Community Promoter - Cluster (WASH for Trachoma Elimination)

About the role

The Clean Faces, Clean Environment project, funded by the Fred Hollows Foundation, aims to accelerate and sustain the elimination of trachoma in Oromia, Ethiopia, through facial cleanliness, hygiene behaviour and community-led waste management. The Woreda Community Promoter coordinates and supervises all project activities across a cluster of 3-4 woredas, working with woreda-level government offices (Health, Water, Education, Finance, Women and Children Affairs) and community structures such as Health Extension Workers, Women's Development Army leaders, kebele administrators and school principals.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee project activities within assigned woredas according to annual work plans, and integrate facial cleanliness and environmental improvement components into existing WASH and NTD programmes.
• Support sanitation, hygiene and behaviour change interventions with HEWs, schools, WASHCOs and community structures, and organise community dialogues, school campaigns and model household demonstrations.
• Identify barriers, enablers, influencers and channels for behaviour change and water and sanitation use, and implement periodic monitoring and reporting.
• Act as focal point between SNV, woreda sector offices and local partners, strengthening multi-sectoral coordination and engaging community leaders and influencers.
• Help create WASH committees, Water Users Associations and DPOs, and supervise them so that project kebeles can be certified for Basic Sanitation status.
• Mentor HEWs, WASHCOs and local facilitators, support woreda-level training, and capture lessons learned with the Communication Intern, SBCC Advisor and GESI officer.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in public health, Behavioural Change Communication or a related environmental health and hygiene discipline.
• At least 3 years of community-based experience.
• Proven experience in behaviour change communication and capacity building of government staff on WASH services.
• Fluency in the local language of the project area and English, which is the working language of SNV.

Required skills

• Strong English and communication skills, written and interpersonal.
• Data analysis and reporting skills.
• Organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines, work independently and under pressure.