Reporting to: Regional Programme Coordinator – Coast Region
Job location: Taita Taveta County
Are you passionate about transforming the lives of the most vulnerable?
Can you ignite behavior change to be embedded within the community long after a project is implemented?
Are you able to mobilize and engage with the community and other stakeholders, listening and responding to their needs continuously?
Do you have the skills and competencies required to strengthen the community and stakeholder engagement process?
Then we are looking for you!
Overall Purpose: The successful candidate will be responsible and accountable to the Project Coordinator & Regional Programme Coordinator for effective planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of WASH Software interventions under the WASH in Kenya Project.
Duties & Responsibilities
Community Mobilization and Engagement: Conduct community mobilization and sensitization throughout the project implementation period to strengthen their capacities to take ownership of the projects; select and organize community representatives in line with existing government structures for participation in WASH activities
Capacity Building: Implement WASH related capacity building programmes aimed at strengthening the capacities of the County Government staff, volunteers and target communities. Targeted trainings shall include: Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Sanitation Marketing, Child to Child (CtC), Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among others
Community Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion: Implement a comprehensive Hygiene and Sanitation Promotion Programme using the proposed project approaches to address the identified key risks to health for sustainable behaviour change
School Programme: Conduct WASH assessments to select priority primary schools to benefit from project interventions and implement a sustainable WASH programme in schools in line with government policy and regulations
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Reporting: Conduct regular monitoring and supervision of all WASH related software interventions; Institute and appropriate Beneficiary Communication and Accountability Mechanism and ensure Value for Money of all interventions implemented; Participate in conducting WASH surveys, studies, research, evaluations, assessments among others; Execute quality results based reporting in line with KRCS and donor reporting requirements
Communication and Visibility: Undertake specific communication and visibility actions in compliance with donor and KRCS guidelines – Design and pre-test appropriate Information Education and Communication (IEC) materials for target communities in local languages; Train volunteers in the use of mobile phones for data collection and conveying hygiene and sanitation messages through the bulk sms, poster campaigns and radio messaging
Networking and Collaboration: Implement strategies for strengthening collaborative partnership linkages with stakeholders, government agencies, the private sector and other players; Represent KRCS at WASH related forums to promote the activities of KRCS and the project
Sustainability: Institute adequate measures aimed at strengthening the County Government staff, volunteers and community to take ownership, operate, maintain and manage in a sustainable manner the installed WASH infrastructure
Others: Participate in the preparation of project work plan, budgets and performance targets for the project; Conduct resource mobilization initiatives by preparing and submitting concept papers or proposals and any other duties assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Degree in Community Development, Public Health, Social Sciences or equivalent qualifications
Three (3) years of relevant working experience
Key Competencies and personal attributes
Knowledge or willingness to learn on Sanitation Marketing
Knowledge on MHM, CTC and CLTS methodologies
Experience in designing community driven projects
Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships with sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and political issues
Demonstrate wide knowledge on current WASH related issues
Strong understanding and experience of community engagement
Strong analytical skills
Demonstrably strong written and verbal communication and reporting skills
Good understanding of budgets and budget management
Commitment to the Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross
Application Requirements:
Applications should have a
1 Page cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the job
Curriculum vitae (maximum 2 pages),
The names and contacts of three referees
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