Location Chiro,
Ethiopia
Start Date Nov 2018 – Jan 2019 (flexible)
Length of Placement 9 Months
Language Requirements English
Open to all nationalities outside of Ethiopia. Applicants must be
eligible to obtain an entry visa and work permit for Ethiopia.
Due to
funder restrictions, support for accompanying partners/dependents is not
available for this placement.
The Volunteer’s
Role
The Growing
Nutrition for Mothers and Children (GROW) project in Ethiopia is an initiative
to address undernutrition in women of reproductive age and children under five
years of age. GROW is a partnership among Care Canada, Cuso International, and
McGill University. In Ethiopia the project will be implemented in East and West
Harrarghe Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional State and -----
Administrative Zone of Afar Regional State. The implementation of the project
will be led by Care Ethiopia in close partnership with the government of
Ethiopia Ministry of Health, Regional Health Bureaus of Oromia and Afar
Regional States. Cuso International Ethiopia Country Program Office will be
involved in deploying volunteers to strengthen the institutional nutrition
capacity of the different sectors involved in the implementation of the
project. The project is funded by Global Affairs Canada.
The project
has three intermediate outcomes:
1) Improve
nutrition practices and services for women of reproductive age and boys and
girls under five years
2) Improve
nutrition-sensitive practices for women of reproductive age and boys and girls
under five years
3)
Strengthen governance of gender-sensitive nutrition programs and approaches at
the Federal, Regional, Zonal and Woreda levels.
As a volunteer, you will:
·
Design and implement sectoral nutrition capacity building
activities for WASH Committee / water use committee
·
Conduct household access to water and provide advisor support in
improving Households / community access to safe drinking in the zone
·
Conduct household water quality check and improvement activities
in the zone
·
Assist in the design and implementation sewage and sewage
management strategies, including personal hygiene, home sanitation and use of
latrine campaigns
·
Design materials on critical handwashing and promote CLTSH
processes to bring about behavioral change of the community
Essential Academic Qualifications:
MSc. degree
in Water Resources Management, Sanitary Science, Environmental Health
Essential Professional Background:
·
Three years’ work experience in WASH and Nutrition interventions
·
Demonstrated work experience in improving access to drinking
water and waste management
·
Hand on experience in design of water quality improvement
strategies
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
·
Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the
first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation
costs).
·
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 for another 6 months
HOW TO APPLY:
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