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Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding. 

CRS launched its work in Ghana in 1958 and currently has robust programming in Agriculture and Livelihoods, Health, WASH, Migration, Youth Development and Peace Building, Gender and financial inclusion. CRS is implementing several projects across these core program areas to address issues of poverty and in Justice

Job Description

• Reports to:  Senior Project Officer – Community Mobilization
• Department:  Programming - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Salary Grade: 7
• Location: Mamprugu Moaduri, NER-Ghana

• Internal: Country Representative, Head of Programs, Technical Lead for Health, WASH Program Manager, Senior Project Officer for M&E, Business Development Specialist, Finance Manager, Senior/Regional Technical Advisors: Water Environment & Sanitation (WES). 
• External: Government partners (including Ghana Health Services and District Assemblies), Communities, CBOs, FBOs, etc.

• Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Support to mobilize and sensitize communities and HCFs on key project strategies including participatory sanitation and hygiene behavior change approaches using formative research informed SBC,  to promote sanitation and hygiene activities. 
• Develop and manage relationships with partner organizations to ensure the effective implementation of sustainable water supply, sanitation and hygiene projects in communities and health centers.
• Ensure that gender, protection, local culture, and other important cross-cutting concerns are considered in program implementation, especially in ensuring that gender issues are considered in the selection and training of project supported management structures in communities and health facilities.
• Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. 
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and analyze project data per specified mechanisms and tools. 
• Actively seeks and responds to feedback from all members of targeted communities and other stakeholders.
• Collect information on technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
• Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.

Required Skills or Experience

• University degree in WASH engineering, community development, public or environmental health, or any other relevant professional background in WASH
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in project support. Experience in the field of WASH programming and for an NGO would be a plus. 
• Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data preferred
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Possession of License to ride a motorcycle
• Knowledge of local language would be preferable

• Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of local level issues

• Integrity 
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships 
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability & Stewardship