Roles and Responsibilities
Overall
Plan, coordinate, facilitate and create reports of WASH training and workshops for community-based WASH staff e.g. hygiene promoters, teachers, WASH committee members among others.
Provide technical support and supervision to WASH community-based staff to empower them to fulfil their tasks and improve their performance
Coordinate with partners and stakeholders including UNHCR, county government, NGO and community partners to optimize WASH supports and resources in the project site through developing sounds relationship and synergies among the WASH programs in the region.
Maintain day to day communication with UNHCR and key WASH partners in order to implement WASH activities in harmonized, efficient and equitable manners.
Develop effective community engagement strategies and implement them with community-based WASH staff to promote community ownership in WASH related service delivery
Contribute to the development/establishment of WASH approaches, strategies and activities which fit in the context of the project site and in line with the directions of humanitarian assistance and guided by analysis of WASH sector needs and priorities.
Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other) ,verify compliance with approved allocation/organization rules, regulations and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity.
Sanitation and Hygiene
Together with hygiene promoters, WASH committees and community leaders, conduct assessments to understand barriers and motivators for promoting key sanitation and hygiene practices and behaviors.
Develop effective social and behavioral change intervention strategies for promoting key sanitation and hygiene practices and behaviors based on identified barriers and motivators. Support hygiene promoters to carry out these strategies through regular hygiene promotion activities and community dialogues to engage communities to foster their initiatives to improve their sanitation and hygiene
Provide technical assistance for the community agents and beneficial communities on construction/installment of WASH related facilities e.g. toilet, hand washing facility, refuse-pit and dish rack, etc.
Coordinate with education partners and schools to implement School Led Total Sanitation(SLTS), star school awarding and any other activities to promote sanitation and hygiene among school going children
Conduct community awareness creation sessions on menstrual hygiene management. This includes dialogues with leaders including religious leaders and any other trusted persons in the community
Work together with incentive sanitation cleaners, market committees and any other groups and individual to remove the waste from the residential and communal spaces, dispose the waste and manage existing disposal site properly. Develop a strategy for sustainable solid waste management service for the future implementation
Develop sanitation marketing strategies with CBOs and private sectors for sanitation and hygiene and involve hygiene promoters in carrying out sanitation marketing activities.
Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
Work with the health partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide targeted interventions and decision making
Work closely with the MEAL officer to conduct routine KAP surveys and latrine census.
Timely development of monthly, quarterly ,semi-annual and annual performance reports and highlighting success stories arising from the field
Represent the organization as required in inter-agency and government coordination meetings and liaise with other organizations working in the operational area where appropriate.
Carry out any other task as requested by the supervisor
Required Qualifications
Education and qualification
Bachelor’s degree in public health/environmental health from a recognized university
Knowledge of SPHERE ,WHO and national quality standards
Be a registered/licensed member of the relevant body
Additional course or personal learning on community development, livelihood, project and business management is an asset
Relevant Experience
Minimum 3 years relevant work experience in the area of WASH and at least 1 year in humanitarian setting.
Experience in capacity building for community own resource persons or community based staff
Experience in intervention projects with strong community involvement
Experience in partner and stakeholder coordination
Experience in designing and implementing social and behavior change communication
Skills and competencies
Ability to observe and understand cultural and social contexts and reflect the understandings in programming
Excellent analytical and report writing skills
Strong community engagement and facilitation skill
Ability to infuse positive energy to the team
Attention to detail, keen at following procedures and meeting deadlines
Ability to organize tasks simultaneously and prioritize work
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills working with cross cultural and multi diverse teams
Ability to build strong working relationships for partnerships
Standards of Professional Conduct especially on integrity, service, and accountability
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This position is based in Turkana West sub-CountyTurkana County, Kenya.We are looking to recruit national candidates only. Interested and qualified candidates are invited to send a cover letter (1 page) and resume (2 pages) as one PDF document no later than 28th February, 2023, to: recruit@peace-winds.or.ke with the subject ‘WASH Officer-Sanitation and Hygiene Kakuma’.In your cover letter please reflect on your motivation for taking this post.N/B Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Apply via :
recruit@peace-winds.or.ke
