WASH Officer (Yabello/Borena) 61 views

Project Summary

Amref Health Africa is currently planning to implement REACH (Reach, Expand and Access Community Health) project, an integrated SRHR/MHM, and WaSH intervention in Jimma and Borena zones of Oromia Region. Amref Health Africa is seeking a project WASH Officer to provide support the implementation of WASH and School based intervention, mainly demand creation for SRHR, menstrual hygiene management and WASH services.  The position holder will report technically to the REACH project Field Coordinator and functionally to the Project Technical Lead. He/She will also be responsible to ensure generation lessons and practices from implementation with close collaboration with the M&E team and field staff.  This will be a local hire position with an anticipated start Soon; qualified women applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

Job Summery

Provide WASH Activities implementation as a technical lead to the field team. Ensures WASH programs, implementations effectively in accordance with REACH project proposal specific to Borena context.

Key Responsibilities:

·          Lead WASH subcomponent of the REACH project with special focus to the , School Lead Total Sanitation and Hygiene (SLTSH), and water supply focused to schools and the surrounding community, and integrate water resources management in to WASH

·         Facilitates and ensure WASH thematic areas plan at district level to be prepared with full participation of the community and partners

·         Ensure that planning and implementation of the WASH activities are in accordance with the program principles, approaches, and procedures of Amref and in line with the project proposal

·         Ensures targeting for REACH project WASH beneficiaries are made in participatory manner

·         Works closely with woreda and Zonal partners in planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of project WASH activities;

·          Supports and facilitates the  inclusion or REACH-WASH activities in the Woreda plan

·         Accountable for the results and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Borena area REACH WASH activities;

·          Ensures that project WASH activities are implemented in accordance to the technical specification, within the planned budget and time;

·          Ensures need based WASH capacity building activities are implemented to address the REACH project objectives

·         Ensures Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) issues are properly addressed across all the stages of the project

·         In collaboration with the partners, develop a capacity building needs assessment, plan and facilitate capacity building trainings, exchange, learnings and apprenticeships.

·         Contributes to the adaptation of training materials for application in local socio-cultural contexts

·         Organizes and facilitates joint participatory monitoring programs with the woreda partners and community groups, both technical and management bodies, document lessons and provide feedback to the project office;

·          Establish and strengthen woreda level project steering committee and/or task force and secure support for REACH project implementation.

·         Facilitate regular review meetings and project reviews with different stakeholders

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·         Together with the partners sets WASH quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly;

·          Keeps up to date the new development in the sectors, including best practices and ensures ongoing personal development and learning;

·          Prepares regular and up to date project progress reports and discuss with partners representative;

·         Represents Amref health Africa at Woreda and zonal level being member of  different WASH  task force and others as required;

·          Ensures that organizational core values, policies, procedures and program approaches are clearly understood and adhered to in the daily functioning of the Woreda office and that information to monitor project progress and organizational performance, including M & E data are collected and used for organizational learning, decision making, reporting, and for promoting innovations;

·         In collaboration with other partners, coordinates, organizes, facilitates and conduct trainings,

·         Responsible to ensure that the project is implemented integrated within Amref projects implemented in the areas and government plans.

·         Reviews and summarizes monthly and quarterly report for the woreda and submit to technical lead in timely manner

·         Ensure the project results are on truck to outcome based financing

·         B.SC. in environmental health, public health

• At least 5 years of experience and in government and NGO preferably implementing WASH in the local context
• Experience in conducting trainings and practice documentation
• Good interpersonal  skills
• Communication & writing skills in both Afan Oromo & English
• Excellent computer skills
• In addition, the ideal candidate must have strong analytical, problem solving and networking skills.
• Be a team player and communicator and work under minimal supervision.

Terms of employment: one year with possible extension
Duty Station: Oromia, Yebello Borena
Required number: –   1