Job Title: WASH Coordinator (4 Job Placements)
Organisation: Save the
Children International
Children International
Duty Station: Kotido,
Moroto, Kaabong and Amudat, Uganda
Moroto, Kaabong and Amudat, Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 300
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 300
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The WASH Coordinator will implement
household and community WASH activities. The incumbent will also work closely
with other project WASH staff to ensure effective household and community WASH
improvements. The District WASH Officer will ensure that all WASH activities
support the achievement of project nutrition and livelihood targets. The
position will ensure the quality and documentation of key WASH related
interventions and approaches in his/her district. The position will be
responsible for ensuring all deliverables related to WASH are delivered in a
timely fashion and key lessons learned and best practices captured practices
household and community WASH activities. The incumbent will also work closely
with other project WASH staff to ensure effective household and community WASH
improvements. The District WASH Officer will ensure that all WASH activities
support the achievement of project nutrition and livelihood targets. The
position will ensure the quality and documentation of key WASH related
interventions and approaches in his/her district. The position will be
responsible for ensuring all deliverables related to WASH are delivered in a
timely fashion and key lessons learned and best practices captured practices
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
WASH Coordinator job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline
related to Public Health. Experience could substitute for a formal
qualification, but not vice versa.
The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
WASH Coordinator job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a discipline
related to Public Health. Experience could substitute for a formal
qualification, but not vice versa.
·
A minimum of three years of direct experience in
integrated WASH programming
A minimum of three years of direct experience in
integrated WASH programming
·
WASH professional with experience in Community
Led Total Sanitation, WASH marketing, or community health work
WASH professional with experience in Community
Led Total Sanitation, WASH marketing, or community health work
·
Proven ability to work in a complex,
multi-intervention health development program in collaboration with national
health ministries and international partners
Proven ability to work in a complex,
multi-intervention health development program in collaboration with national
health ministries and international partners
·
Specific experience in CLTS and WASH marketing
highly desired
Specific experience in CLTS and WASH marketing
highly desired
·
Prior experience working in Karamoja sub-region
highly desired
Prior experience working in Karamoja sub-region
highly desired
·
Prior experience working with USAID funded
projects highly desired
Prior experience working with USAID funded
projects highly desired
·
Willingness to be based in the Karamoja
sub-region, with frequent travel to communities
Willingness to be based in the Karamoja
sub-region, with frequent travel to communities
·
Commitment to producing high quality program
deliverables on time and under budget
Commitment to producing high quality program
deliverables on time and under budget
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by
clicking on the title link below.
clicking on the title link below.
Deadline: 15th
October 2017
October 2017
For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com or
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline
find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline