Requisition ID: req23044

Job Title: Capacity Building Assistant

Sector: Environmental Health

Employment Category: Fixed Term

Employment Type: Full-Time

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia

Job Description

Under the direct supervision of the Hygiene Promotion/PLA Officer, the CBA Assistant is responsible for implementation of the water supply, Hygiene and Sanitation activities of IRC- Ethiopia, Sidama region woreda’s to the required standard, principles and level of participation.

 Job descriptions:

• Facilitate orientation and sensitization meeting with the community.
• Assist in planning and facilitation of various trainings in consultation with program staff.
• Assist in facilitation of socio-economic and KAP surveys.
• Facilitate meeting for consultants and program staff with partners and community.
• Consult communities and discuss with them on how to maximize the impact of IRC’s assistance and their participation.
• Look for ways to enhance community participation in various projects and suggest best experiences.
• Updating the sustainability of various IRC projects and assess the status in financial, technical and management, and reporting the strength and weakness of the old grant projects including the scope of support from Zonal water office/Woreda water desks.
• Assist in building the capacity of the community (in line with the community’s action plan) to sustainable manage their water and sanitation facilities.
• Assist in developing the facilitation skills of JEHAs and PLA Facilitators for Participatory Learning and Action/PLA Activities using the guideline.
• Work on the sustainability of various IRC interventions in the area and suggest better experiences to relevant program.
• Maintain a system for timely information and idea-sharing on lessons learned and changing circumstances on projects.
• Maintain partnership and utilize the existing partner’s resources for community capacity building.
• Facilitate the establishment of water Users Associations and water boards, selection of pump/generator operators and plumbers in collaboration with woreda water desks.
• Organize and facilitate trainings of water committees and boards, plumbers and generator operators.
• Enhance and ensure community participation at all stages of water projects (projects design, project implementation, project handing over and project evaluation).
• Monitor and supervise the activities of water boards and water committee for old and new grants
• Conduct and work closely with other staff, close working relationship with relevant partner institutions
• Source and organize secondary socio-economic information of the zone and woredas.
• Source and compile training materials for users.
• Assist in facilitating the community, WUA’s and FG people’s awareness for the donors visit and meetings.
• Assist in facilitating the procurement and supply of fittings, spare parts, and operation and maintenance tools for WUA.
• Facilitate provisional and final hand over activities of the project and assist in collecting documents of provisional and final hand over, list of water management committees and list of capacity building materials provided for WUA’s and all necessary data
• Report to the Hygiene Promotion/PLA Officer.
•  Carry out other works as assigned by the organization

Qualifications

EDUCATION: Degree or diploma in sociology, sanitary science, Rural Development, General Agriculture, or relevant social science fields with 2 Years of relevant experience for Diploma Holder and 0 years of relevant experience for degree holders

 SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Basic Computer  knowledge
• Have a good command of Local Language and  English
• Basic English spoken and writing. 
• Have Driving license for Motor bike is an asset

How to Apply

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