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  Assist
  Districts and Town Councils in developing realistic annual and quarterly work
  plans and budgets for community development/ mobilization in line with the national
  strategies and sector guidelines/ schedules to Local Governments (for
  households, rural growth centers and small towns/town councils)
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  Support
  the operation and maintenance of water and sanitation facilities and assist
  District Local Governments to generate and maintain a data base of existing and
  new water and sanitation committees and their functionality status with gender
  dis-aggregated data on the committee membership.
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  Promote
  participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in the Water and Sanitation sector at
  all levels, and advises on the implementation of national policies, guidelines
  and strategies and plans for community mobilization (households, primary
  schools, health centers, town councils and rural growth centers).
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  In
  collaboration with other team members, conduct organizational Self-assessment
  (OSA) of Districts, Sub Counties, Private Sector Organizations and NGOs/CBOs to
  determine and support their capacity
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  For
  scaling up implementation of community mobilization activities through NGOs in
  line with the recommendation from the NGO pilot studies and the LG & NGO
  strategic Framework being developed.
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  Work
  with LGs to define capacity gaps, capacity development indicators and draw
  plans and    strategies for community development, capacity
  building and support LG capacity building plans.
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  Advice,
  assist and quality assure community development activities carried out by the
  LGs that are sector specific, support and strengthen the capacity of the
  district water office staff, District/ Town Council Health Inspectorate staff
  and community development staff in the implementation of mobilization
  activities for community development to ensure efficient and cost effective
  utilization of available resources.
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  Support
  LGs to ensure that Community Development activities are allocated adequate
  funding during the planning process (in line with the sector guidelines for
  utilization of the district conditional grant) and thereafter ensure that the
  activities are implemented in a satisfactory manner following the agreed steps in
  the software implementation.
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  Support
  the establishment of the District Water and Sanitation Coordination Committees
  (DWSCC) and ensure that regular agenda item in the committee meetings.
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  Support
  the district LGs in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual progress
  reports in the standard reporting formats availed to the districts.
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  Carry-out
  any other work that will be assigned by the client or his representative
  through the respective team leader of the unit.

Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:

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  Honours
  Degree in Development Studies, Social Sciences or Social Work and Social
  Administration with a minimum of Post Graduate Diploma in the relevant field.
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  Post
  graduate training in use of participatory tools and methodologies shall be an
  added advantage.
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  She/he
  should have good knowledge on Decentralization in Uganda.
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  Ten
  (10) years of professional experience in community development work with at
  least three years in a water and sanitation sector.
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  High
  level of ethics and integrity
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  Innovative
  and proactive, enjoys making things happen, does not wait for them to happen
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  High
  level of inter-personal, decision- making and problem solving skills.
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  Excellent
  verbal and communication skills
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  Demonstrated
  ability to work independently and with teams to achieve district objectives.
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  Computer
  knowledge, with knowledge of Ms. – Word and Excel is must.

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