With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable childrens life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Job Purpose:The Sanitation and Hygiene Officer provides technical leadership for WASH promotion initiatives across all refugee and host community settings including to schools and healthcare facilities. Reporting to the Project Manager, this role develops behavior change communication (BCC) strategies and builds the capacity of health workers, community representatives, and local stakeholders. Partnering with the WASH Engineer and consorteum concerned staffs, the officer ensures high-impact programming through rigorous field monitoring, data-driven insights, and multi-agency coordination. Major Responsibilities: Project Management and Reporting: Identify sanitation and hygiene gaps in the project sites and recommend for appropriate corrective actions and follow up on functionality Monitor and follow up on the proper dissemination of hygiene and sanitation messages to target beneficiaries. Develop and track the software components of the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), ensuring construction timelines align with overall project milestones and hygiene promotion schedules. Compile accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly progress reports detailing physical completion rates, material consumption, and technical challenges encountered on-site. Communicate reports to relevant stakeholders in consultation with project team keeping WVs and donor communication policies External Coordination and Representation: Maintain close working relationships with government authorities and relevant partners. Advocate local government to integrate refugee populations and host community into district WASH plans, ensuring equitable and inclusive service access. Represent World Vision in cluster coordination meetings, local government forums, and stakeholder sessions. undefined Strategy, Design, and Technical support : Empower Water utility, WASHCOs and artisans with technical tools and training to sustain WASH interventions Deliver comprehensive WASH campaigns using culturally sensitive materials approach Maintain a strong field presence to supervise and facilitate improved hygiene practices among frontline staff. Lead the implementation of WASH FIT and IPC protocols in healthcare facilities Facilitate the construction of household latrines for vulnerable and marginalized groups in the host community, including slab provision. Manage comprehensive school-based WASH interventions including proper internalization of Menstrual Health (MHH) interventions. Drive the design and execution of responsive SBCC strategies and hygiene mobilization campaigns tailored for refugee and host populations. Facilitate diverse training sessions for hygiene promoters, sanitation monitors, and solid waste supervisors. Provide expert support to WASH actors while strengthening district-level systems for disaster preparedness and service response. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEAL) : Lead baseline, midline, and end-line surveys in collaboration with project staff and stakeholders. Monitor the ongoing hygiene and sanitation situation in project areas and provide regular updates. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training sessions provided to health workers, health extension workers, hygiene promoters, community outreach agents, and school WASH clubs. Verify that hygiene messaging and facilities are accessible and culturally appropriate for women, children, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) Establish and manage community feedback mechanisms to ensure interventions are responsive to the concerns and needs of both refugee and host populations Capture “Significant Change Stories,” document lessons learned, and identify best practices in behaviour change for reporting and future project design. Community Engagement and Institutional Strengthening: Identify, select, and coordinate community outreach agents from both refugee and host communities. Establish /adapt WASH Committees, Water Utilities, IPC-WASH committee, School WASH clubs, and WASH business centres in collaboration with local government representing refugees, hosts, women, youth, and persons with disabilities. Organize community groups to mobilize local resources for WASH interventions Lead the establishment and support of IPC and WASH-FIT implementation committees. Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Environmental Health Science, Public Health, WASH, or other related fields. A Sanitation and Hygiene Officer promotes environmental and public health through effective sanitation and hygiene practices in the WASH sector Licences and training: Basic Knowledge of Sanitation and Hygiene. Understanding of fundamental sanitation concepts, hygiene practices, and their impact on public health. Have substantial experience with Digital MEAL Tools, utilizing mobile data collection applications (such as mWater, KoboToolbox and others ) Ability to maintain a professional attitude and deliver high-quality work under pressure within insecure or high-stress environments. excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate effective engagement with communities, government, and partners Required Professional Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience designing and implementing hygiene and sanitation programs, specifically within refugee and host community contexts. A Sanitation and Hygiene Officer promotes environmental and public health through effective sanitation and hygiene practices in the WASH sector World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries, and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them. Disclaimer: World Vision Ethiopia is a reputable organization that values transparency and fairness in its recruitment process and does not solicit any money for any job application. We encourage all job seekers to be cautious of any job ads that require payment or personal information upfront. If you have any questions or concerns about our job ads or recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us directly. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Learn more about our work at wvi.org. Our organisational culture reflects a “Partnership” of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 33,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child. A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for Gods purposes. Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff members diverse background and talents knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision. Learn more about our culture. Our people are our greatest asset. Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive “Total Rewards” package tailored to the context in which they work. Learn more about benefits. Have questions about applying to a job with World Vision? See our Frequently Asked Questions.