WASH Capacity building Officer
FH/Kenya (Food for the
Hungry, Kenya) a Christian relief and development agency seeks to fill the
following open vacant positions:
Job
Title: WASH Capacity building Officer
Reporting to: WASH
Coordinator
Time
sheet: 90% of time spent in the field
Contract
period: 22 months
Job
location: Isiolo field
office
Closing
date: 23rd
March, 2013
Job
summary
Under the leadership of WASH
Coordinator, The WASH capacity building Officer will mobilize communities and
take active role in needs assessment and conduct community trainings.
Responsibilities.
•Conduct community consultations and
mobilization activities with target communities to effectively participate in
WASH project activities.
•Conduct needs assessment and
determine training gaps
•Facilitate formation and capacity
building of Water user groups, registration of the same and training of health
facility WASH management committees. .
•Identification, formation and
training of functioning community structures to manage community water
supported projects.
•Conduct regular project data
collection.
•Promotes the use of proven tools,
approaches and participatory methodologies in relation to the cultural
background of the project participants.
•Keeps records and monitoring/follow
ups of all the community action plans (CAPs)
•Compiling monitoring and training
reports.
•Ensure optional problem solving
mechanisms related to community participation in implementation of project
activities.
•Liaise with the other Water and
Sanitation staff to draw work plans and progress reports
Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes.
•A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or
Community development.
•At least 3 years relevant experience
in facilitating community WASH projects
•Knowledgeable and competent in adult
learning and participatory approaches applied in community trainings and
sanitation promotion like PLA, CLTS and CTC.
•High level of attention to details in
all aspects of work responsibilities
•Ability to work as a member of a team
and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously.
•Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills.
•Good report writing skills.
•The ability to work on his/her own
with minimal supervision across multiple projects
•Proficiency with Microsoft Office
computer software.
Interested
and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating
their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day
telephone contacts to: Human Resource
Manager, FH Kenya, P.o. Box 14978-00800 NAIROBI, Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org or drop them at our Nairobi office (Life
ministry center, 3rd floor Jabavu Road, Kilimani next to Kilimani
police station) latest by 23rd March 2013.
These
are urgent positions and applications will be shortlisted as they are
received. Shortlisted applicants will be
invited for interviews within a short period of time.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
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