Plan
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation. Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centred community development approach
Closing date: 06 Dec 2009 -- (CLOSED)
Location: Kenya - Kilifi
Key responsibilities
- Conduct a baseline survey in the selected project areas in Kilifi District to establish the current water and sanitation situation.
- Enhance children and community participation in planning, design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of water, sanitation and hygiene activities.
- Support and guide communities in the project area in their efforts to embrace education on basic hygiene and sanitation practices through CLTS approach.
- Enhance capacity of children, communities and partners to actively participate in all stages of water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives for project ownership and sustainability.
- Work with partners and other stakeholders to create and strengthen water, sanitation and hygiene services.
- Facilitate training of school management committees (SMCs), school children and communities in the management of WASH facilities.
- Provide support and guidance to children and communities to acquire skills to enable them lobby and advocate for WASH related policies at the local level.
- Facilitate action learning and documentation of experiences including, achievements, challenges and lessons emerging from the project.
- Facilitate a participatory community based monitoring and evaluation of the WASH services and train communities in basic M&E processes.
- Take a lead role in the overall project monitoring, structured documentation as well as project end term evaluation exercise.
Qualifications, skills and experience:
- A University Degree in public health, social sciences/ development studies (sociology, anthropology, economics, etc) in a related field from recognized institutions.
- At least 3 years hands on experience in community development, research, monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience in participatory approaches such as Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)
- Demonstrated computer skills and use of statistical packages including GIS, GPRS data gathering techniques, SPPSS, EPI Info, etc.
- Good analytical, facilitation and negotiation skills.
- Hands on experience of working with communities at grassroots level with proven ability and knowledge of organizational development and capacity building within the Civil Society sector.
- Fluency in English and Kiswahili languages (written or oral)
- Experience in partnership building, networking and collaboration.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary and multicultural environment and communities at all levels.
- Innovative and independent thinker.
Reference Code: RW_7Y4C9Y-41
