CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The position is responsible for Union Council Prioritization, village selection & community mobilization to support the WASH Programme activities. The position will directly be responsible for WASH sessions in communities, schools, and HCFs. The position will also facilitate distribution of WASH Supplies & hygiene kits. The position holder will work under direct supervision of WASH Project Manager and will report as per the project reporting requirements.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: WASH Program Manager

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

• Develop strategy of community interaction and hold first dialogues & broad based community meetings within the targeted villages.
• Establish, WASH management committees, and train them on O&M for water supply schemes/points at village level.
• Ensure identification of sites closely with technical team in need of Water supply and sanitation.
• Identify schools, communities, HCFs, TLCs with missing WASH Facilities, WASH repair & rehabilitation needs with close coordination with technical and project team.
• Identify communities/villages with damaged WASH infrastructures, water points proposing new installation as per need & consultations with technical and project team.
• Support Water Quality Testing in selected villages & ensure proper records in coordination with Water safety engineer.
• Conduct Hygiene awareness sessions with communities, children and teachers for adoption of safe and healthy hygiene practices & ensure proper records
• Facilitate organization of MHM sessions with Adolescent girls by identifying Safe places (as part of school sessions or in other community premises). 
• Facilitate & manage distribution of MHM Kits.
• Conduct training of WMCs on hygiene education, safe sanitation, water quality management and disaster risk reduction.
• Ensure Formation/strengthening of WASH clubs in schools and development of school improvement plan for improved WASH services including waste management, water conservation, tree plantation etc.
• Support celebration of International WASH days in respective communities, schools and HCFs.
• Plan & manage the distribution of WASH Supplies (Hygiene kits, Aqua tabs) in respective communities in close coordination with Hygiene promotion officer and project team.
• Establish feedback mechanisms in communities for community feedback on quality/continuity of services, complaint redressal and reporting on GBV and SEA in close coordination with MEAL team.
• Any other task assigned by supervisor.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI Values in Practice) 

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS

• Bachelor degree with 1-2 years of total experience and having minimum 1 years of WASH sector experience.
• Experience in WASH Infection, prevention & Control (IPC), hygiene education, MHM in communities & schools & distribution management
• Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform;
• Excellent skills on computer operation, especially on MS Word &  Microsoft Excel
• Community mobilization skills.
• Problem solving ability.
• Fluency in local languages along with good English knowledge

Equal Opportunities

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Health and Safety

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Preference will be given to local candidates. Only shortlisted applicants will be called for an interview.