WASH Assistant- Nyakabande

Essential Requirements

• Must be a Ugandan National
  
• A Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Public Health, Community Health, Water Engineering or similar field from a recognized higher institution is required.
  
• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated professional experience in WASH programmes in similar contexts is required.
  
• Experience in implementing WASH-related activities or public health-related activities, preferably within an International NGO context/ humanitarian context.
  
• Knowledge about WASH Social Behaviour Change and Communication approaches such as CLTS, CHAST, MHM and PHAST is an added advantage.
  
• Very strong facilitation skills, community mobilization skills and the ability to effectively communicate key issues to communities.
  
• Good Computer skills and ability to write technical reports.
  
• Strong organisational abilities to manage inventory, schedules, and documentation effectively.
  
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members to achieve common goals.
  

Specific Skills:

• WASH Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of water supply, water quality, sanitation infrastructure, and hygiene promotion – as they relate to WASH programme design and implementation strategies.
  
• This includes understanding the technical aspects of water supply systems, waste management, and the promotion of hygiene practices among communities.
  
• Adaptability and Problem-Solving: The capacity to adapt to rapidly changing situations and find innovative solutions to complex challenges.
  
• Cultural Sensitiveness and Cross-Cultural Communication: Proficiency in communicating effectively across different cultures and languages.
  
• This skill ensures respectful, efficient, and effective engagement with local communities, stakeholders, and team members from diverse backgrounds.
  

• Program technical support
  
• Under the guidance of the Senior WASH officer ensure adequate access to clean and safe water at the transit center, refugee, and host communities
  
• Apply appropriate behavioral change and communication (BCC) approaches, methods and practices to mobilize and sensitize communities and institutions on best Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) practices.
  
• Work closely with Persons of Concern (POCs), refugees / asylum seekers and host communities to assess their WASH priorities, needs, and devise strategies of addressing them effectively.
  
• Lead the promotion of sanitation campaigns in selected communities through latrine construction, desludging, wastewater, and drainage management as appropriate.
  
• Lead efforts to end open defecation and to improve sanitation facilities in target areas.
  
• Working collaboratively with POCs, refugees and host communities, support promotion of appropriate hygiene practices and behaviors at the transit center, refugee, and host communities.
  
• Assist the Senior WASH Officer to manage and distribute WASH materials related to assigned project activities.
  
• Facilitate meaningful involvement and participation of POCs, refugees/ asylum seekers and host communities in planning, implementing, and maintaining of WASH and infrastructure projects to promote ownership, continuity, and sustainability.
  
• Coordination, Networking and partnership building
  
• Ensure non-duplication of programs with other partners operating in the same locations, and in similar sectors of activity.
  
• Promote integration of WASH programs with other IsraAID project sectors and activities.
  
• Participate in inter-agency discussions at national and settlement level, ensuring that IsraAID’s position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the planning and agenda setting.
  
• Documentation and reporting of project activities
  
• Timely develop and share weekly project updates, monthly report and quarterly reports on WASH project activities.
  
• Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of IsraAID’s WASH interventions and ensure that all required progress and other reports are submitted in an efficient and timely manner.
  
• Support in providing necessary data for the successful implementation of all the WASH software activities and ensure they’re implemented timely and are of high quality.
  
• Identify and document significant change stories and key learnings that arise from WASH interventions.