The Opportunity

The Sanitation and Hygiene (S&H) Officer provides frontline technical leadership at community level, focusing on sanitation, hygiene promotion, and behavior change interventions under the Climate Proof Water4Food Project. S/he is responsible for delivering climate-resilient and gender-transformative sanitation and hygiene outcomes, ensuring effective implementation of community-based WASH interventions.

Work closely with WASH officers, relevant government sector offices, and target communities to ensure coordinated and effective implementation of interventions.

Contribute to and influence project-wide sustainability and climate adaptation outcomes through high-quality sanitation and hygiene programming.

Lead the implementation of sanitation and hygiene promotion and the humanitarian WASH components of the integrated Climate Proof Water4Food Project in Gambella Region & ensure delivery of results in line with approved project plans, targets, and objectives, overseeing implementation across all stages of the project cycle.

Strengthen partnerships with government stakeholders by fostering collaboration, supporting capacity development, and facilitating achievement of agreed results.

Drive behavior change and sanitation sustainability by promoting improved hygiene practices and community-led approaches among target populations.

Other tasks may be assigned to the incumbent as deemed necessary

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

The Individual

• MSc/Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, or a related field (Master’s degree is an added advantage).
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in sanitation and hygiene programming, preferably in fragile and climate-affected contexts.
• Strong community mobilization and facilitation skills, with demonstrated ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of gender-transformative and inclusive sanitation approaches.
• Proven experience in hygiene promotion methodologies and behavior change interventions.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing CLTS+, sanitation marketing, and hygiene promotion interventions in rural settings.
• Familiarity with integration of WASH and food security programming (e.g., multi-use water systems) is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of national and international standards, including MoH guidelines (CLTS/MBS/Tsedu Ethiopia), Sphere Standards, and UNHCR, UNICEF, and WASH Cluster frameworks.

Knowledge Specific to the Position

• Strong understanding of sanitation and hygiene components within the WASH sector.
• Sound knowledge of project cycle management and child-centered community development approaches.
• Awareness of key development challenges and emerging issues relevant to WASH programming.
• Familiarity with participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (MEAL/MERL) systems and processes.
• Experience in CLTS+, Tsedu Ethiopia, and sanitation marketing approaches is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender equality, inclusion, and child-centered development principles.

Skills

• Advanced expertise in CLTS+, sanitation marketing, hygiene promotion, and implementation of Tsedu Ethiopia initiatives.
• Strong conceptual and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate ideas into practical programmatic actions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the capacity to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, documentation, and professional presentations.
• Proficiency in computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other relevant project management tools.

How to apply

The closing date for the application is June 07, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants: Link
• External Applicants: Link
• https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/54201/

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that:

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.
• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.