Project Officer-WASH at Plan International

THE ROLE

The Project Officer WASH will work under Climate Proofing WASH services (CPW) project. The incumbent be responsible for the technical and behavioural aspects of hygiene and sanitation promotion and will work on improving access to inclusive and climate resilient WASH services. The incumbent shall be responsible for planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of high quality, innovative WASH interventions. The officer will also be responsible for improving the understanding of the local WASH markets and promote access to climate resilient sustainable and gender transformative WASH services The officer will ensure that an engagement approach to working with communities, the local authorities, partners other stakeholders is employed, and all activities are carried out using the Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS+) approach, in which is sensitive to community needs and promotes the full and equal participation of women, men, children, and youth. The WASH officer will coordinate activities with the partners in the project and other ongoing initiatives under the Kenya Refugee Response Programme. 

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications/ experience essential: 

• Degree in WASH related studies (public health, water and sanitation, engineering, environmental health).
• At least three years of work experience in design and implementation of WASH interventions in protracted emergency context.
• Experience integrating WASH interventions to self-reliance and livelihoods outcomes. 
• Strong community mobilization skills and experience of working in a rural setting.
• Experience in working on gender transformative or gender sensitive WASH
• Excellent management and personnel skills to enable the motivation, encouragement and participation of members.
• Ability and flexibility to understand and work in different environments and cultures.
• Excellent communication skills, with good spoken and written English and experience in report writing
• Hold personal values, ethics and attitudes which are in alignment with the principles of the Plan’s values.
• Experience from working in refugee communities

Qualifications/ experience desirable: 

• Experience in climate- resilient WASH and water resource management 
• Strong report writing skills 
• Documentation of project impact stories of change
• Community facilitation, networking, partnership development and management skills 
• Good communication, negotiation and advocacy skills 
• Good interpersonal, relationship and team working 
• Conflict Management skills 
• Ability to understand the cultural context of the coastal communities.
• Experience in program phase out management
• Experience working in consortiums

Languages required:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English.
• Ability to communication in local languages in Northern Kenya will be an added advantage.