Field Animator in WASH and MHM Social Mobilization at Movement for the Fight against Hunger in the World: (Deadline 4 August 2023)
VACANCY FOR FIELD ANIMATOR IN WASH AND MHM SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
Amazi Meza project AICS AID 012590/08/8 is a 3 years implementing WASH activities aiming to improve sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene in Gatsibo District which is under implementation by MLFM under the Finance support from AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation).
The overall goal of Amazi meza Project is to increase and sustain equitable access to and use of safe drinking water and sanitation services. This will reduce families’ health, economic, and social burdens due to the lack of WASH services.
Mandatory written and spoken Kinyarwanda native speaker
- TYPE OF POST: from August 2023 to July 2025, total 24 months
- REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Education: A2/A1 in Environmental Health Sciences, Public Health, Community Health, Clinical Psychology, Hygiene and Sanitation, Social worker, MEG(mathematics economics and geography), MEC( mathematics economics and computer)or human sciences, Software development.
- Experience: Not required
- Key Technical Skills and Required knowledge:
- Planning & Organizational Skills;
- Prioritization of multiple work streams
- Creative, proactive, customer focused, solutions led and outcome driven Skills;
- Interpersonal Skills
- Effective communication skills especially Listening;
- Time Management Skills;
- Good Computer Skills;
- Judgment & Decision-making skills;
- Complex Problem-solving Skills;
- Fluency in Kinyarwanda, English compulsory and French; knowledge of all is an advantage
- Data entry management
- Understanding of the ethical issues related to community mobilization.
Additional trainings: Not required
III. LINE OF AUTHORITY/. REPORTS TO: The coordinator of Hygiene and sanitation Activities/MLFM IV. RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Specific responsibilitiesA.1. Community and schools WASH & MHM program management1. Ensures capacity building for community and schools clubs cooperatives and associations VSLA in WASH AND MHM;2. Supervises all activities of community hygiene clubs, Schools hygiene clubs, WASH Committees in the catchment area of the 2 health centers (Kageyo and Gituza hc);3. Organizes meeting of community health workers, Clubs, latrine beneficiaries, WASH Committees in collaboration with Authorities4. Ensures maintenance of data collection tools from the community, schools and health centers5. Participates in sector steering committee A.2. FIELD ANIMATOR1. Supervises all training aimed in the project, identification and selection of training beneficiaries, health education sensibilization and home visit;2. Ensures the continuous availability of drinking water and adequate collection of rain water;3. Oversees the capacity building of staff on health & safety and infection prevention and control issues4. Regularly monitors functional status of latrines, wastewater evacuation systems and medical waste management facilities 5. Assesses need for maintenance of the health center infrastructure (plumbing, painting) 6. Coordinates health education program for patients, attendants and others7. Monitors health center premises for rodents and other vectors of diseases and initiates necessary actions8. Organizes monthly safety rounds with the health and safety committee and develop corrective action plans9. Provides environmental health and community health reports to the hierarchical authority.10. Participates in quarterly inspection of water, hygiene and sanitation in public areas (restaurants, bars, lodges, etc.) and households within the catchment area( Busetsa cell)11. Conducts supportive supervision to the villages and schools-based hygiene clubs and menstruation hygiene
A.3. Health promotion and disease prevention
- Participates in preparation of monthly health education plan
- Educates clients, families and community on health issues
- Assesses health education outcomes
A.4. Data management1. Receives, compiles and process report from community health workers trained by the project2. Conducts analysis of community health indicators3. Provides reports of community health workers activitiesB. General responsibilities:
B.1. Quality Improvement and customer care:
- Identifies quality gaps in community health and environmental health services and propose necessary actions
- Participates in quality improvement supporting committees’ meetings as assigned
- Complies to policies, protocols and guidelines in place
- Ensures compliance to customer care norms
Other responsibilities
- Participates in health center staff meetings.
- Upholds the health center’s core values
- Ensures effective communication with other workmates
- Ensures cleanliness of the workplace
- Adheres to facility safety policies with particular emphasis to infection prevention and control guidelines
- Promotes team working
- Respects norms specified in employment and motivation contracts
- Carries out any other activities assigned by the hierarchy
Submit your proposals only and exclusively to this email address: selezione@mlfm.it
TO ATTACH:
- curriculum vitae
- educational qualification
- previous experiences if any and references
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