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Date Posted: Friday, December 06 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Water For People is an international non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services with a vision of a world where every person has access to reliable and safe water and sanitation services. With a shared passion for our mission, our Values guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
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Isoko y’Ubuzima is a 5-year USAID-funded project implemented from July 2021 through July 2026 by a consortium led by Water For People to improve WASH service delivery. Other members of the consortium are IRC, Vitens Evides International (VEI), CARE International, and African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE). The overall goal of Isoko y’Ubuzima is to improve access to sustainable water and sanitation services.
Under the USAID-funded Isoko y'Ubuzima project, Water For People may receive funds to implement targeted WASH intervention in response to Rwanda’s Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak. The project will focus on enhancing WASH infrastructure and promoting WASH-related infection prevention and control activities in healthcare facilities and public places.
Position Objective:
Under the responsibility of the Emergency Response Project Manager, the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Specialist will be responsible for the infection prevention and control activities of the WASH MVD response activities funded by USAID, ensuring the timely and effective execution of IPC activities in selected health centers and public places.

Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement a detailed project work plan in line with the six-month response plan.
• Work closely with the Isoko y’Ubuzima senior management team and engineers to ensure that WASH infrastructure work and social and behavior change (SBC) activities are designed to effectively contribute to infection prevention and control.
• Orient health center personnel and managers of WASH facilities in public places.
• Monitor hygienic practices in health facilities and public places where WASH infrastructure has been constructed or rehabilitated by the project.
• Provide information to health facility management to help reduce the spread of infection and interact with staff to resolve issues.
• Represent the Isoko y’Ubuzima project externally and collaborate/coordinate closely with the Ministry of Health, local authorities, partners, and stakeholders.
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
• Work with the Isoko y’Ubuzima MEL Manager to establish and maintain the project’s IPC monitoring plan, including WASH facility functionality, hygiene practices, and community engagement metrics.
• Participate in data quality assessments.
• Document lessons learned and best practices to inform future WASH IPC interventions and share insights with partners and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the preparation of narrative programmatic reports for the donor on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.

Qualifications:
• Education: Bachelor's degree in public health, epidemiology, health systems management, or a related health field, and 5 years of relevant work experience are typically required for this role.
• Experience: Minimum of five years of relevant work experience.

Employment Conditions:
• This employment is contingent upon Water For People’s receipt of funds from USAID.
• The position will be based in Kigali with frequent travel to targeted districts.
• Six-month contract, with potential for extension based on funding, need, and performance.
• Compliance with USAID and Water For People standards and policies.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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