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1 Oct 2021

Project Officer – WASH and Community Development at Amref Health Africa

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Job Description

Project Officer – WASH and Community Development

Job Location: Iringa

Report to: WASH Programme Manager

Job Summary:

Ensure successful implementation of the project to achieve set outcomes, ensuring technical quality, against approved work plan. Management of project performance in respective districts. Production of regular and high quality project narrative & financial reports as required by the donor. Documentation and learning generation and advocacy at district, ward and village level

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervising, trainings to LGA officials, Artisans, CHWs and entrepreneurs and other capacity building initiatives under this project.
Facilitating the Sanitation and Hygiene project activities and ensue that are implemented in line with approved project documents including: Tanzania SWASH and guidelines especially School WASH club formulation and trainings as well as other standards guided at the respective LGA
Undertaking consultations with finance institutions (e.g. micro-finance institutions, Savings and Credit Cooperatives, banks, etc.) to evaluate financing mechanisms to women and youth entrepreneurs
Identifying needs, opportunities, gaps, and constraints in potential water and sanitation markets, models, and service providers/entrepreneurs.
Providing technical support on sanitation and water business strategies, business modelling to women and youth entrepreneurs, including sanitation circular economy
In liaison with Project manager, ensuring proper communication and involvement of District partners in the project activities implementation such as DC, DAS, DED, DMO,

DHO, OCD, DWE, DEO, DSWASH Coordinator, Ward and Village Executive Officers and Ward Education Coordinators.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Documentation

Qualifications, Experience & Skills required:
Minimum bachelor’s degree in community development, social enterprises, or related fields (Knowledge in water and sanitation projects is added advantage)
A good understanding of the rural water and sanitation sector and experience in WASH market-based is an added advantage
Minimum of 5 years of experience in relevant WASH project implementation is added advantage
Experience in WASH financing through financial institution/micro-credit is a requirement
Demonstrable creativity in addressing development challenges through WASH innovation approaches of low income households is an added advantage
Should be a team player, driven by own initiative, good communicator and have ability to work under minimum supervision
Excellent computer skills and proficiency in written and spoken English and Swahili are a must

Analytical, negotiating, planning, budgeting, Facilitation and monitoring skills
Team working skills and commitment to continuous
Proficient in use of relevant corporate applications
Cultural sensitivity e. building and working effectively within a diverse working environment
Able to work with complexity and ambiguity

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Method of Application

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined in as one PDF document indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees. All interviews will be conducted at Amref Health Africa country Office in Dar es Salaam for shortlisted applicants. To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 HOURS October 04, 2021. The subject line of your job application email should mention the job position that you are applying as it appears in this advertisement. Failure to do that your application may not be easily retrieved. All correspondences and applications should be emailed to: [email protected]

Amref Health Africa is an equal opportunity employer and has a non-smoking environment policy; Women and People with disability are encouraged to Apply

“Amref Health Africa is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is responsible”

Any Applicant attempting or communicating to the Amref Health Africa Management or Staff through phone calls, sms, text emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this opportunity. All communications should be channelled to the provided official correspondence email above

Amref health Africa –Tanzania regrets that only short-listed candidates will be


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