Sanitation and Hygiene Promoter -Ethiopia

Life water International-Ethiopia hereby announces vacancy for the following position.

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

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 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