Project Assistant – PHAST Job at Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development-Uganda (ACORD-U) - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Project Assistant – PHAST

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development-Uganda (ACORD-U)

Deadline of this Job:
05 August 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 31, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Project Assistant – PHAST (01 positions)
Position Type: Full-Time
Availability: 1st August, 2020
Duty Station: Bidibidi Settlement, Yumbe District
Contract: 23 months (renewable upon funding and performance)
Degree Required: Bachelor’s
Background
ACORD-U (Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development – Uganda) is an indigenous NonGovernmental Organization (NGO) working for social justice and development. ACORD has been working in Uganda since 1979 with operations in over 25 districts across Uganda. The ACORD-U works in conjunction with people who have been denied their basic rights, helping to better understand, to challenge, and to change the situation in which they find themselves. ACORD-U, a Non‐Governmental Organization is one (01) qualified candidate for the post of Project Assistant-PHAST in its newly awarded Partnership for “Improving Sustainable WASH services and schools for South Sudanese Refugees in Bidibidi settlement”. This project is funded by Swiss Water and Sanitation Consortium and HEKS-EPER through HEKS-EPER Uganda Country Office- for 24 months.
This project aims at improving sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services among 31,448 school children from four schools and communities members – 21,055 South Sudanese refugees and 10,393 host community members in Zone 4 and Zone 5 in Bidibidi Settlement by June 2022.
Position Summary:
This position is central to the implementation of sustainable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services. The incumbent will be required to participate in the daily implementation of the PHAST component of the project, providing an insight into cultural sensitivity and thoroughness of communication to the beneficiary communities, as well as assisting to see that the activities are implemented in an all-inclusive, timely and participatory manner. .

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Identify communities benefiting from the project
• Establish first contact with target communities
• Provide PHAST sessions to targeted community.
• Facilitate sessions with communities in realizing the negative hygienic and sanitary behaviors replaced with positive ones
• Contact and explain the activities and objective of the project to stakeholders and target populations.
• Inform and coordinate local authorities about all aspects of the project
• Mobilize communities to contribute in the implementation of the project.
• Work in collaboration with the stakeholders.
• Walk throughout the village and interact with all community members facilitating a rapid change in their attitude towards good hygiene and sanitation practices and behaviour.
• Effective use of IEC materials in the target villages and their follow up
• Conduct community hygiene awareness and sanitary sessions for the target communities.
• Provide technical advice to the villagers in building sanitary latrine
• Assist village Community Hygiene Promoters to record day to day progress made by villagers in their village and report to his/her supervisor
• Establish mutual and good relationship with the Community structures and other influential leaders of the target villages
• Provide supervisor with success stories and photos from special occasions and progresses
• Reporting on regular basis to the supervisor


Job Skills: Not Specified


Required qualifications and competencies:
• A Bachelors’ Degree in Arts, Community Development, Health Sciences, Communications, Environmental health, Public Health, Social Science or related field.
• Knowledge of and experience in the methodology of Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS).
• Proven skills in computer programs (Word, Excel; minimum)
• At least 3 years of practical experience as a community mobilizer.
• Experience in WASH programs in rural areas.
• Understanding of the impact of gender status and relationships on WASH and health practices
• Knowledge and/or experience in participatory community approaches and techniques.
• Outgoing personality with excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Prepared to spend longer time periods in the field.
• Team player
• Possession of a valid riding permit and knowledge of road rules.
• Knowledge of the local language will be an added advantage


Job Education: Bachelors’ Degree

Job Experience: 3 years


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Application and CV
Applications should be in English
To apply, email a cover letter, detailed CV documenting work history and current responsibilities, salary history, and three professional references (including at least 1 prior employer) to hr@acorduganda.org by
Wednesday , 5th August 2020 by 5:00pm.
Please specify “Project Assistant” in the subject line of your application email. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Hard copy hand delivered applications will not be accepted. No telephone inquiries are permitted please.
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Job Info
Job Category: NGO - Non Government Organisation jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 05 August 2020
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 31-07-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 31-07-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 01-08-2065
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