Job Title: Project Assistant WASH (Sanitation)
Organisation: Norwegian
Refugee Council (NRC)
Refugee Council (NRC)
Duty Station: Uganda
About NRC:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more
dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for
the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter,
education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water, sanitation and
hygiene sectors.
Job Summary: The Project
Assistant WASH (Sanitation) will ensure that, people of concern have safe and
hygiene environment.
Assistant WASH (Sanitation) will ensure that, people of concern have safe and
hygiene environment.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
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Charged with the assessment; H&H campaign
planning, implementation and monitoring
Charged with the assessment; H&H campaign
planning, implementation and monitoring
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Participate in field missions
Participate in field missions
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Prepare and submit reports on weekly basis
Prepare and submit reports on weekly basis
·
Remain updated on technical and legal
considerations (of national laws, standards and codes)
Remain updated on technical and legal
considerations (of national laws, standards and codes)
·
Actively participate in NRC staff seminars and
training, when scheduled.
Actively participate in NRC staff seminars and
training, when scheduled.
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Planning: plan the communication activity
Planning: plan the communication activity
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The Project Assistant WASH (Sanitation) will
provide information to the target population on ways of preventing the most
significant water and sanitation diseases;
The Project Assistant WASH (Sanitation) will
provide information to the target population on ways of preventing the most
significant water and sanitation diseases;
·
The jobholder will visit the target population
to discuss the importance of using and constructing latrines, disposing of
feaces and hand washing and any other issues as determined by the project
coordinator;
The jobholder will visit the target population
to discuss the importance of using and constructing latrines, disposing of
feaces and hand washing and any other issues as determined by the project
coordinator;
·
The incumbent will raise awareness about the
importance of using family latrine;
The incumbent will raise awareness about the
importance of using family latrine;
·
Encourage people in building and use family
latrines and clean and maintain them
Encourage people in building and use family
latrines and clean and maintain them
·
Provide information for monitoring and
evaluation purposes in the form of verbal feedback, attending regular meetings
with other team members and project coordinator, and written documentation
Provide information for monitoring and
evaluation purposes in the form of verbal feedback, attending regular meetings
with other team members and project coordinator, and written documentation
·
Assessment; H&H campaign planning,
implementation and monitoring
Assessment; H&H campaign planning,
implementation and monitoring
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Follow up and supervise latrine completion,
quality and timeframe
Follow up and supervise latrine completion,
quality and timeframe
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Assessment: identify risk practices, select
practices for intervention, define the target audiences, select communication
channels
Assessment: identify risk practices, select
practices for intervention, define the target audiences, select communication
channels
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
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The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) Project Assistant WASH (Sanitation) job opportunity should hold a
Diploma/Degree in Environmental Health or related qualification
The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council
(NRC) Project Assistant WASH (Sanitation) job opportunity should hold a
Diploma/Degree in Environmental Health or related qualification
·
Two year’s experience with satisfactory
performance in the same or similar functional area preferably with UN or INGOs
Two year’s experience with satisfactory
performance in the same or similar functional area preferably with UN or INGOs
·
Excellent communication skills
Excellent communication skills
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Computer literacy skills
Computer literacy skills
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Fluency in English and Local language
Fluency in English and Local language
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Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
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Ability to organize and prioritize work
Ability to organize and prioritize work
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Ability to work under pressure and meet
deadlines
Ability to work under pressure and meet
deadlines
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Ability to resolve individual and group
conflicts
Ability to resolve individual and group
conflicts
·
High level of computer literacy
High level of computer literacy
·
Good Capacity Building and community mobilization
and skills
Good Capacity Building and community mobilization
and skills
·
Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
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All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council
should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational
values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council
should be able to adhere to our Codes of Conduct and the four organizational
values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable
How to Apply:
All interested and qualified Ugandan candidates who wish to join one of
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
the world’s leading relief organisations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
should apply by visiting the web link below.
Deadline: 17th
October 2016
October 2016
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