Wash Officer at Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. We save the lives of malnourished children. We ensure families can access clean water, food, training, and health care. We enable entire communities to be free from hunger. With more than 6,500 staff in over 45 countries, our programs reached 14.9 million people in 2015.

About the Programme Action Against Hunger began its work in Uganda since 1980 in response to famine conditions in the Karamoja Region where we saved the lives of undernourished children while building the capacities of the community. We have been continuously operating in Uganda for the last 22 years delivering interventions in nutrition, WASH and Food Security and Livelihoods. For the last three years and with the same aim of saving lives and empowering the community, we have been working in the Northern part of Uganda to save lives of refugees and host communities while providing long term solutions to hunger. We are currently operating in and around Kyangwali, Yumbe, Adjumani and Kiryandongo refugee settlements. Some of the major donors we have worked with include but not omitted to, ECHO, DFID, SIDA, WFP, UNCICEF, EUTF and French Embassy.
Wash Officer – Adjumani –UBS Foundation
The Wash Officer reports to the Deputy Program Manager and provides support in the implementation of WASH related activities under UBS foundation in schools, communities and health facilities. He/She works closely with the Nutrition officers to implement IMAM at both health facility and community levels. He s/he is responsible for identification and verification of program beneficiaries, facilitation of household action planning, program monitoring, deliver trainings to beneficiaries, monitor beneficiary knowledge and skills uptake and replication and report implementation challenges, successes, lessons learned, implement agreed actions with beneficiaries and ensure uptake and use of knowledge and skills by the beneficiaries and foster an environment that supports values of women and men, and equal access to information. .
Required Qualifications and Professional Experience include:
• Degree in Environmental health science, Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, Degree in public health or any related field.
• Practical experience in successful WASH related projects in a busy multi-sectoral setting/programming –
• Knowledge in FSL/Nutrition is added advantage
• Previous work in a refugee setting is desirable.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English
• Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Excellent reporting skills with good oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
• Ability and willingness to ride a motor cycle

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