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CLOSE 8/6/2015
CLOSE 8/6/2015
Recruitment of a
WASH Community Mobilizer (1)
WASH Community Mobilizer (1)
BACKGROUND
Forum for African Women
Educationalists-FAWE Rwanda Chapter has grown over the last seventeen years to
become a reputable key partner and focal point on girls’ education in Rwanda.
FAWE’s mission is to support girls’ and women acquire education for
development. FAWE supports implementation of Ministry of Education priorities.
Educationalists-FAWE Rwanda Chapter has grown over the last seventeen years to
become a reputable key partner and focal point on girls’ education in Rwanda.
FAWE’s mission is to support girls’ and women acquire education for
development. FAWE supports implementation of Ministry of Education priorities.
The October 2014 Rwanda Joint Review
Education of the Education Sector identified water and sanitation in schools as
a priority for the sector. Adequate water and sanitation as part of a healthy
school environment significantly improve a child’s prospects to develop and
thrive. The promotion of good hygiene behavior at school can initiate behavior
changes that last a lifetime.
Education of the Education Sector identified water and sanitation in schools as
a priority for the sector. Adequate water and sanitation as part of a healthy
school environment significantly improve a child’s prospects to develop and
thrive. The promotion of good hygiene behavior at school can initiate behavior
changes that last a lifetime.
FAWE Rwanda Chapter and the United
Nations Children’s Fund-UNICEF are collaborating on a partnership aimed at
enhancing gender-based school interventions in Child Friendly Schools with
three major pillars that address issues of poor reading culture among young
students, limited knowledge of healthy living and HIV/AIDS prevention among
young people and maintenance and usage of water and sanitation facilities in
ten schools located in ten districts around the country.
Nations Children’s Fund-UNICEF are collaborating on a partnership aimed at
enhancing gender-based school interventions in Child Friendly Schools with
three major pillars that address issues of poor reading culture among young
students, limited knowledge of healthy living and HIV/AIDS prevention among
young people and maintenance and usage of water and sanitation facilities in
ten schools located in ten districts around the country.
To support the improvement of Water and
Sanitation Health-WASH practices, FAWE would like to recruit a WASH Community
Mobilizer to closely work with the Community Facilitators in the ten
schools.
Sanitation Health-WASH practices, FAWE would like to recruit a WASH Community
Mobilizer to closely work with the Community Facilitators in the ten
schools.
The WASH Community Mobiliser will be
primarily responsible for ensuring that strategies to increase the use of
improved sanitation facilities and improved hygiene behaviors are effectively
adapted to Rwandan school settings. She/he will work with schools to develop
gender sensitive WASH plans that support increased access to safe water. The
WASH Community Mobiliser will collaborate with school-based Community
Facilitators to develop detailed implementation and monitoring plans to ensure
accountability and make improvements in children’s lives. The WASH Community Mobilizer
will support Community Facilitators to conduct school-based health and hygiene
campaigns to change attitudes and behaviors of people within these schools.
primarily responsible for ensuring that strategies to increase the use of
improved sanitation facilities and improved hygiene behaviors are effectively
adapted to Rwandan school settings. She/he will work with schools to develop
gender sensitive WASH plans that support increased access to safe water. The
WASH Community Mobiliser will collaborate with school-based Community
Facilitators to develop detailed implementation and monitoring plans to ensure
accountability and make improvements in children’s lives. The WASH Community Mobilizer
will support Community Facilitators to conduct school-based health and hygiene
campaigns to change attitudes and behaviors of people within these schools.
Major duties /
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
The WASH Community Mobiliser will be
responsible for:
responsible for:
- Provision of technical guidance to
intervention schools on effective and efficient ways to access, maintain
and use safe water.
- Promotion and enhancement of sanitation
activities in intervention schools including proper waste management,
effective latrine usage and hand washing and effective cleaning of
latrines.
- Timely and quality implementation of all WASH
related activities in line with established work plans and available
budgets.
- Work with the project coordinator to
develop, produce and disseminate high quality information and materials on
WASH activities in the schools
- Provision of regular advice to schools on school
health and hygiene to intervention schools.
- Support Community Facilitators’ work with head
teachers, School general Assembly in enhancement of health and
hygiene practices in schools.
- Actively contribute in the organization of
trainings and capacity building activities for community facilitators and
club teachers.
- Supervision and monitoring of all WASH related
activities at the school level including construction and maintenance of
latrines in the schools.
- Develop and manage relationships with the
District officers in charge of health and water and sanitation.
- External representation: Act as FAWE’s focal
person for WASH related activities as necessary.
- As required, engage and report to UNICEF on
programme progress.
Qualifications:
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in Public Health,
Health Sciences, Sociology, Social work or another related field
- 2 years field working experience in WASH
programming and implementation with related professional trainings in
water supply, sanitation & hygiene and environment management;
- Up-to-date knowledge and experience in behaviour
change communication related to WASH and demonstrated knowledge and
background in community mobilization and engagement;
- Experience of training design, delivery and
facilitation
- Strong oral and written skills in Kinyarwanda and
English
- Proven report writing skills
- Familiarity with Rwandan school contexts.
- NGO working experience is preferable.
Personal attributes
- Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a
team.
- Ability to plan own work, set priorities and
manage time effectively.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- The successful candidate will be a self-motivated
achiever with, teamwork, coaching, communication, networking and
organizational skills.
Adherence to:
- Right-based approach
- A world where everyone has access to safe water
and sanitation.
- Equity and Inclusion
To apply for this
position:
position:
Please
submit your application letter and curriculum vitae by email to: mlukema@fawerwa.org Cc to: coordinator@fawerwa.org, or deliver them to FAWE
Rwanda office in Kacyiru, MINEDUC Building, room number 116. Deadline for
application: Monday, June 08th, 2015 at 5:00 PM. Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
submit your application letter and curriculum vitae by email to: mlukema@fawerwa.org Cc to: coordinator@fawerwa.org, or deliver them to FAWE
Rwanda office in Kacyiru, MINEDUC Building, room number 116. Deadline for
application: Monday, June 08th, 2015 at 5:00 PM. Only short-listed
candidates will be contacted.
