HYELHARA Peter

• Ensured full adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks, and guidelines across all WASH and Shelter interventions, maintaining 100% compliance with organizational standards, donor requirements, and humanitarian principles.
• Actively participated in the development of integrated project plans of action, consolidating all construction projects captured at the CC level in collaboration with CC Leads (FSL/WASH/Shelter/Education), ensuring seamless multi-sectoral integration and alignment with program objectives.
• Developed necessary construction tools according to supervisor's instructions, including technical drawings, specifications, Bill of Quantities (BoQ), service contracts, supply documentation, and construction materials specifications.
• Spearheaded the design and implementation of WASH facilities in schools, including classroom construction, latrine construction, water points, and irrigation-related outputs, directly improving learning environments and sanitation access for target communities.
• Supervised and monitored contractor works, ensuring correct usage of materials, adherence to specifications, and general quality of works, achieving high-quality compliance standards.
• Confirmed Daily/Incentive labor and repair works, maintaining 100% accuracy in labor verification, payment processing, and quality assurance.
• Collaborated with local authorities and stakeholders to advocate for rights of displaced populations (IDPs, returnees, refugees, host communities) in accordance with NRC's humanitarian mandate.
• Worked with implementing partners tasked with construction works, water points, dams, and other related infrastructure, ensuring partnership compliance and alignment with project objectives and timelines.
• Conducted community engagements during technical needs assessments, WASH committee trainings, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), community meetings, and other community mobilization activities, ensuring community ownership and sustainability of interventions
• Supervised technical service providers and local partners, ensuring high-quality service delivery aligned with project timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
• Actively participated in the preparation of Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the selection of team members, including local masons and carpenters, ensuring quality
• Contributed to capacity building of project staff and community volunteers assisting in construction projects, delivering training sessions on construction techniques, quality assurance, safety standards, and maintenance protocols.
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring plans for delegated activities, conducting regular field visits, quality assurance checks, and performance evaluations.
• Ensured proper archiving of all project documents - including project photos, BoQ's, technical drawings, completion certificates, and minutes of meetings, achieving full documentation compliance and audit readiness.
• Maintained effective control system for materials and tools, ensuring quality compliance with national and local construction guidelines.
• Ensured 10% retention on construction activities achieved their objectives within set timeframes, successfully managing retention funds and releasing payments upon satisfactory completion of all projects.
• Prepared accurate monthly progress reports and other technical documents/tools, ensuring timely reporting and procedural compliance via Report Hub and other reporting mechanisms. Transparent, merit-based, and inclusive recruitment processes.

• Coordinated the Hygiene promotion (HP) and community mobilization (CM) activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans.

• Supports the WASH Officer in all aspects of HP and CM programs planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation considering SIP and Mainstreaming protection during implementation.

• Coordinated production of IEC material in community language for effective hygiene promotion and mobilization, fostering behavioral change.

• Conducted training sessions on HP and CM for the local Hygiene Promoters and community Based Worker.

• Assessed HP and CM needs of communities/IDPs, contributing to development of targeted training materials and plans.

• Developed tools and materials for HP and Community mobilization considering SIP.

• Conducted water quality tests using the Delaqua kit.

• Supervised and trained community leaders, WASHCOM, and hygiene promoters.

Procured materials and equipment for community projects, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to established procedures.

Prepared periodic progress reports and other documents for submission to Report Hub.

• Facilitated introduction of new technologies and methods, enhancing quality of activities such as WASHem, CLTS, and CATI.

• Led sanitation initiatives across camps and host communities in Jere, Damboa, and Benishek, Borno State, implementing targeted hygiene promotion sessions on handwashing, sanitation, safe water handling, and menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
• Provided technical support for emergency shelter construction and camp layout design, ensuring compliance with Sphere Standards and humanitarian principles.
• Recruited and trained 50+ community hygiene promoters and volunteers, expanding community hygiene outreach capacity by 90%.
• Reached over 50,000 individuals (10,000+ households) across IDP camps and host communities through effective training and supervision of promoters.
• Supported transparent distribution of WASH NFIs to 40,000+ beneficiaries with 35% fewer targeting errors.
• Coordinated with WASH, Health, and Protection teams to deliver multi-sectoral interventions, achieving 70% increase in integrated program coverage.
• Conducted water quality tests and provided technical follow-up, improving safe water access for 80% of targeted households.
• Directly contributed to measurable improvements in hygiene practices, reducing water-related health risks for over 10,000 households.

• Successfully implemented water and sanitation infrastructure projects that improved access to safe water for 15,000+ individuals.
• Excelled in delivering innovative water and sanitation infrastructure to communities in Monguno, Borno State, ensuring sustainable access to safe water and improved sanitation facilities.
• Led a hygiene promotion campaign, reaching 15,000+ beneficiaries with essential hygiene kits and behavior change messaging.
• Delivered technical support for water quality assessment, borehole drilling and rehabilitation, and latrine construction to ensure project success.
• Facilitated community mobilization and stakeholder engagement activities to enhance project ownership and sustainability.
• Enhanced community capacity through participatory approaches and targeted training sessions.