Current Opportunities at RTI International

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co-ordinate and actively participate in strengthening project monitoring and reporting through active data collection and verification of sanitation product installation and sanitation service provision in the respective counties.
• Coordinate and actively participate in field coaching and mentorship of rural sanitation entrepreneurs and enterprises.
• Coordinate and facilitate the execution of capacity strengthening initiatives targeting entrepreneurs and enterprises.
• Support and coordinate sanitation and MHM market activation activities in collaboration with private sector actors
• Support in the coordination of all project related activities in assigned Counties.
• Support in documentation of emerging, promising, and best practices in the implementation of market-based sanitation approach.
• Support and strengthen County MHM Steering committees in the assigned County.
• Support in strengthening and monitoring MHM SBCC activities within the County.
• Serve as the field contact person and liaison for the grantees to deliver on their MHM and sanitation work as stipulated in their workplans.
• Provide day-to-day management of specific county USAID WKSP project activities, ensuring work is completed against the scope, timelines, and budget.
• Document the county engagement process to facilitate learning across all USAID WKSP teams and target counties.
• Adhere to USAID WKSP programmatic policies and operational guidelines.
• Support in programme reporting as may be required from time to time

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project is an ambitious intervention advancing locally owned solutions to sanitation and menstrual hygiene challenges in the target counties. It is expected that the team members must be able to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment - with one team - one project concept. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, entrepreneurial, resourceful, flexible, independent, and energetic with excellent communications skills, cultural sensitivity and has demonstrated experience supporting technical assistance projects.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, or other relevant fields.
• Post graduate training will be an added advantage.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• At least five (5) years’ experience in the design, implementation, and monitoring of Sanitation projects with hands on experience in sanitation programming. Experience in Market Based Sanitation will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies.

• Excellent knowledge of sanitation programming. Experience in Market Based Sanitation will be an added advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills working with cross cultural and multi diverse teams.
• Excellent analytical skills, as well as the ability to express facts and ideas in a clear, convincing, and organized manner and good writing skills.
• Highly organized and able to set priorities and handle multiple competing time and resource demands.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Willing to travel across the county of deployment.

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Scope of Works

The Urban sanitation officer will work with the Western Kenya Sanitation Project (WKSP) Market Facilitation team to support urban sanitation activities for Siaya Cluster.

• Support Water and Sanitation Service Providers/Companies: Provide technical support, capacity building, and coordination to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of sanitation services delivery.
• Engage with Private Sector Players: Build partnerships with private sector players, such as Manual Pit Emptiers, Vacuum Truck Operators, financial institutions and technology providers among others, to promote innovation and investment in urban sanitation.
• Facilitate Training and Capacity Building: Provide technical assistance, best practice guidance, and skills development opportunities to enhance service professionalism and performance.
• Promote Technology Adoption and Innovation: Facilitate the adoption of appropriate technologies and innovative solutions to improve sanitation service delivery, infrastructure management, and waste treatment processes.
• Monitor Compliance and Ensure Data Quality: Conduct regular monitoring, data collection and analysis activities to assess compliance with sanitation regulations, service standards, and performance indicators.
• Support County Governments: Collaborate with county governments to develop and implement effective urban sanitation policies, regulations, and strategies aligned with national objectives and priorities.

Educational and Professional Qualification

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental health, Public Health, Sociology, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• Additional certifications or training in sanitation management, environmental management, or public health would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of urban sanitation principles, practices, and technologies, including wastewater management, solid waste management, and hygiene promotion.

Competencies and skil

• Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation, including the use of software tools for statistical analysis and geographic information systems (GIS) for spatial analysis.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.

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• The project is seeking to recruit an STTA Engineer on short term contract to support Engineering activities in the project counties.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Assistance: Work closely with project partners to provide technical support in the in design and construction of sanitation facilities.
• Support in mentorship and coaching of trained installers and reporting progress.
• Skill Development: Identify skill gaps among artisans, business partners and assist in developing training modules to fill these gaps.
• Consumer Feedback Integration: Collaborate in integrating consumer feedback into product design to improve technical drawings.
• Database Development: Contribute to the development of databases of artisans
• Capacity Building: Assist in building the capacity of private sector actors to build and install high-quality sanitation products.
• Documentation and Reporting: Contribute to project learning documents, reports, and day-to-day support of specific county engineering project activities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• It is expected that the team members must be able to work in a fast-paced, results-driven environment - with one team - one project concept. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, entrepreneurial, resourceful, flexible, independent, and energetic with excellent communications skills, cultural sensitivity and has demonstrated experience supporting technical assistance projects.

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water, Agricultural, Environmental Engineering, or related Engineering fields.
• Knowledge of engineering software such as AutoCAD, Revit, or similar is an added

Skills and Competencies.

• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly organized and able to handle multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
• Willingness to travel across project target counties