Hygiene Promoter

Posted date

19th September, 2025

Last date to apply

28th September, 2025

Category

Health Care

Type

Full Time

Position

1

Job Title: Hygiene Promoter (Male/Female)

Location:

Bajaur (Local Candidates will be given preference and are encouraged to apply)

Department:

Health & WASH

Reporting to:

Medical Officer & Project Officer at District & WASH Manager at MA HQ

No of Position:

03

Last Date for Apply:

28-September-2025

Project Duration:

5 months

Organization Vision

Saving Lives, Uniting People, and changing minds for healthy, safe and resilient communities

Organization Mission

The Leading humanitarian organization of Pakistan, committed to prevent and alleviate human sufferings by mobilizing the power of humanity through volunteers.

PRCS Fundamental Principles

Humanity

Impartiality

Neutrality

Independence

Volunteer Service

Unity

Universality

Position Objectives:

• The Health & Hygiene Promoter will work to enable and encourage people to adopt good hygiene practices and increase control over their state of health.

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Specific Duties, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities:

1

• Contributes towards the overall goal and objectives of PRCS.

2

Works in line with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Principles.

3

Adheres to the Security rules and procedures.

4

Collect necessary baseline information about the target community and conduct community mapping and social surveys for WASH and Mobile Health Units in the catchment areas of IDPs and the host community.

5

Identify and prepare a list of leaders, influencers, community activists, and the formation of village health committees etc.

6

Support participatory planning and implementation processes for the identification of water and sanitation schemes at community, schools, and health facilities.

7

Responsible for mobilizing communities to enhance hygiene promotion and ensure active community engagement during the construction of water schemes and the rehabilitation of WASH facilities in schools, community, and health centers.

8

Coordinate with the Project Officer, MEAL, and the Engineer to ensure integrated and coordinated field activities.

9

WASH and preventive health and public health education dissemination to patients and community members. Conduct hygiene promotion sessions and visits.

10

Supervise the community hygiene volunteers. Identification of vulnerable people for the Distribution of hygiene kits. Participate in solid waste clean-up campaigns.

11

Establish strong contact and coordination with the community and volunteers for the introduction of the project and conduct a WASH assessment on the targeted area.

12

Motivate and encourage potential community leaders and volunteer deployment to advocate and promote the project in their community and ensure maximum coverage to Health and WASH interventions.

13

Engage with community networks and plan/implement social mobilization and community engagement activities in hospitals, public/private spaces, malls/markets, mosques, private clinics, etc.

14

Capacity building of village committee members and volunteers through community mobilization and leadership skills.

15

Develop and maintain the necessary documentation and record of all project activities up-date all record at the office level and identify case studies from the community for documentation.

Conduct participatory monitoring of water and sanitation facilities usage and maintenance with the community.

To inform the local authority and health department if there is an outbreak in the community that requires an immediate response. Keeping up to date with current health promotion trends.

Provide support to the WASH Officer with adequate information, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting, and problem-solving. Record keeping and timely report submission to the supervisor.

Education

BA, BS, B.Sc in relevant field from HEC recognized Institute / University.

Master's degree Holders will be given Preference.

Experience

• Minimum 02 years of working experience in health and WASH emergency projects.

Skills / Knowledge

• Fluency in spoken and written in Urdu & English. Pashto speaking will be preferred
• Certification in WASH and Community Mobilization Skill (CMST/LMST) would be added value
• Excellent skills training courses (PATS, CLTS, SLTS, Sphere, for the staff and school/communities and patients at health facilities.
• Work towards the achievement of PRCS Vision and long-term objectives
• Flexibility to travel to conduct field visits for monitoring and coordination purposes
• Good command on Microsoft Office (word, excel & power point).
• Previous experience in community-based programs is required.
• Flexibility in working hours.
• Relationships: Has good interpersonal relationships with (Projects engineers, community leaders, supervisors, other actors, etc.)

Core Competencies

• Commitment to humanitarian principles and PRCS values.
• Accountability, transparency, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver quality results within deadlines.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing emergency contexts.
• Adhere to PRCS's seven Fundamental Principles and staff regulations.
• Respect and promote PRCS's code of conduct, safeguarding, and humanitarian standards.
• Demonstrate commitment to accountability to affected populations (AAP) and gender-sensitive communication.
• Be flexible to undertake additional duties as assigned by management.

Maximum age limit, up to 40 years.

Extensive travelling/travel to field locations with MHT as required

• Applicants' candidature is subject to complete scrutiny / verification of documents & information, and it can be cancelled at any stage if any discrepancy is found.

• PRCS has reserved full right to accept or reject any or all applications at any stage of the hiring process.

• Only shortlisted candidates would be called for test / interview.

• No TA/DA will be admissible for appearing in test/interview.