I Wash: Development Officer

Job Summary:

The AP’s Development Officer provides leadership to the effective execution of WVE I-WASH Sanitation and hygiene components based on WVE I-WASH program strategy and design and model sat AP level to address S&H needs of all children in targeted areas. The role of Development Officer at AP level is highly focused and should be driven as a vital contribution to ensure the wellbeing of children. The position holders requires the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviors effectively facilitate, support and monitor nutrition activities to strengthen local capacity for improved nutrition outcomes

Key responsibilities

• Conduct sanitation & hygiene activities in partnership with communities, local government, and partners in the approved yearly plans
• Organize & conduct hygiene promotional activities in the communities by using different campaigns, home-to-home education
• Closely follow up, monitor, and manage the changes in the process to the triggered villages and ensure 100% open defecation-free kebeles in the target woreda.
• Assist/ provide technical support for communities to organize themselves for the I-WASH program design, implementation, monitoring, and decision-making process
• Organize the community to ensure the sustainability of WASH facilities (water utility management/ improved sanitation facilities construction & utilizations, preparing hand washing facilities, etc.)
• Produce and submit reports to the AP program Coordinator as per the standards
• Organize success/best stories, so that they can be documented, prepared, shared, and documented at least once per quarter
• Assure that sponsorship is fully integrated into the planning, implementation, and monitoring systems of the AP
• Monitor an assigned portfolio of registered children as per the sponsorship standards in coordination with a group of volunteers and AP institutions.
• Support the capacity development of volunteers and institutions to manage RC communications and program mobilization.
• Represent World Vision’s core values, mission, vision, and strategy with communities, local partners, and local government.
• Assure that relevant cross-cutting themes (child protection, HEA, gender, disability, and environment) are integrated into the TP implementation
• Carry out any other duties as instructed by the AP manager

Qualification

• BSc Degree in Environmental health science, public health officer and relevant field of health studies.
• Sanitation marketing/WASH business, Menstrual hygiene management/school WASH program & CASH/ health institution WASH program.
• Basic/advanced level computer skills.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in design and management of rural integrated Sanitation and hygiene programme

Skills Required:

• Environmental / Natural / Resource
• Health / Medical