Cuso International Nutrition & Environmental Health Advisor - Volunteers in Ethiopia (All nationalities)
Cuso International Nutrition & Environmental Health Advisor - Volunteers in Ethiopia (All nationalities)
Location Chiro, Ethiopia
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:
Improve nutrition practices and services for women of reproductive age and boys and girls under five years
Improve nutrition-sensitive practices for women of reproductive age and boys and girls under five years
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
Interested candidates should apply online by 15 December 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Cuso International Nutrition & Environmental Health Advisor - Volunteers in Ethiopia (All nationalities)
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