WASH Community Mobiliser officer at WaterAid Rwanda: (Deadline 13 August 2023)

WASH Community Mobiliser officer at WaterAid Rwanda: (Deadline 13 August 2023)

INTRODUCTION

WaterAid’s Vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, WaterAid works with partners to maximize its impacts for policy change/influence.

WaterAid Rwanda (WARw) works through supporting local organizations and government to plan and implement inclusive and sustainable services of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).  WARw also seeks to influence the policy change through government and other key WASH stakeholders to secure and protect the right of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services. Occupying the position of WASH Community mobiliser officer an exciting opportunity to work with WaterAid and contribute to the achievement of the national and global goals towards realizing the WASH access for everyone everywhere.

WaterAid is fully committed to protecting those with whom it comes into contact. WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behavior, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

For more information about safeguarding at WaterAid, please visit our safeguarding webpage at: https://www.wateraid.org/uk/safeguarding-at-wateraid

JOB PURPOSE:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The key responsibilities of a community mobilizer for WASH Project include:

1. Community engagement: The mobilizer will engage with community members to understand their water, sanitation, and hygiene needs. She/He will work with the community to develop a shared vision for WASH interventions that are appropriate and sustainable. The incumbent will also work with SACCO and other saving groups and/or mobilize community to participate into savings groups so that they benefit from the revolving funds.

2. Capacity building: The mobilizer builds the capacity of community members to take ownership of their WASH needs. This includes training on hygiene practices, water management, and sanitation infrastructure maintenance.

3. Project implementation: The mobilizer works with the community to implement WASH interventions. This includes overseeing the construction of water points, latrines, and hand washing stations.

4. Monitoring and evaluation: The mobilizer monitor the progress of WASH interventions and evaluates their impact on the community. They use this information to adjust the project as needed.

5. Reporting: The mobilizer prepares regular reports on project progress and submits them to project managers. Since the project will pilot some innovative WASH initiatives, the incumbent should be able to document the whole process before and after the implementation for learning purposes.

Overall:

• Work with the programme team for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the project,
• Work with SACCO staff across the intervention areas and district staff on WASH promotion and sanitation finance and marketing
• Implementation of the CBEHPP through community health clubs in the village, coordinated by the head of the village and supported by the community health workers (CHW) and the Community Environmental Health Officers (CEHO)
• Working with WASAC staff and district officials to engage communities in identification of the sites for water points and location of water tanks
• Establishing water users’ committees and ensure that members know their roles and responsibilities
• Working with district water board to train CHCs, WUCs, operators and local government authorities on the management of water supply systems
• Ensure quality programme standards in all the implemented projects
• Ensure WASH infrastructures meet the required standards for climate change resilience
• Ensure that project includes gender responsive WASH aspects
• Ensure health and safety at construction sites
• Ensure all the project outcomes are met within time and budget
• Ensure quality donor and project reports are done and submitted on time,
• Ensure donor compliance and requirements,
• Organise and lead donor visits,
• Ensure project documentation is properly done and learning shared,
• Ensure good collaboration between project leads at both regional and global levels.
• Support proper documentation of the project to inform future planning and learning
• Support the district capacity building in WASH especially for the district WASH Officers and JADF.
• Supporting advocacy and influencing engagements with district partners, for improvement of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services through JDAF platform.
• Perform any other activities in interest of WaterAid as assigned by the Leadership.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter specifying three referees (former direct supervisor) as well as their emails and telephone to: [email protected] and CC: [email protected]  The certified academic credentials will be presented after official notification of employment offer, prior to signing the contract.

Women candidates and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We will make any practical adjustments to enable people with a disability to participate fully in an inclusive working environment. Please let us know if you have a disability and require any special assistance in making your application or attending an interview.

The deadline for submission of applications is 16^th August 2023.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email or phone for an interview.

Done at Kigali, 5^th July 2023