Solidarités International seeks to recruit:

HP TL (Hygiene Promotion Team Leader) (1)

Location of position: Al-Turbah, Yemen

I. Presentation of organization

Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization, which has been committed to provide aid in the event of conflicts and natural disasters. SI mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: drinking water, food and shelter.

SI has opened a mission in Yemen since mid-September 2017. The mission is currently running some emergency and development projects with an integrated FSL and WASH approach mostly in Lahj and Taiz governorates.

The position will be based in AL-Turbah Town, Taiz, Yemen.

Goal/purpose:

The Hygiene Promotion Team Leader will coordinate a team of hygiene officers, in order to set up and implement the WASH soft component (hygiene promotion, mobilization) activities, ensuring that Solidarités International technical recommendations and procedures are followed.

List of main tasks:

Activity implementation, control and supervision

• Plan the weekly activities for his/her team in line with project proposal and have them approved by his/her line manager:

- Plan and anticipate human resources needs (daily workers, workers...)

- Plan and anticipate logistics needs (transport, cars, communication means, material request from stock...)

• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure that standards and instructions given by his/her line manager, as well as Solidarités procedures, are followed
• Develop/adapt with his/her team IEC materials that will be used during activity implementation
• Support the DPM to develop activity monitoring tools, and ensure that the provided monitoring tools are kept up to date by his/her team and available when requested
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her line manager
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions
• Organize and carry out, with his/her team, any other tasks assigned by his/her line manager
• Participate to field needs assessment conducted to inform new project proposal when required

Logistics, Administration and Security

• When recruiting daily workers, follow procedures and directives outlined by his/her line manager and the administrative service
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly

• Monitor the quality and quantity of material delivered to SI warehouse and working sites

• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out on site
• Enforce safety procedures and ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team

Reporting / communication / archiving

• Provide weekly updates on the task implemented, progress made by his/her team, encountered challenges and upcoming tasks to his/her line manager
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack (APU and monthly report)
• Draft activity report following template and schedule agreed on with his/her line manager
• Take part in weekly program meetings and clusters on request
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her line manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her above managers when requested. Ensure that sensitive data are kept as per his/her line manager guidance and Solidarites International’s procedures.

Team Management

• Evaluate and assess the performance of colleagues under his/her direct supervision following planning and deadlines
• Organize the annual leaves of his/her team according to the workload and task division, and validate the leave planning with his/her line manager and Project Manager
• Support the DPM/PM to define prerequisite for opened position within his/her team and participate to the recruitment process (long list, short list, interviews) on request ensuring fairness and transparency

ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)

Line manager:  Deputy Wash Program Manager

Line report(s) on base:  Entire HP team under his/her supervision, including HP officer based in Ta’izz sub office.

III. Profile required

Female candidate is highly encouraged to apply.

The candidate must have/be:

Essential

• Very good knowledge on Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion, hygiene promotion and mobilization approaches and on behaviour change methodology.
• Minimum 1 year of experience at a similar position.
• Education level: at least diploma in health sector or equivalent
• Experience of managing a team.
• Willingness to learn new skills, methodology and procedures.
• Show initiative, proactivity and ability to work in autonomy.
• Good team player.
• Able to speak and write in English and Arabic.
• Good sense of organization and periodization.
• Good knowledge of Office Application (Excel, Word).
• Ability to travel over a period of several days (mainly Ta’izz governorate / Aden).

Desirable

• Knowledge of WaSH in School.
• Knowledge on Waste and Medical waste management.
• Ability to think/analyse a situation critically and be able to come up with possible solutions/improvements.
• Good internal and external communication skills.
• Previous experience with team management in WaSH sector in NGOs.
• Willingness to work closely with other WaSH teams, mainly water and sanitation officers
• Ability to design new IEC materials.