IsraAID
WASH Facilitator (Kenyan national)
Application deadline: Rolling, candidates will be considered as the applications come in with a hard closing date of 27/12/2015.
Starting date: January 2015
Place: Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya.
Application deadline: Rolling, candidates will be considered as the applications come in with a hard closing date of 27/12/2015.
Starting date: January 2015
Place: Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya.
IsraAID, an Israeli international humanitarian aid organization is looking for a program coordinator and trainer in the field of water sanitation and hygiene.**
IsraAID, an Israel-based
non-governmental humanitarian aid agency, is looking for a motivated and
flexible project coordinatorWASH Facilitator to assist in the management and
implementation of a water, and sanitation and hygiene training program in
Kakuma refugee camp, in Kenya.
The position offers an exciting opportunity to get hands-on and management experience in non-profit project management in Africa and lead innovative grass-roots activities in the field.
The job requires relocation to Kakuma, Kenya.
Minimum qualifications, skills and experience:
The position offers an exciting opportunity to get hands-on and management experience in non-profit project management in Africa and lead innovative grass-roots activities in the field.
The job requires relocation to Kakuma, Kenya.
Minimum qualifications, skills and experience:
- Advanced educational background in science
and/or water / environmental / agricultural engineering / Water technician
diploma.
- Be legally employable in Kenya.
- Proven experience in teaching/facilitation
- Knowledge and skills in a water quality
laboratory
- Excellent English, both written and spoken.
- Strong interpersonal and team skills,
management experience preferred.
Preferred qualifications, skills and
experience:
- Flexible and positive attitude
- Experience working in non-profit
organizations.
- Experience working in the international
sphere.
- Experience with teaching and/ or training.
- Experience working in the water industry, arid
areas preferable
- Comfortable living and working in hardship
areas
Reporting to the WASH Program Manager
and Field Office Coordinator, the position includes but is not limited to:
- Coordinating the implementation of training
programs in the field of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in and
around a refugee camp in Kenya in tandem with IsraAID's Kakuma WASH
Program Manager, Programs Director and Kenya Country Director.
- Supervising and driving development of
IsraAID’s Introduction to WaMTech Training Program.
- Teaching Introduction to WaMTech, as needed.
- Teaching Advanced WaMTech, as needed.
- Assisting with logistics associated with
Advanced WaMTech classes and Intensive Training courses.
- Leading procurement for and certification of
IsraAID’s water laboratory
- Supervising IsraAID’s water quality testing
laboratory.
- Supervising IsraAID’s hygiene promotion teams
Community Outreach activities.
- Participating in and supervising day to day
WASH program activities and operations.
- Development of technical training programs.
- Implementing training programs in
collaboration with local staff.
- Managing logistics, coordinating supply
inventory, and general administration of a technical training project.
- Representing IsraAID at meetings with
government, community members, NGOs and the UN.
- Monitoring, evaluation and reporting on all
IsraAID WASH projects.
- Following training period, In-job training to
take over the long-term WaMTech Program.taking on the responsibilities of
the WASH Program Manager in Kakuma including leading WaMTech courses and
partnerships.
- Step into leading new WASH projects and
partnerships as they arise in the course of the contract.
Hiring Conditions:
- Relocating to Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya.
- IsraAID will cover living expenses while in
Kakuma including, accommodation stipend, medical expenses related to the
employment and meals.
- 5.5 working days weekly. 5 days off (R&R)
every 8 weeks.
- 12 month contract, with a 3 month probationary
period.
- This is a paid position.
How to Apply:
To apply to this position please send your CV and cover letter listing references and salary expectations in ONE DOCUMENT (word or pdf) with the email Subject: WASH Facilitator to Alex Theran at atheran@israaid.org
Any applications deviating from this format will not be considered.
To apply to this position please send your CV and cover letter listing references and salary expectations in ONE DOCUMENT (word or pdf) with the email Subject: WASH Facilitator to Alex Theran at atheran@israaid.org
Any applications deviating from this format will not be considered.
Due to the volume of applications
only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Please do not send follow up emails
as they will not receive replies or benefit your application in any manner.
Closing Date: 27 Dec 2015
