Volunteer – Sanitation and Hygiene

The International Rescue Committee
(IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose
lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive,
recover, and gain control of their lives. The IRC has been working in Kenya
since 1992, providing crucial services across the two refugee camps, Dadaab and
Kakuma, and a number of counties (Garissa, Turkana, West Pokot, Samburu,
Kajiado, Lamu and Nairobi) implementing programs in the sectors of health,
nutrition, governance & rights, women’s protection & empowerment,
Economic Recovery and Development, as well as providing emergency response
through a network of field offices and a range of institutional and
community-based partnerships.

Job Purpose/Objective

The position holder will support
in implementation, monitoring, and engagement with project partners on WASH
interventions. They will also support in the community engagement and
mobilization for all activities both water supply and hygiene.

Main Responsibilities

The Volunteer shall provide
necessary support to the WASH Officer -sanitation and hygiene to design, plan
and implement technical WASH/environmental health assessments and studies such
as household level questionnaires, focus group discussions, site visits and meetings
with key members of community. She/he will ensure that an engagement approach
to working with communities, the local authorities, partners & other
collaborators is employed, and all activities are carried out in a way that
upholds IRC values, is sensitive to community needs and promotes the full and
equal participation of women, men, children, youth, people with disability and
special interest groups.

Primary Responsibilities include:

Project Planning and Design

• Support in the planning, Design,
  and follow up on the environmental health, community hygiene and sanitation
  initiatives.
• Support in the project assessments
  and proposal development for potential sanitation and hygiene promotions.

Project Implementation

• Ensure community mobilization in
  all field activities related to environmental, hygiene and sanitation are
  conducted.
• Support in the implementation of
  the hygiene and sanitation promotion activities according to the approved donor
  guidelines and humanitarian standards.
• Support in the preparation and
  conducting of training for WMCs, other Community structures (SMCs, CHWs, CHEWs,
  Youth Groups) and local authorities.
• In consultation with WASH Hygiene
  officer plan, coordinate and evaluate the distribution of all hygiene supplies.

Project Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support in timely delivery of
  projects activities.
• Ensure that up to date project
  documents are in place including approved work plans, log frame, detailed
  project implementation plan, distribution lists.
• Support in the documentation and
  filing of minutes, lessons learnt and good practices during project meetings,
  community meetings and trainings.
• In consultation with MEAL, conduct
  all quantitative and qualitative assessments, KAP surveys, and follow-up
  assessments with concrete feedback findings.

Fundraising and Networking

• Support in the development of
  technically sound proposals.

Coordination and Collaboration

• Support in the coordination with
  the relevant County Government ministries and departments, Community based
  organizations, Faith based organizations and NGOs and other relevant
  departments in providing technical support and assistance to WASH activities.
• Under the guidance of the WASH
  officer – sanitation and hygiene contribute towards strengthening of
  integration of WASH programming with the other key IRC program Sectors.
• Assist in follow up on WASH
  support functions including procurements, quality control of materials
  delivered by suppliers, logistics plan.

Reporting

• Submit Weekly (or when necessary)
  written reports.
• Support in the development of
  monthly, quarterly, semi- annual and end of projects reports in accordance with
  donors’ and IRC Kenya requirements.
• Support in the development,
  monitoring and evaluation WASH project indicators and standards.
• Maintain an up-to-date activity
  tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all water supply, hygiene, and
  sanitation related activities.
• Actively participate in
  inter-sectoral activities.
• Support WASH department in other
  tasks, roles and, responsibilities as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree/Diploma in environmental
  health sciences, Nursing, community development, social development, public
  health, clinical medicine, or related field.
• A minimum of one year experience
  working/programming in the respective field.

Required Experience & Competencies:

• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work
  experience in the respective fields of work.
• Valid registration with relevant
  professional bodies.
• Experience in people engagement
  approaches, participatory approaches.
• Excellent verbal and written
  communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and
  ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with a team.
• Good computer application skills
  (MS-Office)

Standards of Professional
Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles
outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity,
Service, Accountability and Equity. In accordance with these values, the IRC
operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and
Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity
Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

Gender Equality: IRC is
committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits
that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce
including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other
encouraging benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC
considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex,
color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided
reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview
process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and
privileges of employment.

Kenyan nationals are encouraged
to apply. International allowances are not available for this position. Salary
and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

Disclaimer:

Please take note that
International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection
with its recruitment processes.