Hygiene Promotion Officer (Maternity Cover) - National Position

• The Hygiene Promotion Officer plays a pivotal role in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all hygiene promotion activities within the designated area of operation. This includes active participation in needs assessments, the design of context-appropriate hygiene strategies, development of hygiene messaging, and oversight of field-level activities. The officer is also responsible for collecting and analyzing relevant data to inform programmatic decisions, ensuring timely and high-quality reporting, and fostering strong working relationships with local communities, traditional leaders, government authorities, and implementing partners.

• In addition to overseeing the technical execution of hygiene-related interventions, the Hygiene Promotion Officer ensures that all activities are implemented in accordance with Malteser International’s standards, policies, and strategic priorities, as well as in compliance with donor regulations and sectoral best practices. This entails close coordination with other sector teams (e.g., WASH, Health, Protection, FNS) to support an integrated response approach.

• A key aspect of the role involves the daily coordination and supervision of community-level hygiene promotion initiatives. These include—but are not limited to—household visits, community sensitization campaigns, focus group discussions, participatory group sessions, and targeted outreach to vulnerable groups. The officer is also tasked with facilitating regular engagement and capacity building for hygiene promotion volunteers and community health committees to ensure sustainable behavior change and local ownership.

• Furthermore, the Hygiene Promotion Officer is responsible for the operational oversight and management of women-led cooperatives established under the project. This involves providing technical support, capacity strengthening, and mentoring to ensure these cooperatives are effectively contributing to community hygiene outcomes, economic empowerment, and social cohesion.

• Minimum academic qualification of BSc or equivalent in any discipline with at least 3 years of experience with an INGO in a developing country and/or humanitarian context
• Extensive field team management experience as well as hygiene, security, safety, and resource management experience
• Excellent project management, partnership management, and coordination skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the capacity to see the big picture and make sound judgments and decisions
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented, with a genuine interest in learning 
• Strong communication skills, including proficiency in the local dialect (preferably Kanuri and Hausa), is a core criteria
• Ability to work effectively with local governments, align with MI values and standards, and cope in stressful or hostile environments, including travelling to deep field locations and conducting partner visits

• Start Date: June 2025
• Duty Station: Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
• Duration of contract: 3 months
• Salary expectation: Salary according to MI salary scale
• Other benefits: Group Life Insurance Premium, Health Insurance Package (Single/Family plan), 13th Month pay
• Annual leave + Compensation Leave + Academic Leave + Wedding Leave + Compassionate Leave - applicable

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