Overview
The WASH in Schools Officer will assist in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of WASH in Schools programmes, contributing to strengthening advocacy, coordination, and capacity building.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the WASH Specialist in the planning, implementation and monitoring, of WASH in Schools programme.
- Contribute to strengthening advocacy, coordination and technical working group and capacity building on WASH in schools
- Support the finalization of WASH in schools costed plan
- Oversee budget and UNICEF supported project implementation activities on WASH in schools planning and hygiene promotion
- Supporting SEMIS to integrate routine monitoring and reporting of WASH in schools
- Train provincial staff, including teachers and school children on WASH in schools planning, implementation, and monitoring
- Build and maintain relationships with provincial government partners and stakeholders to promote and scale up WASH in schools
- Deliver targeted training sessions to school staff and students, promoting WASH practices and awareness at the school level.
- Support schools in developing and implementing improvement plans focused on WASH infrastructure and behavior change.
- Monitor and evaluate school-level activities to track progress and outcomes.
- Develop social media content and communication products to share WASH program successes, human interest stories, best practices, and educational messages and support public diplomacy efforts of partners.
- Support knowledge management by documenting lessons learned and developing materials that can be used for advocacy and awareness campaigns.
- Ensure that communication materials are tailored for different audiences (public diplomacy, resource partners national, provincial, school) to maximize impact.
Required Experience
- At least three (3) years of professional experience in capacity building activities, training programme, communication or campaigning, at a national, or provincial level.
- Experience in supporting training and facilitation is an asset.
- Experience in supporting the development of clear theories of change with specific, measurable and timebound objectives and performance indicators is required.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting and/or managing projects to completion, including developing and implementing clear processes, and budget management.
- Experience in supporting the effective functioning of a team.
- Knowledge of Community Based Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programme and humanitarian issues are an asset.
- Experience working for an advocacy or campaigning organization e.g. national or international NGO, UN or other multilateral organization is an asset.
- Experience working in a developing country is an asset.
Qualifications
A university degree (Bachelor) in one of the following fields is required: Community Development, Public Health, Water, Environmental Health and Sanitation.
