Emergency WASH and Gender Project Officer

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Church World Service

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Not Disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 31/03/2025
  • Location: Uganda
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Introduction:
Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable solutions to hunger, poverty, displacement, and disaster. CWS does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, age, disability, or veteran status in employment or in the provision of services.

Responsibilities

Core Job Responsibilities:
 
Program Administration (50%)
  • Support the implementation of the assigned WASH infrastructure project(s) in line with the activity plan and time frame of the relevant project proposal(s) and any applicable national and international guidelines and standards.
  • Work with the WASH Project Manager to supervise the quality construction of assigned infrastructures, ensuring good maintenance and sustainable processes, especially by actively involving the local communities and helping establish/set up water committees.
  • Facilitate the integration of beneficiary participation and accountability (BA) in all aspects of the project, particularly with regards to gender inclusion.
  • In collaboration with the WASH Project Manager, design and implement hygiene promotion activities for refugee communities, and train up hygiene promoters
  • Led the assessment and integration of gender mainstreaming into all aspect of the WASH and Hygiene promotion activities
  • Ensure appropriate visibility at settlement levels concerning Water Supply & Provision in humanitarian, transitional and development programming.
 Compliance (15%)
  • Be Responsible for ensuring compliance and adherence to CWS policies, guidance, and procedures in relation to the thematic areas while contributing to the development of policies, strategies, tools, and new approaches with a focus on innovation and piloting.
  • Support the WASH Project Manager to ensure the financial and procurement compliance for related construction and WASH activities.
 Representation/Engagement (15%)
  • Attend coordination and other relevant meetings with authorities, donors, and other stakeholders as requested by the WASH Project Manager or any other person that may be delegated.
Monitoring and Evaluation (15%)
  • Support donor reporting
  • Support the development, adaptation, testing and mainstreaming of best/good practices in needs assessment, project design, implementation, M & E, and research in Emergency WASH Programming.
Additional Responsibilities (5%)
  • Any other duties assigned.

Qualifications
 
  • Bachelor’s degree in water supply, engineering, hydrology, or related field is required.
  • A Minimum of four (4) years of relevant work experience in construction and WASH contexts, preferably in the humanitarian and/or emergency context in Uganda.
  • Experience in developing and delivering practical WASH and Hygiene training to partner staff and communities.
  • Demonstrated experience in program monitoring and evaluation, writing periodic project reports to institutional donors, including applying data collection tools and methodologies, data analysis, and data presentation.
  • Experience mentoring, coaching, facilitating, and training applying adult learning principles and practices.
  • Experience working with vulnerable communities and individuals at the grassroots level.
  • Experience working with local authorities, external stakeholders, and government.
  • Demonstrated experience in project management and budgeting tools.
  •  Strong English communication skills, both written and oral.
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