WASH Officer – FANSER Project Jobs in Catholic Relief Services – Zambia Country Program Mission vacancies in Mission at Catholic Relief Services – Zambia Co




# Job Description


About Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the
United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic
identify is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as part of
our staff and as partner’s people of all faiths and secular traditions who
share our values and commitment to serving those in need. Since 2000 CRS
Zambia has been implementing a number of programmes to support vulnerable
communities in Zambian. Recent programming areas include nutrition,
agriculture, food security, HIV/AIDS, WASH, financial inclusion, and early
child development.

Introduction

The WASH Officer for FANSER/GIZ will be responsible for supervising
implementation of WASH program related activities within the Kawambwa,
Mwansabombwe, Mwense, Petauke, Katete and Sinda which is yet to be approved
as well as supporting Field Suppers Partner staff from within the districts.
S/he will report directly to the Regional Program Manager FANSER who is based
in Mansa or Petauke.

FANSER

The Food and Nutrition Security, Enhanced Resilience FANSER project is an
initiative of the “One World No Hunger” under GIZ for the German Federal
Ministry of Economic Cooperation. The project aims to improve the food and
nutritional situation of 110 000 vulnerable women of reproductive age as well
as 64,000 children under the age of two. CRS currently operates in 3 districts
of Eastern province Katete, Sinda and Petauke and 3 in Luapula province
Mwense, Mwansabombwe and Kawambwa but will expand operations in Sinda and
Mwansabombwe districts. The project will support the following Increasing
dietary diversity for Women of reproductive age, adolescents, and children
under the age of 2 years; increasing behaviors related to WASH in all
nutrition activities; strengthening gender integration; and improving
household access to food available from within their communities.

Position Summary

Based in Mwansabombwe/Sinda, the WASH Officer will provide sectoral leadership
on WASH for FANSER projects operating across three districts in Eastern
Katete, Sinda, Petauke and three in Luapula Kawambwa, Mwansabombwe and
Mwense provinces. The WASH Officer will work closely with project leadership
and technical leads for nutrition, savings, gender and agriculture from CRS
and implementation partners, including donor/technical partner GIZ, in
strategic planning and coordination to ensure strong synergies across the
multi-sector nutrition initiative. S/he will be responsible for providing
technical leadership on WASH interventions and technologies and adapting and
embedding social and behavior change communications tools and activities
related to WASH within the FANSER Care Group curriculum and activities. The
WASH Officer will also support program monitoring and evaluation activities as
needed.

Key Responsibilities

-->Provide quality, technical leadership to project staff, field supervisors and Intermediaries to address WASH-related nutrition challenges in target communities of Eastern or Luapula provinces
-->Ensure that WASH targets are met, specifically the increase and adoption of nutrition-sensitive hygiene behaviors at household level
-->Provide support to field staff and report on the quality of FANSER’s WASH related interventions
-->Coordinate with implementing partners, field level providers and community volunteers to strengthen implementation nutrition-sensitive hygiene components of the project strategy and community-level WASH activities
-->Adapt existing training materials and resources, to ensure that trainings are properly planned and resourced, and integrate WASH with other nutrition, savings, gender and agriculture messaging
-->Work with Nutrition Project Officer and partners staff to plan appropriate technical training strategies, training of trainers on FANSER curricula and tools, and oversee quality of cascaded trainings offered by partners under the program
-->Work with Nutrition Officers to ensure that timely training and lessons are being delivered in the field to intermediaries and beneficiaries
-->Together with MEAL Senior Officer, design tools to monitor the effectiveness of all WASH related trainings for intermediaries as well as project beneficiaries
-->Help project and partner staff identify promising and best practices for shared learning
-->Support preparation and review of donor reports prior to submission

Qualifications

-->A Bachelor’s degree in public health, rural development, development studies, social sciences, environmental health, water resources management, or a field that demonstrates relevance to WASH.
-->A minimum of five years of experience implementing WASH programs and/or WASH components of large food security/multi-sector projects
-->Proven technical leadership and communication skills especially working with a diverse range of stakeholders
-->Demonstrated capacity to design and lead implementation of WASH activities, including training of trainers
-->Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Web
-->Conferencing Applications, information management system
-->Ability to work both independently and in a team
-->Excellent oral and written English skills required
-->Ability to work in a multi-cultural team with a high level of respect for local culture.

Personal Skills

-->Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to make sound judgment and decisions and offer innovative solutions
-->Strong relationship management abilities
-->Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally
-->Good presentation and facilitation skills
-->Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented

Key Working Relationships

External Work with partner Field staff

Internal Project Director, Regional Program Manager, Head of Programs, MEAL
Advisor, Project Officers

Agency-wide Competencies These are rooted in the mission, values, and
principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her
responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.

-->Trusting Relationships
-->Professional Growth
-->Partnership
-->Accountability

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting
children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting
children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Note By applying for this job, you understand and acknowledge that CRS
requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to
actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking.
Further, you understand that if you are a successful candidate, you will be
subject to a comprehensive background check, and your personal/professional
references will be asked to evaluate your behaviors related to the above
safeguarding-related topics.



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The closing date for applications is 27th August 2021. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for an interview.



WASH Officer – FANSER Project Jobs in Catholic Relief Services – Zambia Country Program Mission vacancies in Mission at Catholic Relief Services – Zambia Co


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