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### Job Description

CARE is an International Non-Government Organization and works in 95 countries
around the world to support more than 890 poverty-fighting development and
humanitarian-aid projects in the improvement of livelihoods and capacities of
poor and marginalized households especially women and girls. In Malawi, CARE
works in collaboration with the Government of Malawi and other non-
governmental partners.

CARE has received funding from USAID’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
to implement a floods recovery from June 2020 through December 2020. The main
objective of the project is to provide safe, dignified shelter and facilitate
improved hygiene practices to 1,100 households in Nsanje and Chikwawa
Districts. The project will use market-based approaches such as voucher fairs
and cash transfers, combined with training in flood-resistant shelter
construction, to facilitate shelter recovery. The project will also work with
local committees and Care Groups to promote improved hygiene practices in
recovery areas.

In order to deliver this project, CARE seeks to recruit suitably qualified
persons to fill the following vacant positions which are based in Nsanje
district
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Position WASH Field Advisor

Position description

The WASH Field Advisor will be responsible for the day to day supervision and
implementation of field level activities. S/he will be responsible for
implementing the water hygiene and sanitation activities among flood affected
households in Nsanje and Chikwawa district for OFDA. S/he will also be
responsible for conducting community sensitization, training, targeting and
monitoring of the project activities. S/he will facilitate the exchange of
lessons and experience between groups and will monitor the on-going progress
of activities.

Specific Roles and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following specific
duties

> Facilitate community mobilization and sensitization.
> Conduct targeting of OFDA beneficiaries based on the project set criterion and support creation of project data base.

> Conduct day to day supervision and implementation of WASH activities including conducting mass awareness campaigns on COVID and cholera prevention.
> Conduct follow-up to project beneficiaries to assess adoption of promoted WASH practices at household level.
> Participate in shelter construction voucher fairs and utilize the fairs to sensitize beneficiaries on COVID and cholera awareness and prevention.
> Train Village Health Committees (VHCs) to plan and initiate water and sanitation interventions using participatory approaches.
> Provide technical backstopping to Community promoters and Lead persons in order for them to support community groups in preventing and managing diarrheal diseases.
> Promote linkages between community groups and public service delivery systems for continued support on public health issues.
> Facilitate integration of Gender, protection other crosscutting issues in hygiene and sanitation activities.

Minimum Required Qualifications, skills and relevant work experience

> Degree in Public Health or Environmental Health or Environmental Science with a strong bias in WASH; with minimum of 3 years of work experience in WASH and Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approaches. Those with Diploma is these qualifications will have minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience. Experience in WASH in Emergencies will be an added advantage.
> Experience in shelter in emergencies will be desired.
> Fluency in English and Chichewa
> Willingness to work in multiple locations/districts
> Skills in community mobilization and sensitization, facilitation, mentoring and coaching.
> Demonstrated skills in solving community-based problems, performing under pressure, and leading diverse teams.
> Ability to ride a motor cycle and possession of a valid driver’s license is a MUST

How to apply

Applicants who meet the required qualifications and experience should send
their applications through email to

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