Job Title: Volunteer – Sanitation and Hygiene
Hiring Organization: International Rescue Committee
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: NGO
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/12/2024
The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and
power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the
call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international
humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 50
countries and more than 25 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim
control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity,
IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to
millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us
in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better
future.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst
humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered
by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives.
The IRC has been working in Kenya since 1992, providing crucial services across
the two refugee camps, Dadaab and Kakuma, and a number of counties (Garissa,
Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu, Kajiado, Lamu and Nairobi) implementing programs
in the sectors of health, nutrition, governance & rights, women’s
protection & empowerment, Economic Recovery and Development, as well as
providing emergency response through a network of field offices and a range of
institutional and community-based partnerships.
Job Purpose/Objective
The
position holder will support in implementation, monitoring, and engagement with
project partners on WASH interventions. They will also support in the community
engagement and mobilization for all activities both water supply and hygiene.
Main
Responsibilities
The
Volunteer shall provide necessary support to the WASH Officer -sanitation and
hygiene to design, plan and implement technical WASH/environmental health
assessments and studies such as household level questionnaires, focus group
discussions, site visits and meetings with key members of community. She/he
will ensure that an engagement approach to working with communities, the local
authorities, partners & other collaborators is employed, and all activities
are carried out in a way that upholds IRC values, is sensitive to community
needs and promotes the full and equal participation of women, men, children,
youth, people with disability and special interest groups.
Primary
Responsibilities include:
Project
Planning and Design
- Support in the
planning, Design, and follow up on the environmental health, community
hygiene and sanitation initiatives.
- Support in the
project assessments and proposal development for potential sanitation and
hygiene promotions.
Project
Implementation
- Ensure community
mobilization in all field activities related to environmental, hygiene and
sanitation are conducted.
- Support in the
implementation of the hygiene and sanitation promotion activities
according to the approved donor guidelines and humanitarian standards.
- Support in the
preparation and conducting of training for WMCs, other Community
structures (SMCs, CHWs, CHEWs, Youth Groups) and local authorities.
- In consultation
with WASH Hygiene officer plan, coordinate and evaluate the distribution
of all hygiene supplies.
Project
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Support in
timely delivery of projects activities.
- Ensure that up
to date project documents are in place including approved work plans, log
frame, detailed project implementation plan, distribution lists.
- Support in the
documentation and filing of minutes, lessons learnt and good practices
during project meetings, community meetings and trainings.
- In consultation
with MEAL, conduct all quantitative and qualitative assessments, KAP
surveys, and follow-up assessments with concrete feedback findings.
Fundraising
and Networking
- Support in the
development of technically sound proposals.
Coordination
and Collaboration
- Support in the
coordination with the relevant County Government ministries and
departments, Community based organizations, Faith based organizations and
NGOs and other relevant departments in providing technical support and
assistance to WASH activities.
- Under the
guidance of the WASH officer – sanitation and hygiene contribute towards
strengthening of integration of WASH programming with the other key IRC
program Sectors.
- Assist in follow
up on WASH support functions including procurements, quality control of
materials delivered by suppliers, logistics plan.
Reporting
- Submit Weekly
(or when necessary) written reports.
- Support in the
development of monthly, quarterly, semi- annual and end of projects
reports in accordance with donors’ and IRC Kenya requirements.
- Support in the
development, monitoring and evaluation WASH project indicators and
standards.
- Maintain an
up-to-date activity tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all
water supply, hygiene, and sanitation related activities.
- Actively
participate in inter-sectoral activities.
- Support WASH
department in other tasks, roles and, responsibilities as may be assigned
by the supervisor.
- Minimum
Qualifications:
- Degree/Diploma
in environmental health sciences, Nursing, community development, social
development, public health, clinical medicine, or related field.
- A minimum of one
year experience working/programming in the respective field.
Required
Experience & Competencies:
- Minimum of 2
years’ relevant work experience in the respective fields of work.
- Valid
registration with relevant professional bodies.
- Experience in
people engagement approaches, participatory approaches.
- Excellent verbal
and written communication skills
- Strong
interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective
working relations with a team.
- Good computer
application skills (MS-Office)
