Overview
Support the implementation of community engagement, mobilization, hygiene promotion, and social and behaviour change activities under the SEHATI-WASH project. The role will work closely with communities and stakeholders to promote participation, inclusion, ownership, and sustainable WASH practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of community engagement, mobilization, hygiene promotion, and social and behaviour change activities.
- Promote meaningful participation, inclusion, ownership, and sustainable WASH practices.
- Support field-level community outreach, participatory assessments, hygiene promotion, behaviour change initiatives, community feedback and accountability mechanisms, and capacity strengthening for the sustainable management of WASH facilities.
- Contribute to meaningful youth engagement through the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP).
- Ensure community perspectives, concerns, feedback, risks, and learning are captured and communicated to the project team.
- Ensure meaningful and inclusive participation of communities, particularly women, children, youth, people with disabilities, and marginalized groups, in WASH planning, implementation, monitoring, and sustainability.
- Implement community-based hygiene promotion and social and behaviour change activities.
- Maintain effective field-level coordination and relationships with communities, local government, schools, health facilities, community groups, and other stakeholders.
- Ensure community feedback, complaints, participatory monitoring, and accountability mechanisms are effectively implemented.
- Support communities and WASH structures to strengthen operation, maintenance, and long-term sustainability of WASH facilities and practices.
- Ensure safeguarding, gender equality, disability and social inclusion principles are consistently integrated into community outreach and field activities.
- Identify, document, and appropriately escalate concerns, risks, and emerging issues.
Required Experience
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in community-based WASH, STBM, health, or development projects, preferably in rural areas.
- Experience mobilizing communities, households, schools, and local stakeholders.
- Experience facilitating community meetings, group discussions, awareness sessions, and participatory activities.
- Ability to promote gender equality, disability inclusion, and safeguarding, particularly when working with children and vulnerable groups.
- Ability to work effectively with communities from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Community Development, WASH, or a related field.
