Hygiene Assistant
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Action Against Hunger is hiring a Hygiene Assistant based in Nguru, Yobe, Nigeria, to support hygiene promotion activities, community mobilization, and distribution of non-food items to affected populations. The role involves conducting needs assessments, training sessions, and home visits in remote areas. The position offers strong employee benefits including health coverage, maternity/paternity leave, and creche facilities.
- Based in Nguru, Yobe with regular travel to remote areas
- Supports hygiene promotion, NFI distribution, and community mobilization
- Minimum National Diploma in Public Health or related field required
- Fluency in Hausa and English required
- Strong benefits including 100% health coverage and creche facilities
- Qualified women strongly encouraged to apply
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Job Title: Hygiene Assistant
Hygiene Assistant at Action Against Hunger
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Sep 18, 2026, 7:18 AM
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Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Location: Nguru, Yobe
Reporting to: Hygiene Officer
Proposed start date: October 2026
Job Summary
The successful candidate will support the implementation of hygiene promotion activities and the distribution of non-food items (NFIs) to affected populations.
We are currently recruiting a Hygiene Assistant based in Yobe.
Key Responsibilities
- Mission 1: Assist in context assessment and developing materials for hygiene promotion:
- Assist in identifying targeted partners within the communities: schools, hospitals, clinics, etc.
- Conduct initial rapid needs assessment for affected communities and Health facilities.
- Assist in developing training tools adapted to different audiences using different approaches; songs, role games, meetings, training courses.
- Conduct household census to determine beneficiary population.
- Assist in conducting home visits and visits to the community (schools, Health facilities, etc.) to identify gaps in terms of hygiene, sanitation and use of water.
- Assist in preparing training modules for the promotion of hygiene practices at the household and community levels.
- Mission 2: Carry out emergency safe hygiene promotion and mobilize members of the beneficiary communities and health facilities:
- Write a weekly activity report.
- Conduct focus group discussion for Women and Girls to identify a location for the construction of WASH facilities
- Mobilize communities and health facilities to adopt safe hygiene practices as promoted by the project (latrine construction, hand washing facilities, environmental cleanliness)
- Assist in conducting training sessions for the community workers and/or targeted populations.
- Organize emergency hygiene promotion awareness raising sessions.
- Propose possible improvements.
- Mission 3: Assist in carrying out shelter, hygiene and NFI kits distribution:
- Assist in the process of beneficiary’s selection to receive NFI assistance.
- Assist in distributing shelter, Hygiene and NFI kits to registered beneficiaries.
- Assist in beneficiary registration.
- Additional
Responsibilities
- Conduct all duties in a professional manner following ACF Nigeria mission staff regulations, ACF mandate and charter including promotion of gender equality.
- This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.
- Maintenance of high technical standards.
- Position
Requirements
Experience
in hygiene promotion or community mobilization an advantage.
Motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible, and culturally sensitive
Fluency in Hausa and English.
Commitment to Action Against Hunger Nigeria’s mission, values, and policy
Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy.
Minimum of National Diploma in Public Health or Health related field.
Remuneration
Employee
Benefits
Include (bot are not limited to):
Maternity or Paternity leave.
Creche facilities for babies.
Compassionate leave for a hospitalized child.
100% health care coverage.
Free and direct access to Talent Soft e-learning platform.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note
All applicants must answer every question in the application form.
Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Recruitment Process:
All shortlisted candidates will undergo thorough reference and background checks, and are expected to adhere to organizational standards and principles.
Application
Deadline:
24th September, 2026 at 05:00 pm (Nigerian Time).
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