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Job Title: WASH Officer
Organization: Action Against
Hunger (ACF)
Hunger (ACF)
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Action Against Hunger (ACF) is an International Humanitarian NGO. For
over thirty years, ACF has been
implementing Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene programs in the Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja regions in
Uganda.
over thirty years, ACF has been
implementing Food Security and Livelihoods, Nutrition, Water, Sanitation and
Hygiene programs in the Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Karamoja regions in
Uganda.
Job Summary: The WASH
Officer will support the public health and assessment activities of the Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene team.
Officer will support the public health and assessment activities of the Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene team.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Implementation of environmental
sanitation program:
sanitation program:
- Recruit and train Hygiene Promoters for
communities where ACF executes its WASH programs. - Ensure that tools and equipment are
regularly maintained and are in good working condition. - Keenly review and verify all reports and
data submitted to ACF by Hygiene Promoters are accurate and complete. - Ensure all team members have the knowledge
and resources for field based educational work - Manage the distribution of all WASH kits
distribution - Ensure all material and equipment orders
are placed on time and that deliveries are of the right quantity. - Keenly review monthly stock reports to
keep track of consumable material use and advise Programme Manager on any
large orders that will need to be made (equipment or consumable materials) - Ensure localization of all software
activities in the community
Implementation of community
based management committee trainings:
based management committee trainings:
- Ensure all community based management
committees are adequately trained according to ACF guidelines. - Help resolve conflicts that may arise
within target communities - Ensure all trainings are adequately
documented (e.g. names of trainees) and reports are submitted. - The jobholder will formulate and train of
Water Source and Sanitation Committees (WSSCs) for all new water points
constructed or rehabilitated by ACF. - Mentor and train School Management
structures and school Health Clubs
on hygiene promotion - Formulate and train Sanitation Committees
(SCs) for all new institutional latrines constructed or rehabilitated by
ACF. - Monitor the construction of soak pits and
bamboo fencing by beneficiary communities at newly constructed or
rehabilitated boreholes.
Assist with the design and
implementation of field assessments:
implementation of field assessments:
- Offer technical assistance to the
Programme Manager with design and conduct all baseline assessments, KAP
surveys, and follow-up assessments. - Build and develop a data bank for all
assessment data and ensure they are kept organized in an accessible
manner. - Make recommendations for hardware activity
locations based on assessment results - Support the Programme Manager by producing
written reports for all assessment activities for submissions.
Document all work and experiences:
- Support the PM with written weekly reports
documenting activities, accomplishments, and challenges - Provide WASH related inputs to the
programme manager while developing reports
Contribute to program design and planning:
- Provide and share weekly plan in
consultations with all other departments. - Produce written draft monthly plan in
coordination with all teams ensuring that WASH concerns are addressed. - Keenly review and update all training and
educations materials as necessary - Organize regular monitoring and evaluation
exercises to ensure high quality of work
Represent Action Against Hunger
externally:
externally:
- Represent ACF to communities and local
leaders. - Ensure all teams share relevant
information. - Perform any other duties asked of you to
support the work of the water and sanitation team
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the Action Against
Hunger ACF WASH Officer job opportunity should preferably hold a
Diploma/Degree in Social works, public Health, Community Development or
related field from a recognised university. - At least two years’ experience in
environmental sanitation, educational programs is desired. - Knowledge and experience with PHAST,CHAST,
CLTS training tools will be an added advantage. - Basic knowledge of water and sanitation
technical issues preferred - Excellent communication skills (written
and oral); English and Local dialect(
Kakwa, Kuku, Juba Arabic, Lugbara, Pojulu, Madi ) is required - Good computer skills, Excel and PM
assistant is desired. - Riding Skills with a valid riding permit
required. - Excellent capacity to organize and
mobilise the community with ability to make decisions with little
supervision.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications including a cover letter, CV (not more than 4 pages) with at
least three referees and a daytime telephone contract. For email applications
please note that attached documents should not be larger than 2MBs. All
documents should be zipped in one folder. Any email larger than 2MBS will not
be considered. Address your email application to:
recruitment.ug@acf-international.org mentioning “WASH Officer” in the subject
line.
their applications including a cover letter, CV (not more than 4 pages) with at
least three referees and a daytime telephone contract. For email applications
please note that attached documents should not be larger than 2MBs. All
documents should be zipped in one folder. Any email larger than 2MBS will not
be considered. Address your email application to:
recruitment.ug@acf-international.org mentioning “WASH Officer” in the subject
line.
Deadline: 10th March 2017
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