Terre
des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an international NGO focussed on Child Rights
and Health project.
WASH Community Development Expert
(Short term) (1 position)
Duty
station:
Modogashe (Lagdera district, Garissa county)
Responsible to: WASH Project Manager
Contract duration: 3 months
Working with: WASH Technical Supervisor, WASH Sensitization supervisor, local authorities and communities
Overall Job Purpose:
To re-design the approach to hygiene promotion to utilize a Behavior Change Communication (BCC) approach.
Develop
tools and processes to identify triggers and barrier to behavior change for
School, Health Centre and community project.
Create
key messages and selection of communication channels to promote behavior
change.
Developing
training modules for the capacity building of the Water Committee
Associations.
Use
the WCAs modules to train the WCAs and adapt the modules if necessary.
Participates
in the capacity building support to the Water Committees Associations, WASH committees,
schools teachers and other relevant local authorities and community groups, as
required by the project.
Scope of work
Under the supervision of Tdh WASH Project Manager and in close collaboration with the MOPH and MOW of Lagdera district, she/he is responsible for developing IEC material with a BCC approach, give guidance to improve the hygiene promotion sessions, developing modules for WCAs capacity building and training the WCAs.
Specific responsibilities
- Develops modules
for training and capacity building of the Water Associations committees.
- Participates in
the capacity building support to the Water Committees Associations, WASH
committees, schools teachers and other relevant local authorities and
community groups, as required by the project.
- Develops or
improve already existing tools to improve the WASH sensitization
activities.
- Creates new IEC
materials for the schools, health centres and community with the Behavior
Change Communication (BCC) approach Test these IEC materials and adapt them
if necessary
- Ensures that
activities are appropriately proposed, when deemed necessary, amendments
to the WASH strategy, in consultation with the WASH PM.
- In collaboration
with the WASH PM, participates in designing strategies and objectives for
improved support to beneficiaries and contribute actively in its
monitoring, evaluation and revision.
- Develops or
improve already existing tools to improve the WASH sensitization
activities.
- Develops or
improve already existing tools to improve the monitoring of WASH
structures.
- Participates in
the capacity building support to the Water Committees Associations, WASH
committees, schools teachers and other relevant local authorities and
community groups, as required by the project.
- Participates in
the development of database tools and supervises field testing of the
tools
- In a
participatory manner identifies, mobilizes and trains community members
and other actors to encourage their participation in different aspects of
the project implementation and development.
Requirements:
Essential
- Master in
anthropology, behavior change or communication with an experience in water
sanitation or social marketing in the field with an NGO especially in
Kenya. Partnership sensitive and capacity building approach.
- At least 3
years’ field experience working with government or NGOs in WASH sector as
community hygiene promotion expert or Water Committee Associations
trainers.
- Fluent in
English, Swahili (Somali an asset)
- Capacity and
experiences to train Water Committee Associations
- Working
knowledge of MS Office, expertise in Excel, experience in HPinfo, email
system.
- Capable of
working in remote places
- Knowledge of the
NGO cycle project.
- Knowledge of the
community culture and context in the Lagdera District
- Experience in
data base collection and reporting
Personal
attributes
- Able to work
independently with minimal support
- Willing to work
in difficult environment with limited social services
- To be
accountable for activities entrusted to he/r
- Punctual,
efficient and capable to perform under pressure
Application
modalities:
Qualified and
interested candidates should submit a covering letter, CV and references.
Applications should be addressed to WASH Project Manager and submitted to: Terre
des hommes, Modogashe
They can also be emailed to : wpm.ke@tdh.ch
They can also be emailed to : wpm.ke@tdh.ch
Closing
date for these positions is 17th June 2013.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Tdh’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protect children’s rights, which includes the prevention of all forms of child abuse.
Tdh is an equal opportunity employer.
Female
candidates are encouraged to apply.