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Job Title:   Project Assistant – WASH (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: LWF World Service (LWF)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Project Officer – WASH

About US:

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Uganda is part of the LWF World Service and we are currently supporting Congolese and South-Sudanese refugees living in settlements in the districts of Kamwenge, Adjumani, Moyo, Kyangwali and Lamwo respectively.

Job Summary:   Under the guidance of the Hygiene and Sanitation Officer the Project Assistant is responsible for:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Implementation of WASH activities

• Train and sensitize community leaders, people of concern (PoCs) and neighboring host communities on the operation and maintenance of WASH facilities
• Engage in the training and sensitization of the PoCs and host communities on healthy sanitation and hygiene practices.
• Carry out water quality surveillance in and around PoC settlement
• Compile list of PSN beneficiaries for wash items

Sensitize water users on safe water chain

• Keep up to date list of water user committees and members
• On quarterly basis, compile/update list of households in the village
• Facilitate formation, activation and training of water user committees
• Participate in the training of school health club members
• Site HH latrines for construction
• Facilitates hygiene education sessions at water point and at block level.
• Carry out sanitary risk assessment at water points
• Monitor public health aspects of latrines and shelter construction

Representation and stakeholder management

• In partnership with market management committees, organize quarterly clean up Champaign in public places
• Participate in field-level coordination meetings
• Actively participate in communicable diseases surveillance

Internal reporting

• Compile and submit periodic wash field activities reports
• Collect and compile on regular basis field data on wash project activities.

Team management

• Provide technical guidance to hygiene promoters, water user committees, waste management committees, and community leaders

Other:

• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Diploma or University Degree in Environment Health Science, Public Health, Social Sciences from a recognized Institution
• Post Graduate training in Project Planning and Management and Sound knowledge of Financial Management is an added
• A minimum of two years’ experience in Community WASH programming
• Proven knowledge, and experience in developing and implementing community WASH mobilization projects.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, to remain flexible to a changing environment, and make decisions independently
• Excellent English Language (both written and spoken)
• Must possess a valid riding permit.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates online at the link below.

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Deadline: 6^th May 2022

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