🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Concern Worldwide – LANN WASH Officer

LANN Nutrition Smart Communities – a rights-based approach and integrated programme

S/He will ensure that agreed targets are on track to be met with high quality reporting.

• Under the supervision of Food and Nutrition Supervisor
• Target vulnerable households using PRA tools.
• Ensure every targeted households maintains safe sanitation and hand washing practices.
• Sensitise and train target communities on improved WASH practices such as safe treatment and storage of drinking water, correct hand washing and the use of hygienic latrines.
• Train animators and community on LANN Module 3 – Hygiene and basic sanitation: This module aims at personal hygiene and sanitary practices. It also includes food and water safety.
• Rehabilitation of water points and capacity building of water management committees
• Participation in the elaboration of community micro-development plans.
• Develop monthly and weekly work plans in line with Project Implementation plan and submit to Team Leader for approval.
• Participate in the designs of ToRs and other documentation (SRs, traning curriculum, budget, float request…) for a programmatic and logistical preparation of the fields activities such as trainings and workshops.
• Facilitate trainings and workshops on WASH related topics to be carried and ensuring all paperwork are properly filled (such as attendance list, payement receipt etc.)

Monitoring and Evaluation 

• Liaise with the LANN M&E Officer to ensure that WASH accurate data are collected through standardized data collection tools.
• Participate in project planning, review meetings with staff and stakeholders, and ensure that key recommendations and learning are incorporated into day-to-day project implementation.

Reporting and documentation 

• Participate to the writing of monthly activity report through the timely submission of activities up-date to the FNS supervisor.
• Actively participate in the production of donors and annual reports by giving updates and inputs to the Supervisor in a timely and accurate manner.
• Actively participate in the documentation of good practices in LANN+ Project throught the production of activity reports as per agreed template.
• Participate in correct and accurate filling of documentation both soft and hard copies.

OTHERS / SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that Cross cutting issues: Gender & Equality and COVID-19 prevention & awareness rising are mainstreamed in all activities.
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships with community leaders and animators to aid successful programming.
• Participate in WASH coordination meetings at District level
• Complete any reasonable task requested by the Supervisor.

Education

• Must have a diploma in community development or public health or relevant experience in WASH

Desirable

• Additional certification in M&E
• Fluency in Temne and Krio language (spoken) / Check
• Valid motorbike license and ability to ride
• Computer skills / MS Word and Excel

Job related Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum 4 years experience in community development/WASH/Health related programmes

• Minimum of 2 Years working with INGOs
• Training and competence in group facilitation
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communication, interpersonal and  observation skills