, RCCE or other WASH activities (KAP surveys, WaSH items and voucher distribution and follow up, hygiene promotion campaigns, etc.).

Respect of Action Against Hunger charter and internal rules and regulations.

Be committed to participate to any other activities in order to achieve the project goals.

This job description is not exhaustive and may be changed or amended by the Head of Project when necessary, depending on the program needs.

Objective 5 : Security

Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.

Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 6 : Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.

Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.

Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Objective 7:  Gender & Safeguarding

Promote safe and equitable environments, through knowledge and application of the protocol against harassment and gender policy.

Knowledge and compliance with safeguarding policy.

Qualifications:

• Team leader, result oriented and professional humanitarian worker. We are looking for a problem solver with a flexible mind-set, the ability to manage a team to implement PHP activities
• Technical knowledge in implementing soft component within WASH interventions
• Technical knowledge in behavior change methodologies is an asset
• Strong communication skills

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.