SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Jobs – WASH Advisor

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Organisation: SNV
Netherlands Development Organisation
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
About SNV:
SNV is a non-profit international development organization established
in the Netherlands in 1965. For over 40 years, SNV has been at the forefront of
development, helping to build local capacity and empower local families and
communities to break the cycle of poverty. We are present on the ground in 38
developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and operate in
Agriculture & Food Security, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation &
Hygiene. Our more than 1,000 advisors in the field come from a variety of
cultural and technical backgrounds, and over 80 per cent are nationals of the
countries where we work.
About SNV’s Work in the WASH
Sector:
In keeping with the Millennium Development Goals, Uganda is committed
to reducing by half the number of people who lack access to clean and safe
drinking water and sanitation by 2015. Access to clean and safe drink water and
good sanitation is very critical for human development, economic prosperity and
attaining social dignity. In the WASH sector, SNV delivers it services and
products mainly through four programme areas:
  • Sustainable Rural Water Supply (SRWS)
  • Sustainable Sanitation & Hygiene for
    All Programme (SSHA)
  • Sustainable water and sewerage services in
    peri-urban and small towns (WSST)
  • WASH in Schools (WiS)
In all these programmes, SNV provides capacity development services,
brokerage and knowledge development to facilitate market development. SNV works
with cross-sectional number of clients, customers/donors and users to develop
contextualized solution to local challenges and constraints.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
The WASH Advisor will work closely with the project manager and team
members to undertake activities in the following broad areas:
1. Provision of Advisory Services:
  • Contribute to the development and
    implementation of sanitation and hygiene promotion approaches, in line
    with the project framework;
  • Strengthen the capacity of selected local
    government structures/ institutions to improve access to sanitation
    services;
  • Actively participate in the establishment
    of vibrant SH Actors’ Multi-stakeholder Platforms (MSPs);
  • Facilitate contacts between WASH
    stakeholders (sector institutions, service providers, funding agencies,
    private sector organizations, etc.);
  • Participate in engagement and capacity
    building of local capacity builders (LCBs) to ensure that they deliver
    high quality advisory services;
  • Coaching and mentoring of other WASH
    advisors/LCB/Consultants and interns on relevant intervention strategies,
    developments, etc.
  • Engage in discussions for policy
    influencing to improve the enabling environment, based on evidence from
    SNV practice.
  • Facilitate evaluation and impact
    assessment of the advisory interventions both at Client/Partner level and
    beneficiary level.
  • Offer substantive inputs to project
    reporting and contribute to WASH positioning and product development.
2. Partnerships and resource mobilization:
  • Contribute to partnership development and
    management through linkages with sector stakeholders
  • Technically support the WASH team and the
    Project manager in resource mobilization by identifying appropriate
    resource mobilization opportunities and preparing concepts/proposals
    accordingly.
3. Knowledge Development, Brokering and Networking:
  • Facilitate learning and knowledge development
    on best practices within the WASH sector;
  • Support documentation of case studies,
    best practices and emerging models from SNV practice;
  • Participate in internal and external
    learning and networking events relevant to the WASH sector’s programmes.
  • Effective participation and contribution
    in the SNV country WASH sector group
  • Contributes to SNV Uganda knowledge base
    in WASH
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant should ideally possess a masters’
    degree in community development and mobilization discipline;
  • A minimum of five years’ relevant working
    experience in the Ugandan WASH sector;
  • Strong and proven experience in sanitation
    demand creation and related approaches on sanitation in rural communities
  • Possess a good understanding of the sanitation
    and hygiene sector in Uganda;
  • Proven track record in capacity building
    and working in projects with dear result frameworks;
  • Demonstrated competences in facilitating
    multi-stakeholder processes;
  • Strong commitment, passion and positive
    attitude to work;
  • Ability to work independently in various
    environments and geographic settings;
  • Strong analytical, communication and
    report writing skills;
  • Preferably being exposed to innovative
    best practices in behavioral change communication;
  • Experience in linking with private sector
    enterprises for sanitation products
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified applicants should apply by sending a motivation
letter, an updated Curriculum Vitae, Names and contact details of two
professional referees.
Also send ideal concrete examples of proven experiences as indicated
above will be an added value. All applications should be sent via email to
uganda@snvworld.org
Deadline: 24th March, 2014 by
17:00 (Ugandan time)

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