Project Planning, Implementation and Reporting

• Play a facilitation role in project implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, assessing the outputs, outcomes and impact of the project interventions and activities in the woreda of assignment.

• Initiate and supervise project activities (water works, hygiene promotion, community and school sanitation, and other project activities in the woreda). 

• Work closely with the Woreda WASH and NTD Teams, support linking with the zonal WASH and NTD teams for coordination, information sharing and project implementation.

• With the guidance of the SBCC Advisor, Marketing and Capacity Building Advisor and the WASH Engineer, identify, examine, and incubate Private Local Service Providers (PLSPs) to deliver water schemes operation and maintenance, quality sanitiaon products, identify the barriers, enablers, influencers, channels, and opportunities for behaviour change and all water and sanitation infrastructure development and proper use by the community.

Partnership development and strengthening

• Participate in a regular sector coordination with community, woreda and zone coordination fora,

• Coordinate with Water, Health, Education, Labour and Social Affairs, Finance, Small and Micro Enterprises, Women and children Affairs and other sector offices and community members to ensure that community capacity is developed.

• Work with Woreda Water office and Kebele leaders to create WASH Committees/Water Users Associations and disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). Closely work with the Woreda Health office, Health Extension Workers (HEWs), Women Development Army (WDA), disabled people’s organisations (DPOs)

• Ensure that all people, regardless of gender, sex, disabilities benefit from, and are empowered by improved water and sanitation services, and hygiene practices.

Knowledge Management, Learning and Innovation

• In Coordination with the WASH Communication Officer, capture lessons learned, stimulate internal and external knowledge exchange, and suggest ways how to translate this into practice to the PM.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

•  Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Behavioural change Communication (BCC), Water Resources Engineering or relevant Environmental Health and Hygiene related disciplines.

• At least 3 years of community-based proven experience in undertaking activities aimed at Behaviour Communication Change (BCC), Capacity Building of government staff and institution to effectively construct, manage and maintain WASH services.

Required skills

• Organizational skills and a strong track record in meeting deliverables deadlines.

• Strong English and local language communication skills, both interpersonal and written.

• Strong data analysis and reporting skills.

• Commercial drive and quality orientation.

• Competent and motivated.

• Ability to work independently and under stressful conditions.

Competencies

• Attention to detail

• Adaptability

• Communication

• Result Orientation

• Initiative

Additional Information

Additional Information

Contract Type: National

Expected start date: As soon as possible.

Duty Station: Illu woreda in South West Shewa zone, Ethiopia.

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability. 

How to Apply

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If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on the 16th of February 2024. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be in the strictest confidence. 
If we see that your experience and skills match the requirements of the position, we will contact you to advise you of the next steps in the recruitment process.

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