Under the direct supervision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist, WASH Section, UNICEF Bangladesh the National UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

1. Support for planning and implementation of the Hygiene Programme (Hand hygiene and Menstrual hygiene) in Bangladesh:

? Provide technical input to develop and implement a strategically well-focused plan of water and sanitation-related hygiene interventions following Project Strategy Note (PSN), National Hygiene Guidelines and Sector Development Plan.
? Provide inputs in developing proposals highlighting hygiene issues as a priority in compliance with the organisation’s standards and in accordance with identified need.
? Provide technical support in the development, revisions and implementation of tools, guidelines, materials and methodologies to promote hygiene issues in community and institutions (schools and health care facilities).
? Support in developing strategic approach to implement Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) road map and MHM strategy.
? Provide support to WASH BCO and Field offices in implementation of community hygiene pro-motion activities including mass communication campaigns, public events (i.e. Global Hand-washing Day, MHM Day).
? Assist WASH BCO and Field offices to organise different meeting, workshop, orientation, and training for relevant stakeholders on hygiene/WASH including report preparation.

2. Responsible for further development of hygiene promotion campaign/ knowledge management of hygiene component:

? Work with the Field office colleagues and develop creative and innovative ideas in how to deliver key hygiene messages and influence positively the community’s knowledge, awareness, attitude or behaviour related to health and hygiene.
? Promote knowledge management of hygiene promotion by exchange of knowledge, information, situation analysis, experience and lessons learned.
? Support Field offices in developing Human Interest Story (HIS) to be used in annual report/donor report.

3. Maintain network and linkage with GO, NGO, Private Sector and other stakeholders to influence sector actors for scale up of hygiene promotion models:

? Analyse existing hygiene policies and policy environment, governance and institutional bottlenecks, systems of management and coordination systems around sector programme.
? Convene strategic partnerships with national and international agencies on the advocacy and management of hygiene policies/projects/programmes.
? Participate in meetings with Ministries/Directorates/Departments/Stakeholders related to hy-giene projects/programmes review.
? Keep liaison with other sections e.g. SBC, Health, Education, Child Protection to exchange knowledge.

Requirements: 

? Sound understanding of a community development approach, community mobilization, behaviour change, skill on dealing with Menstrual Hygiene Management and Hand Hygiene.
? Knowledge and skills in networking, coordination and linkages.
? Experience of working with government and/or civil society groups is an asset.
? Experience of social mobilization is an asset.
? Knowledge of UNICEF’s work and issues related to WASH is an asset.