About the Job
SEX: FEMAILE
JOB SUMMARY:
To measurably improve the quality of life for vulnerable children and families by using Lifewater International’s Vision of a Healthy Village (VHV) strategy and ensuring effective sanitation and hygiene promotion and sustained behavioral change at the household level, and support behavior change at communities, Water Committees, and schools. S/he is responsible for leading a team of WASH Facilitators in household-level WASH promotion, and supporting WASH transformation in communities, schools, and Water Committees.
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Support the CHC in community-level water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) promotion including:
- Facilitate Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) triggering,
- Conduct community conversations using Lifewater’s guidebook monthly in each target community,
- Monitor community-level progress monthly,
- With the CHC, identify communities that are struggling and provide additional support, providing additional capacity building and training as needed, and
- Support organization of Open Defecation Free certification.
- Lead a team of WASH Facilitators to reach every household in their target communities with VHV programs, including vulnerable households.
- Identify community leaders who will serve as WASH Facilitators.
- Support the CHC in training WASH Facilitators to effectively provide household-level WASH training and monitoring.
- Encourage and coach WASH Facilitators through group meetings and household visits.
- Identify WASH Facilitators or groups of households that are struggling, and work with CHC to provide additional support to these households.
- Meet at least once monthly as a group of WASH Facilitators.
- Gather household monitoring data from WASH Facilitators and enter into MWATER.
- Register Healthy Homes.
- Support the CHC in school level WASH promotion including:
- Supporting trainings for teachers, students, and Parent Teach Association (PTA) or School Management Committee (SMC),
- Providing regular support of WASH Clubs, and
- Monitoring and encouraging PTA/SMC contributions for all water points and latrines.
- Support Water Committees in target communities.
- Support training and follow-up of Water Committees in their target communities, including getting of all hardware pre-requisites prior to construction.
- Monitor Water Committee progress during the intensive phase.
- Review the appropriateness and effectiveness of the sanitation and hygiene strategies and provide recommendations to CHC accordingly.
- Participate in program evaluations, including conducting baseline and endline studies.
Personnel:
- Submit weekly 15/5 and timesheet to supervisor.
- Participate in weekly one-on-one supervision meetings with supervisor.
- Participate in regular staff and skype meetings.
- Complete other duties as assigned by supervisor
- Participate in regular staff and skype meetings.
- Complete other duties as assigned by supervisors.
KEY INDICATORS OF SUCCESS:
- 100% of communities in target population have participated in SHO/SHP-led community conversation each month
- 100% of vulnerable households are supported in the target population
- 100% of households monitored each month
- University degree in environmental health, public/community health, development studies, community psychology or other related field.
- Minimum two and above years of experience in development work, preferably in a non-governmental organization setting, with at least two years of field experience in the health or water and sanitation sector has advantages
- Previous experience coordinating and leading community development teams of field staff.
- Previous experience and training in WASH programs.
- Strong ICT skills especially Microsoft Office applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES:
- Commitment to the mission, vision, and core values of Lifewater International
- Flexible and adaptable to changing environments
- Honest and dependable in all areas including finances
- Strong desire to work in and serve rural communities
- Ability to fluently speak and write in the English, Afan Oromo and Amharic languages
- Female
- 90% of households become Healthy Homes by end of intensive phase; 90% of water committees
Lifewater International-Ethiopia hereby announces vacancy for the following position. Candidates who fulfill all the requirements are invited to submit their CV, copies of relevant credentials and application letter to: ethiopia@lifewater.org within 10 consecutive days of this announcement. The position is open for external applicants
More Information
- Address Ethiopia
- Experience Level Junior
- Total Years Experience 0-5