The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) seeks a Community Lead Total Sanitation/Behavior Change Communication (CLTS/BCC) advisor for an anticipated 5-Year Sanitation program in Uganda to be awarded by USAID in FY2015. The CLTS/BCC advisor will have overall responsibility for technical direction and implementation of behavior change and communication activities, ensuring overall program activities and related results. He/she will manage and over see the implementation of the CLTS/BCC initiatives in the Uganda Sanitation Program initial 8 districts that may expand to 25 districts in Uganda. He/she will advise a consortium of NGOs, project technical staff, other stakeholders, advertising and media related organizations and the community to ensure effective development, planning, delivery and documentation of the water and sanitation social and behavior change strategy. The CLTS/BCC advisor is a full time position in Kampala for immediate uptake subject to donor funding. The Advisor will support the COP on CLTS and BCC initiatives within a broader high-impact program to institutionalize catalytic models of sustainable service delivery and sustainable management of WASH services in Uganda. In liaison with Chief of Party, the specific Advisor responsibilities include the following:
· Support development of long and short term integrated CLTS/BCC plan.
· Conceptualize and design sound CLTS/BBC strategies, tools, anticipate trends and articulate future CLTS/BCC needs for specific target audience as well as rural and urban settings
· Support development of strategic plans and budgets.
· Build the capacity of the local governments, professional and private sanitation service entities, CBOs, NGOs , Communities and other key WASH stakeholders on CLTs and BCC
· In collaboration with the district and local level government and private sector entities , steer and trigger sanitation demand creation
· Work with MoH, sanitation working group and project coordination mechanisms (PCM) to improve the improved sanitation and hygiene strategy development and develop innovative strategies and approaches of integrating hygiene and nutrition
· Develop innovative strategies and tools for improving School Wash behavior and management
· Learn from successful implementation models under the USF to scale up improved sanitation coverage
· Articulate the sanitation demand needs in relation to sanitation supply chains and develop strategies of stimulating and scaling sanitation demand using CLTs approaches
· Design appropriate indicators for building the capacity of MoH and other government line ministries
· Document and lead effective and efficient sanitation promotion campaigns
· Monitor progress toward plans to assure accomplishment of goals.
· Lead development of project success stories for dissemination to relevant stakeholders.
· Ensure compliance with standards, branding and other CLTS/BCC requirements.
· Assist in collecting, collating, analyzing project information on CLTS/BCC for briefs.
· Manages all project related communication on CLTS/BCC
· Provide quality and timely submittal to COP of requested project deliverables.
· Support the COP in maintenance of effective working relationships, strategies and work plans with USAID, key GoU partners, local and international NGOs, implementing partners, and other development sector stakeholders on issues of CLTS/BCC.
· Deliberately bring out, document and develop strategies that enhance gender equity, greater youth engagement and address climate change in water supply, sanitation and nutrition solutions.
· Use problem-solving and consensus-building skills and ability to promote coordination among diverse interests and institutions working in the project.
Minimum requirements
· Master’s degree in public health, engineering, business or similar field
· 10 Years general public health expertize including engaging Government counterparts in planning, motoring and coordination
· Proven ability of scaling up public health activities
· Demonstrated understanding of behavior change strategies, including but not limited to research, strategy development, implementation and deep understanding of CLTS/WASH methodologies
· Proven understanding of BCC strategies as well as deep understanding of CLTS and WASH methodologies.
· Demonstrated exceptional technical and managerial experience, including managing complex rural and urban WASH behavior change activities involving multiple program partners
HOW TO APPLY:
Application
Applicants should forward a cover letter, CV in reverse chronological format, and a list of at least 3 professional references (name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference) tomwa.uganda.jobs@gmail.com. The applications for this position close on 15/07/2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please make sure to add the “job title” in the subject line of your email.
Qualified candidates are highly encouraged to apply. MWA is an equal opportunity employer. MWA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or with respect to policies, programs, or activities.