The Ugandan Jobline

• Take lead in the implementation of
  positive behavior changes in assigned villages, schools, and/or health
  centers to improved well-being and healthy living.
• Mentor and train community and/or school/health
  facility staff in catalyzing behavior change in the areas of health and
  hygiene in their setting.
• Build the capacity of community members
  and/or school/health facility staff to manage, operate and maintain
  critical infrastructure.
• Significantly contribute to needs
  assessments of prospective villages, schools, and/or health centers to
  inform program design.
• Regularly monitor and ensure functionality
  of WASH facilities, including improved water sources, latrines and hand
  washing facilities.
• Monitor success of behavior change efforts
  and implement new approaches to foster the development of appropriate
  norms and habits.
• Evaluate success of intervention in
  accordance with organizational policy and maintain related data and
  records.
• Develop and submit progress reports on activities
  as required to meet organization, donor and community reporting needs.

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold
  a diploma in environmental health science, public health or any discipline
  related to Water, Hygiene and Sanitation with two years of field
  experience OR the equivalent of five years of relevant field experience.
• Previous experience implementing WASH
  and/or environmental health projects on behalf of an international
  development organization.
• Strong knowledge and skills in any or all
  of the following program areas:
• Schools: WASH promotion tools or other
  behavior change approaches such as Child Hygiene and Sanitation Training
  (CHAST).
• Villages: Community Led Total Sanitation
  (CLTS), Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) and household nutrition,
  Participator Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (PVCA), sanitation
  marketing, malaria prevention, and other environmental health approaches.
• Health facilities: WASH facilities
  infrastructure management, environmental hygiene and waste disposal.
• Strong facilitation skills.
• Experience in hygiene promotion and
  behavior change communications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and oral communication
  skills.
• Proactive and results-oriented.
• Comfortable and capable adapting work and priorities
  to respond to changing situations in order to advance organizational goals
  and objectives.
• Strong computer skills, notably in
  Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Able to both work independently with
  minimum supervision and as part of a larger team.
• Good spoken and written English.
• Possesses a valid riding permit and
  knowledge of road rules.
• Knowledge of the Masindi and Kiryandongo
  areas and local languages is desirable
• Previous experience in conducting Training
  of Trainers (ToT) sessions at school and/or health facility level is an
  added advantage

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