Project Assistant – Charity Water

Job Description:

Position Tile: Project Assistant

Number of Vacancy: 1

Project Name: Charity Water

Location: Kodaikanal hills remote village

Employment type: Regular/Consultancy

Employment Duration Open Ended/Fixed Term (years)

About WASH Institute
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Institute (WASH Institute), established in 2008, is a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing practical solutions to tackle a wide range of water, sanitation, hygiene and environmental issues in India and the neighbouring countries. WASH Institute aims to build the capacities of the sector through programs that provide a) training and academic courses, b) technical advisory and consultancy services, and c) grass roots community WASH programs.
WASH Institute has been conducting extensive training programs for government functionaries, private sector professionals, NGOs, and other practitioners with the objective of effective WASH implementation across the country. In addition, our academic campus offers Diploma and Masters level courses in sanitation, under affiliation to a leading university.

As part of our WASH Advisory program, we provide PMU services to central, state, and local governments in both urban and rural areas to support implementation of SBM, JJM, and AMRUT schemes. Our community WASH programs are currently ongoing in 15 locations across 8 states and 1 Union Territory in India.
We are a multi-disciplinary team that tackle complex multi-faceted problems of behaviour change, quality of service, and sustainability of WASH interventions. We are looking for experienced professionals to work with us towards our visions of “a world where all the communities have access to safe, protected and sustainable drinking water and sanitation services, with improved hygiene practices”.

We are looking for experienced professionals to join our vibrant team.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Organise community meetings periodically and visit sample households day-to-day to motivate household members regarding water management and good hygiene practices.
• Organise mass awareness programs, village meetings, and sensitisation programs in the community periodically.
• Plan with the project officer regarding all the software programs in the communities and implement them most effectively.
• Form the village water committees (VWCs) and provide them with handholding support for the effective management of water-related activities.
• Conduct hygiene promotion activities in the community periodically.
• Participate in community sensitisation programs.
• Organise hygiene awareness training in the communities periodically.
• Develop appropriate tools for water management activities in the community.
• Prepare reports about promotional activities organised in the communities
• Any other office related jobs suggested or as required for the Project or WASH Institute.

Preferred Qualification and Experience:

• Qualification: Any degree or MSW specialised in community Development
• Experience: 3-5 years of experience in community development
• Gender: Female or Male
• Language: Tamil and English