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Job Title:  WASH Engagement/Liaison Officer

Organisation: Save
the Children International

Duty Station:  Uganda

About US:

Save the Children
International is an international relief organization that was established in
the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better
education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing
emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

Job Summary: The
WASH Engagement/Liaison Officer will support community level activities such as
engagement and social asset mapping meetings, training of WSCs & monitoring
of their functionality, training of water boards and working closely with the
District and sub county officials. He/she will also ensure WSC continue to
function and collects water user fees and mobilize them to sign up contract
with HPMA(ASP) on yearly basis. He/she will also work with Sub county health
assistants and Assistant district water officer to ensure water safety plan is
developed at sub county and that water quality testing and analysis is
conducted on a quarterly basis. He will also support the convening of water
boards quarterly meetings and share timely reports on Board performance and ASP
performance. The staff will also ensure that all Apolou purposes and other WASH
related work is fully integrated. In the event of a major humanitarian
emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role
profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Save the Children WASH Engagement/Liaison Officer job vacancy
should hold a bachelor’s qualification in a discipline related to public
health, social sciences, development studies or law. Experience could
substitute for a formal qualification, but not vice versa.

·       
Three
years of direct experience in integrated WASH programming, (preferably in a
community setting in Karamoja sub region).

·       
Implementation
of Community based management plus model using HPMAs/UA/POs as Area service
providers

·       
Experience
in Building capacity of water boards and water service providers

·       
WASH
professional with experience in Water quality surveillance, Community Led Total
Sanitation, WASH marketing, or community health work and ability to ride a motorcycle

·       
Strong
communication and coordination skills.

·       
Demonstrated
ability to work in a complex, multi-intervention health development program in
collaboration with national health ministries and international partners.

·       
Demonstrated
experience managing staff and budgets across a large geographic area

·       
Specific
experience in Software and hardware activities. CLTS, sanitation marketing,
Water quality testing

·       
Prior
experience working in Karamoja sub-region highly desired.

·       
Prior
experience working with USAID funded projects highly desired.

·       
Prior
experience working with HPMAs, district local government and water service
committees

·       
Willingness
to be based in the Karamoja sub-region, with frequent travel to communities.

·       
Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work
effectively with a diverse team of staff HQ and field based partners and
counterparts.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Deadline:  9^th July 2020

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