Sanergy School WASH Project Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Project Officer - School WASH

Department: Marketing & Branding                       

Reports to: Marketing & Branding Manager

Company Description

Sanergy is an award-winning social venture, based in Nairobi, Kenya, that makes hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban slums for everyone, forever.

Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities called Fresh Life, as small businesses. We provide critical support services – such as access to finance, training, marketing and business analytics. We collect the waste every day and safely remove it from the community. We convert the waste into valuable by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy. Finally, we sell the by-products to Kenyan farmers.

Role & Responsibilities

The Project Officer – School WASH position will be a two year contract. The position will be responsible for promoting adoption of hygienic sanitation behaviour in schools (including proper use of Fresh Life toilet and proper hand washing with soap), through successful implementation of the Fresh Life School WASH sanitation program.
 Key duties / responsibilities of the Project Officer – School WASH shall be:Develop a database of all schools in our current areas of operation Design and implement school mobilization forums to gain support of necessary stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of the program. Design and implement school WASH training in the selected schools including coordination with other partners Conduct pre and post intervention evaluation in coordination with the M&E departmentMonitor Fresh Life Toilet (FLT) usage including hand washing at the schools and develop interventions to ensure maximum utilization of the facilities.Develop progress reports on the program for dissemination to the relevant stakeholders.Integrate School WASH activities with the community to ensure continued usage of FLTs outside schoolUndertake any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by your supervisor. Degree in Public health, social work or business related discipline. An additional diploma in project management will be an added advantage1 – 2 years’ experience in implementing school WASH activitiesExperience in conducting Training of Trainers(ToT) sessions at the school levelExperience in hygiene promotion and behaviour change communication Good understanding of the relevant tools for delivering school WASH training Ability to develop survey tools and oversee survey implementation to measure relevant parameters at the school level Good knowledge of MS Office applications including ability to analyze data, develop presentations and reports Experience in managing a school WASH project-desirablePrior experience working in urban informal settlements and ability to implement activities in the informal settlements Prior experience in sanitation marketing-desirableProactive team player able to effectively harness the input from all stakeholders to deliver the required program outputStrong communication and interpersonal skills