Hygiene Promotion Specialist - NGO (Lusaka)
Job Categories:
Health
Date Posted:
2026-05-27 12:04:26
Employment Type
Full Time
Website
Location:
Lusaka
Salary:
Negotiable
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Description:
One of our NGO clients has engaged Brilliance Executive Management Consultancy Limited (BEMCONSULT) to recruit targeting candidates from Zambia's NGO sector with WASH project experience.
Job Purpose
The Hygiene Promotion Specialist will lead hygiene behaviour change interventions in communities and institutions.
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
- Develop hygiene promotion strategy
- Develop a Sanitation Marketing Strategy
- Identify and propose interventions for hygiene promotion in communities, schools and HCFs
- Lead training of hygiene promoters, Community Champions, WASH Clubs and MHM Committees in participatory hygiene promotion approaches
- Coordinate with the MEAL Officer to conduct school WASH mapping activities
- Coordinate implementation of MHM and sanitation marketing activities
- Monitor and document adoption of positive hygiene behaviour
Required Skills and Competencies
- Good communication skills especially interpersonal skills
- Excellent facilitation skills
- Exposure to participatory community engagement approaches
- Knowledge child protection policies and practices
- Excellent Reporting skills
- Good Engagement Skills
Primary Areas of Accountability:
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health with experience in applying participatory health and hygiene education approaches.
- Must have at least a minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in hygiene promotion and behaviour change interventions with an international NGO
- Must be conversant with existing synergies among Ministries of Health, Education and Local Government to facilitate change
- Must have proven experience in hygiene promotion for WASH projects
- Good understanding of national strategies and plans on WASH and public health and hygiene
QUALIFIED FEMALES & THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
If you meet the hiring requirements for the position, please email your CV in MS Word and Cover Letter clearly stating your salary expectations to: jobs@bemconsult.com & Cc bemconsult8@gmail.com
Note that, all communications will be kept in the strictest of confidence. If you do not receive communication within 21 working days of the closing date of the advert, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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