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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE OFFICER - MAXIXE, MOZAMBIQUE
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Officer
Maxixe, Mozambique   

9 Months:    Start Date between May - July 2019

 
Location:                               Maxixe, Mozambique
Start Date:                            May - July 2019 (flexible)
Length of Placement:          9 Months
Language Requirements:   English, Portuguese/ Spanish
English:                                  Reading: Level 5, Writing: Level 5, Speaking: Level 5
Portuguese:                          Reading: Level 3, Writing: Level 1, Speaking:  Level 1
Spanish:                                 Reading: Level 2, Writing:  Level 1, Speaking:  Level 1
Language Scale:                   http://www.cusointernational.org/languageratingscale
 
Open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents only

Due to funder restrictions, support for accompanying partners/dependents is not available for this placement.
 
The Volunteer’s Role
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to a regional nutrition project led by CARE Canada!  The Southern African Nutrition Initiative (SANI) is working to improve the nutrition of women of reproductive age and children under five years old in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.

As a Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) Officer, you bring strong technical expertise to the SANI Team in Mozambique, working with colleagues to ensure that SANi builds local capacity to improve nutrition water and sanitation practices in target communities.  This will involve working with colleagues to conduct situational practices in target communities.  This will involve working with colleagues to conduct situational analysis, sharing international and evidence-based practices, developing and testing knowlege attitude and practice tools to identify gaps in current santitation and hygiene practices, and supporting the team to carry ou the SANI WASH Strategy in Mozambique.  This includes a focus on the capacity assessment, training and mobilization of Water Point Committee at the local level.

You bring to this role a solid understanding of a Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach to implementation and the development of tools and resources, strong analytical skills, and an ability to work with a range of stakeholders using strong relationship building and facilitation skills.

As a volunteer, you will:
- Facilitate capacity building for project staff and key stakeholdes in WASH and CLTS
- Support the SANI Mozambique WASH and CLTS strategy
- Document WASH and CLTS practices with team and partners
- Promote WASH marketing and hygiene behaviour change components of the project
- Provide technical assistance to achieve all technical WASH outputs
- Ensure timely collection, compilation and analysis of quality data as well as the production of reports on all SANI WASH activities
- Participate in meetings, training and other assessment / events as required
- Design or create strategies to quaranty the sustainability of the intervention at the end of the project.


Essential Academic Qualifications:
Degree in Environmental Health/ Public Health

Essential Professional Background:

Minimum 2 years' experience in WASH programming, particularly in sanitation and hygiene
Understanding behaviour change and health promotion methods

 
About Our Partner
 
CARE Mozambique

CARE began operations in Mozambique in 1984 with emergency assistance and food distribution for people who were affected by the protracted war between government and rebel forces.

From 1990 to 1994, CARE expanded its project portfolio to include disaster recovery and development activities. Following the end of the war in 1992, we focus on implementing long-term development projects, including local water management, sanitation and hygiene, food security and nutrition, early childhood care and development, women´s economic empowerment (including microfinance), and strengthening local civil society action. As part of our historic focus on emergency response, we are now engaging more on disaster risk reduction and climate change in Mozambique.

In CARE’s six-year country strategy (2014-2020) for Mozambique, CARE seeks to fight poverty and improve food and nutrition security by empowering women and girls to exercise their rights. This new strategy draws from CARE’s previous innovations and builds on them – emphasizing in particular CARE’s expanded role as a facilitator and development partner with Mozambican colleagues from civil society who are likewise dedicated to transformative, rights-based development in collaboration with the private sector and government.

It is important to note that women are often the most vulnerable to shocks and the most marginalized. Hence, they often suffer the most from natural emergencies and not able to participate as fully in development efforts unless deliberate, strategic actions are taken. This has long-term implications for overall development and ability to reduce poverty if those most marginalized do not participate in the processes.



Terms and Conditions
 
Cuso International terms and conditions allow you to lead a modest and healthy lifestyle while being effective in your placement. This support package will cover basic living expenses for one volunteer and is not intended to cover home-based expenses (ex. loans, support payments, etc.) or luxury items such as imported items in placement or international personal travel.
 
Support Package
- Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)
- Accommodation while in placement
- Return airfare and visa/work permit costs
- Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
- Pre-departure training and in-country orientation
- Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
- Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return
- Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation
- Bonus:  Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend another 6 months
 
 
Residency and Citizenship  
 
Residency
The majority of Cuso International volunteer applicants are residing in Canada at the time of application and during the pre-departure process. Occasionally we received applications from volunteer applicants who are residing outside of Canada at the time of application. In both instances, between your application date and placement start date, we must be able to contact you and you must be able to contact us easily and promptly throughout the process.

We may require your passport and would need to be aware of your current place of residence and any travel plans you may have during this time. You will also require unrestricted access to Canada during this time for assessment and training, as applicable.
 
Citizenship
Leaving your country of residence can have significant effects on your citizenship status in that country. It is your responsibility to research the consequences of travelling to Canada during the pre-departure process if you are living outside of Canada and of leaving your country of residence for a placement with the immigration authority where you live.

By applying to this placement, you accept full responsibility for any consequences related to your citizenship, residency and immigration status or penalties as a result of travel to an assessment day, training course, international placement or other Cuso International related travel.

You  must  check the implications that apply to you, but examples include:
•    Canadian permanent residents may need to make arrangements with immigration authorities before travelling. These
      arrangements allow them to travel without risk to their status in Canada. Without them, residency status may be withdrawn.
•    Citizens of other countries, including those visiting Canada on a visa, may have travel restrictions.    

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