Hygiene and Sanitation Officer Non-profit Careers - World Vision International

Organisation: World Vision

International

Reports to: Regional

Coordinator WASH

Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda

World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy

Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and

communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41

districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children

and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with

children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all

applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

“Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every

Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary: The Hygiene and

Sanitation Officer will provide technical support and capacity building on

sanitation and hygiene in project area and network within the sector with

various stakeholders to achieve World Vision’s child wellbeing out comes.

• Build
  
  capacity of HSAs and ADP CDFs to implement WASH activities in target
  
  communities and schools to fulfill child wellbeing out comes.


• Work
  
  closely with Cluster Managers to provide guidance in needs assessment and
  
  validation of the 5 year sanitation and hygiene annual plans for each ADP.


• Provide
  
  guidance in development of annual budget and annual activity plans for all
  
  software activities and ensure they are implemented timely and are of high
  
  quality in each ADP;


• Compile
  
  and submit sanitation and hygiene monthly and quarterly reports to the
  
  Regional Coordinator, ADP/Cluster Program Managers and other partners in
  
  the area of operation.


• Work
  
  in close collaboration with the ADP Cluster Management (Especially ADP
  
  CDFs) ensuring that project implementation is integrated into ADP
  
  programming through frequent dialogue and support;


• Provide
  
  technical backstopping and guidance to Hygiene and Sanitation Assistants
  
  and the ADP CDFs who are responsible for WASH projects within assigned
  
  area of operation.


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and working relationship with relevant Local
  
  Government department staff


• Offer
  
  technical support to the M&E team and Regional Coordinator in
  
  documenting good practices and other key learning areas on WASH.

• The
  
  prospective World Vision Hygiene and Sanitation Officer employee should
  
  hold a university degree in Public Health, environmental health or related
  
  disciplines from a recognized University


• Good
  
  computer skills and ability to write technical reports


• At
  
  least two years’ experience in implementing health, and WASH related
  
  activities preferably within an International NGO


• Very
  
  strong facilitation and communication skills


• Good
  
  Computer skills and ability to write technical reports


• Ability
  
  to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license, class A


• Excellent
  
  communication skills and be courteous in working with communities.


• Knowledge
  
  of PRA methods and willingness to live in the rural communities in the
  
  project areas.


• Must
  
  be fluent in applicable local Languages and English.


• Knowledge
  
  about CLTS, CHAST and PHAST methods are added advantage

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by

visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link

below.

Please follow instructions on How to Create Account and Profile at

World Vision’s e-recruitment portal. 

Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.