Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
The WASH Community Mobilizer officer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is responsible for engaging and empowering communities to take ownership of their water, sanitation, and hygiene needs. The mobilizer works with community members to identify their needs, develop solutions, and implement sustainable WASH interventions.

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:
Education
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Environmental Health, and Public Health

Experience
• Minimum 7 years working experience for candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Environmental Health, and Public Health
• Minimum 4 years working experience Master’s degree in Social Sciences, Development studies, Environmental Health, and Public Health
• Experience of working with INGOs in areas of WASH is required.

Knowledge
• Strong understanding of Rwanda WASH context
• Thorough understanding of and linkages with stakeholders/institutions involved in WASH.
• Understanding of issues of gender and inclusion in the Rwanda context, particularly as it relates to gender-specific WASH
• Understanding of issues related to climate change resilience
• Strong documentation and knowledge sharing skills

Competencies
• Excellent skills in writing, producing excellent monitoring and programme / project reports for wider audience
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Team player and able to work independently and with minimal management oversight.
• Ability to adhere to Safeguarding principles.

Language
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both written and spoken), and working knowledge of French

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
• 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: RecruitmentsWARW@wateraid.org  and CC: JacquelineKabera@wateraid.org  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 16th August 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email or phone for an interview.
• Done at Kigali, 5th July 2023

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