Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) job in Kitui

Project Name: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), East Africa Emergency Drought Response

Job Title: Field Officer

Duty Station: Kitui County, Kenya

Period: 4 Months (Feb-May, 2012), possible extension of 1 or 2 months

Job Summary: The position is responsible for mobilizing communities and monitoring of project implementation in the filed level.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Community mobilization and sensitization.
• Assist Project Officer and Programme Coordinator in conducting a baseline survey.
• Data entry of survey.
• Support communities in forming Water Management Committees.
• Assist Project Officer in training of Water Management Committees on management of water and sanitation facilities and PHAST/CLTS in collaboration with Ministry of Water and Irrigation and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation.
• Monitor the construction site of pipeline extension, water and sanitation facilities to ensure works are done as per the schedule.
• Monitor the activities of Water Management Committees to ensure that the water and sanitation facilities are properly managed and maintained.
• Monitor the activities of Water Management Committees to ensure that committee members engage in awareness-raising activities on hygiene and sanitation in the communities.
• Prepare and submit daily monitoring report to Programme Coordinator/Country Director.
• Assist Project Officer and Programme Coordinator in conducting an end of project evaluation.
• Any other duties as required.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

• A minimum of two-year-experience in working with NGO project
• Experience in community mobilization
• Computer literacy
• Experience in motorbike riding with license

Applications:

If you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV with telephone contacts of three professional referees to recruitaarkenya@gmail.com by 15th February, 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.