Malawi is a member of Population Services International which is a global health organization dedicated to improving the health of people in the developing world by focusing on serious challenges like lack of family planning, HIV and AIDS, barriers to maternal health, and the greatest threats to children under five, including malaria, diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.
PSI is looking for community based consultants to assist in delivering on a community WASH project in the following Districts: Machinga, Phalombe, Zomba, Chikwawa, Nsanje, Karonga, Nkhata-Bay and Salima.
Classification : Consultant
Type of Appointment : Short-term eleven months with a three months initial assessment
Estimated Start Date : 1st February, 2017
Closing Date : 28th January, 2017
Context:
PSI, with support from Unicef, is implementing an 11 month Emergency Response Project in Chitipa, Karonga, Nkhata-Bay, Salima, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Balaka, Machinga, Zomba, Mangochi, Phalombe, Blantyre, Neno, Mwanza, Chikwawa and Nsanje districts. In this project, PSI is sensitizing the communities on good water, sanitation and hygiene practices to reduce the incidences and outbreaks of cholera and other water related diseases. This project is a social behaviour change project, looking at influencing specific practices and behaviors that put individuals and communities at risk of outbreaks of cholera and other water related diseases. PSI will be developing messages and disseminating these messages through different channels in the communities.
Core Functions / Responsibilities:
The key objective of the consultancy is to coordinate, facilitate, and implement targeted communication activities for prevention, support to treatment and control of cholera outbreaks and other water related diseases in their designated districts.
Deliverables
1. To identify and map out communities at risk of cholera and other water related diseases in their respective districts
2. Conduct community meetings with key community gate keepers in each of the identified areas
3. Together with the community, develop a disease outbreak prevention plan to be implemented by the village health committees
4. Conduct product demonstration point of use water treatment targeting mothers with children under 5 and general community members
5. Conduct hand washing demonstrations with the targeted communities
6. Reach out to men and women with community sensitization messages on cholera and other water related diseases
7. Provide referrals for treatment to any clients who may need health services
8. Distribute IEC materials in the communities
9. Record daily activities and submit the outreach data sheet to the WASH coordinator on weekly basis for all the activities done in his/her area
10. Prepare weekly and monthly reports and submit them to the PSI WASH Coordinator that highlight activities conducted and impact achieved
The consultant should be able to discuss and finalize the work plan with the WASH coordinator and inform of any delay or work around required for timely completion of activities.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
- Certificate in Public Health, Rural and community development or a related field from an accredited academic institution with two years of relevant professional experience.
Experience
- Experience working with communities and community structures
- Experience in delivering SBCC messages in the local language in communities
- Experience in the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene related projects is an added advantage
- Sound knowledge of principles for humanitarian assistance, and other relevant trainings is an added advantage
- Knowledge of the district and preferably staying in that district
Languages
Fluency in Chichewa and any local language in the specific district is a must, with good English writing skills.
Interested applicants with the above qualifications and experience should send, through E-mail only, cover letter of not more than one page and curriculum vitae of not more than three pages clearly indicating the district they are applying for and the expected monthly salary in the cover letter to:
The Human Resources Manager
PSI / Malawi
P.O. Box 30132
Lilongwe 3.
E-mail: jobs@psimalawi.org
