Community Hygiene Promoter

Job Purpose

• The Community Hygiene Promoter will support the delivery of community-based hygiene promotion activities aimed at improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to safe water, sanitation, personal hygiene, and disease prevention.
• The position will work directly with households, community leaders, women and youth groups, and other community structures to promote positive hygiene behaviours, identify hygiene-related concerns, and support timely community-level WASH interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct hygiene promotion and awareness sessions with community members and targeted households.
• Mobilize community members to participate in hygiene and sanitation activities.
• Promote key hygiene practices, including proper handwashing, safe water handling and storage, environmental cleanliness, and appropriate sanitation practices.
• Conduct household visits and provide practical hygiene education based on identified needs.
• Demonstrate appropriate handwashing and other key hygiene practices where required.
• Support community campaigns, sensitization sessions, and other hygiene promotion events.
• Identify and report hygiene, sanitation, water access, or other WASH-related concerns observed within communities.
• Support the distribution and appropriate use of hygiene-related materials and supplies, where applicable.
• Engage community leaders, volunteers, WASH committees, women’s groups, youth groups, and other relevant structures in hygiene promotion activities.
• Encourage community ownership and sustained adoption of safe hygiene and sanitation practices.
• Collect accurate information on hygiene promotion activities, attendance, household visits, and community feedback.
• Maintain proper records and submit timely activity reports to the supervisor.
• Collect and communicate community feedback, concerns, and suggestions through established accountability mechanisms.
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities are inclusive and accessible to women, men, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups.
• Observe and promote LPF safeguarding, protection, accountability, and code of conduct standards during all community engagements.
• Immediately report any safeguarding, protection, security, or other serious concerns identified during field activities.
• Perform any other duties related to hygiene promotion and WASH programming as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of Secondary School Certificate (SSCE); OND/HND in Environmental Health, Public Health, Community Development, Social Sciences, or a related field is an advantage.
• Previous experience in hygiene promotion, community mobilization, health education, WASH, or humanitarian/community-based programming is desirable.
• Experience conducting community sensitization sessions or household-level awareness activities.
• Good understanding of basic hygiene, sanitation, and disease-prevention practices.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with different community groups.
• Ability to communicate in relevant local languages spoken in the target communities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a field team.
• Willingness and ability to work extensively within communities and field locations.
• Previous experience with an NGO or humanitarian organization is an advantage.

Key Competencies:

• Community mobilization and engagement
• Hygiene promotion and health education
• Effective communication and facilitation
• Household-level engagement
• Behavior change communication
• Teamwork and coordination
• Data collection and reporting
• Accountability and integrity
• Cultural sensitivity and respect
• Commitment to safeguarding and humanitarian principles

Application Closing Date
4th September, 2026.

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