Urgent WASH Positions
FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian relieve and development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Post Title: WASH Project Officer
Duty Station: Wider Marsabit Area
Duration: 6 months
No of Positions: 3
Reporting Date: 1 October 2011
Job Purpose
To provide technical expertise on water and sanitation in Marsabit in order to
deliver appropriate, sustainable and environmentally friendly water and
sanitation interventions that meets the needs of the beneficiaries.FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian relieve and development agency seeks to fill the following vacant positions:
Post Title: WASH Project Officer
Duty Station: Wider Marsabit Area
Duration: 6 months
No of Positions: 3
Reporting Date: 1 October 2011
Job Purpose
Duties and Responsibilities
- Selecting,
modifying or designing appropriate water and sanitation infrastructure,
and suitable community based maintenance and repair systems
- Designing
and ensuring the effective promotion of appropriate hygiene and sanitation
messages
- Developing
a water and sanitation implementation and monitoring plan in a
participatory manner with communities targeted
- Preparing
reports in line with the reporting schedule and to donor requirements.
- Participate
in designing and implementing surveys and assessments related to the field
of water and sanitation when needed
- Mobilization
of community groups & training on HHWTS & hygiene promotion
activities,
- To
assist the MoPHS through the DPHO and other relevant WASH Officers at
County and district level in the formation of operational networking
groups at community level on Health HWTS,
- Developing
proposals and budgets for water and sanitation projects in collaboration
with the project team and partners
- Representing
WASH Sector coordination meetings at County and district level
Essential Experience
- A
minimum of 3 years experience in rural and/or peri-urban water and
sanitation projects in developing countries and/or countries in
transition.
- Experience
of water supply systems: network, gravity flow, drinking water quality and
treatment etc.
- Installation
of ground water source development, wells and boreholes.
- Project
appraisals and management.
- Project
Monitoring and evaluation plus impact assessment
- Experience
of working with host governments and their agents, INGOs and national NGOs
an advantage
- Developing
of new projects, writing proposals and responding to donor requirements
Qualifications and Skills
- Degree/National
diploma related to Public Health, Water and Sanitary Engineering or Civil
Engineering
- Technical
competencies water designs and sanitation programs and sound financial
skills. (e.g.budgeting)
- Problem
Solving skills, Strategic thinking and management
- Ability
to work both independently, initiative, works with minimal supervision and
a team player.
- Good
communications skills and computer literate (MS Word, Excel, internet)
- High
Technical standards of report writing ability and proposal writing.
- Strong
co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders
- Fluency
in English (written and spoken)
Position Title: WASH Project Supervisor
Duty Station: Wider Marsabit
Duration: 6 months
No of Positions: 1
Reporting Date: 1 October 2011
Function: To coordinate and oversee fit hygiene promotion activities including but not limited to coordinating field activities. Mounting and development of program activities.
Major Responsibilities:-
To supervise and provide support to FH, water and sanitation programs, specifically but not limited to supervision for water and sanitation program at the community level to enhance completion of project activities as planned and with the projected impact.
Specific Duties:-
Duty Station: Wider Marsabit
Duration: 6 months
No of Positions: 1
Reporting Date: 1 October 2011
Function: To coordinate and oversee fit hygiene promotion activities including but not limited to coordinating field activities. Mounting and development of program activities.
Major Responsibilities:-
To supervise and provide support to FH, water and sanitation programs, specifically but not limited to supervision for water and sanitation program at the community level to enhance completion of project activities as planned and with the projected impact.
Specific Duties:-
- To
supervise the construction of FH/Kenya’s water and sanitation projects at
the community level and staff under him/her
- Hygiene
and sanitation promotion and formulation of training modules
- To
ensure efficient and effective implementation of water and sanitation
projects per the program design;
- Programs
plans implementation and report writing
- Support
the Program Manager in program design and targeting of new water and
sanitation programs among other duties assigned.
Essential experience
- A
minimum of 4 years experience in rural and/or peri-urban WASH projects
- Experience
of water supply systems: network, gravity flow, drinking water quality and
treatment etc.
- Excellent
report writing skills with experience of developing new projects,
proposals and responding to donor requirements
- Excellent
computer skills with hands on planning and design software.
- Posses
a riding and driving license with at least five years of experience
- Ability
to multi-task and meet deadlines.
- Committed
to serve the poor in relation to FH/Kenya’s Christian foundation and
beliefs
Qualifications and Skills
- A
Degree related to Public Health, Water and Sanitary Engineering, Civil
Engineering or Social Sciences
- Technical
competencies in the design of water and sanitation programmes as well as
sound financial skills (e.g., budgeting)
- Independent,
initiative and a team player
- Computer
literate with fluency of Microsoft Word, Excel, internet and email
packages
- Good
communication skills and works with minimal supervision
- Strategic
thing and management plus problem solving skills
- Strong
co-ordination and negotiation skills with stakeholders
- Fluency
in English (written and spoken)
Human Resources Manager,
FH Kenya
P O Box 14978 -00800
Nairobi
Email address: hr_fhkenya@fh.org
or drop them at our Nairobi Office.(Life Ministry Centre, 3rd Floor Jabavu Road, Kilimani. Next to Kilimani Police station) latest by September 28th, 2011.
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