Field Officer (WASH) at Welthungerhilfe

Objective

To assist in the implementation of WASH projects including trainings for the county and beneficiary groups in the respective project areas

Duties and responsibilities

• Facilitating and carrying out community hygiene and sanitation trainings ensuring enough relevance to community health,
• Regularly monitoring the execution of project related activities and results, providing feedback to the Head of Project,
• Compiling and documenting relevant documents for collaborative activities and missions,
• Designing and documenting meetings, workshops, seminars and other events related to the project field activities,
• Contributing towards projects strategic development,
• Conducting trainings to the communities as per the topics outlined in the proposal and developing the training manual when required,
• Keeping informed about topics and developments of related to the projects through evaluation of press, direct dialog, forum participation seminars e.t.c
• Formulating project action plans and synchronize between the planning and budgeting systems,
• Developing and maintaining contacts with all relevant stake holders,
• Representing the project and corporate with government institutions, non-governmental organizations and the local community in relevant platforms as and when required,
• Reporting all security relevant issues and information to the Project Security Focal Person (PSFP) and the Head of Project.

Persons’ specifications (qualifications required, education and work experience)

• HND or Degree in Community Health or in any other related field
• At least 3 years of work experience in community-based projects

Required skills:

• At least Knowledge of one local language is a must (Makueni/Kajiado)
• Have experience in community trainings.
• Have experience in community mobilization.
• Oral and written proficiency in English
• Relationship-building and networking skills
• Ability to work flexibly, on own initiative and as part of a team