Project Officer - Sanitation & Hygiene at World Vision Kenya

Job Description:

To support in the implementation and monitoring of all sanitation, hygiene and health activities in Golbo AP. This role will contribute to increasing water and sanitation coverage and hygiene promotion in efforts towards achieving SDG 3; Good health and well-being and SDG 6: to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

The Project officer will provide leadership in implementation of Sanitation, Hygiene and Health interventions hence contribute to child wellbeing outcomes in an Area Program. In order to perform this role effectively, the Project officer must be able to effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos, collaborate with local community and committees, county government, private sector and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to others.

Please Note: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics, and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel, and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments.

Project, Planning and Implementation

• Co-ordinate the implementation of all the emergency hygiene interventions as outlined in the project design. This includes the distribution of NFIs (soap, menstrual hygiene pads, water purification items and  jerricans) and hygiene promotion activities.
• Develop a detailed implementation plan for the emergency hygiene interventions for the 6 month duration of the project. This will involve mapping of the NFI beneficiaries, identification of secondary storage facilities for the NFIs and transport arrangements for movement of NFIs
• Development of the relevant IEC materials for hygiene promotion together with other stakeholders
• Co-ordinate community training on the use of the NFIs
• Ensure that business processes, emergency standards and guidelines related to hygiene initiatives developed in coordination with Disaster Management and NO-WASH are effectively implemented within the project area.  
• Mentor and capacity build the project community mobilizers.
• Collaborate with other programs within area of operation to achieve proposed child and community well-being outcomes

Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation - Quality Assurance 

• Develop monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and end of project reports on the hygiene interventions and ensure that the reports are prepared in a timely manner and in accordance with WV Kenya and Donor requirements.
• Carry out monitoring of the hygiene interventions in conjunction with other partners within the project area

Advocacy, Engagement with strategic partners, Linkages and networks & partnership development 

• Collaborate with Ministry of Health and other relevant departments in implementing  the emergency hygiene interventions
• Engage and network with other relevant partners, especially those implementing other aspects of the USG funded grants
• Participate in  coordination and other meetings as may be required in the project area

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional experience

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years proven experience for degree holder in working/programming in either relief or development including managing a large scale community based project with evidence of successful implementation of similar projects.
• Working experience in Sanitation and Hygiene Market Based approaches.
• Good commercial acumen - appreciation of budgeting and financial management.
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills, problem-solving, judgment and decision-making skills and the ability to monitor and explain trends and variances.
• Good negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to influence people positively

Required Education & Certification

• Degree in public/Environmental health, community development or relevant WASH field

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Expertise in partnership and collaborations with community, county governments and other S&H related institutions under WASH market-based approaches.
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Ms Office
• Proposal/Concept writing skills for fund raising