Job Title: Project Assistant – WASH Technician, Amref

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REPORTING TO: Project Officer – Water Engineer
DEPARTMENT/PROJECT: WASH & NTDs
DURATION: One (1) Year
DUTY STATION: Narok County

Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization, currently implementing more than 150 programs which directly reach more than 20 million people across 35 countries in Africa. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref has fully-fledged offices in Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, South Sudan, and Zambia; eleven advocacy and fundraising offices in Europe and North America; and a staff complement of over 1,500.

Our vision is to bring about ‘Lasting health change in Africa’, and our mission is ‘To increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health service delivery, and investments in health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.

Job Purpose

To support the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene and Neglected Tropical Diseases (WASH&NTDs) Programme to plan, design and implement water, sanitation and hygiene hardware interventions in Narok County for the WASH 100% n2s project.

The Project Assistant – Water Technician will report to the Project Water Engineer with indirect reporting to the Project Manager and work very closely with other team members.

Primary Responsibilities:

Technical expertise and support

  • Carry out community mobilization and assist the team in capacity building activities with community members and elders.
  • Liaise with communities and beneficiaries as needed and carry out daily implementations of field activities.
  • Carry out beneficiary identification, selection, training, development activities and sensitization as needed or requested.
  • Carry out daily implementation of field activities as required/directed.
  • Supervise WASH construction work to ensure all standards are adhered to as stipulated in the construction and installation plans.
  • Supervise and ensure correct and accountable documentation of all activities, including checking attendance sheets, stock reports, and meeting minutes, along with ensuring that all necessary amounts or signatures are collected.

Monitoring & Evaluation

  • Work with management and comply with rules and procedures.
  • Keep the Project water engineers regularly updated on all issues related to the project activities.

Reporting

  • Listen to, receive and document community feedback and pass this on to Project water engineers in a timely manner, and deliver and document responses to community feedback.
  • Assist with weekly and monthly planning and reporting to the Project water engineers and Project Manager.
  • Perform any other duty as assigned by the direct supervisor

Education Requirements

  • At least Bachelor’s Degree or a Higher Diploma in Water Technology or related field.

Required Qualifications and Experience

  • At least 2 years of involvement in the community work; mobilizing outreach activities, or training communities-with NGOs in Kenya.
  • Experience implementing water and sanitation projects is mandatory.
  • Good geo-political understanding of the county.
  • Possess skills in proposal and report writing, project cycle management and participatory monitoring and evaluation of projects.
  • Flexible and ability to work under pressure.
  • Strong commitment to the organization’s mission, vision and strategies.
  • Ability to manage time, multitask and prioritize.

Skills and Competencies

  • Strong interpersonal skills and attentive to details.
  • Able to deliver quality work within tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
  • Hard working and results oriented.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Ability to write clearly, concisely, and in a logical manner.
  • Assessment and planning skills.

How to apply

If interested, please visit our website https://amref.org/vacancies/ to make your application. You will be directed to our online portal where you will need to create an account successfully in order for you to be able to submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. The cover letter and CV should be in a single file that is not longer than a total of five (5) pages. Please note that you will receive an email confirmation for creation of account and an acknowledgment email upon submitting your application. Deadline for submission: August 30 2022. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Duly note that Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and have not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.

Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy.

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