Job Title: Community Service Assistant – Circuit Rider (9 No Experience Jobs)
Organization: Evidence Action
Duty Station: Iganga, Kamuli and Bugiri, Uganda (3 positions per location)
Reports to: Lead Field Officer
About US:
Evidence Action scales proven development solutions to benefit millions of people around the world. We fill the gap between knowing ‘what works’ and having impact at scale. We implement cost-effective interventions whose efficacy is backed by substantial rigorous evidence.
Job Summary: The Community Service Assistant (CSA) position is primarily a field-based position which plays an important role as an interface between Dispensers for Safe Water and communities served with dispensers. This position ensures sufficient and uninterrupted supply of chlorine and service & maintenance of the installed chlorine dispensers. This, in turn, enables the community to successfully access and use the dispensers throughout for improved community health.
This person should be able and has experience in riding a motorcycle
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducting dispenser hardware service and maintenance through regular spot checks to ensure proper functioning
- Installing chlorine dispensers whenever necessary, in line with the organization’s protocols/spefications and guidelines.
- Delivering chlorine to various chlorine dispensers located at water points by use of motorcycles.
- Ensure safe handling and accountability of chlorine and dispenser stocks in the store/office and to the designated sites.
- Proper Record Keeping by completing relevant forms/documents/records that are important in inventory
- Engaging the target community to promote dispenser usage and handle any/all possible challenges and report the same to supervisor.
- Collecting all field data for program assessment and accountability, by use of smartphones
- Maintaining good integrity and stewardship of the Organizational assets assigned to you for work execution
Key Performance Indicators
- All assigned dispensers must remain functional in usable condition all the time.
- Maintain an uninterrupted supply of chlorine to all assigned dispensers throughout the year.
- Maintain good rapport with the target community, ensuring it is well engaged and embrace the chlorine dispensers and keep using these for improved health.
- Program data is collected within the provided guidelines and shared with the supervisor for the next action
- The dispenser empty rates and all noted/reported dispenser issues are addressed within the stated timelines.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a UACE graduate and at least a Certificate in communication, community work, Social work, project management or equivalent.
- Experience working with communities or social enterprises/NGOs will be an added advantage
- Motorcycle riding skills/experience with a valid driving license (CLASS A)
- The applicants should be fluent in English, Lugisu, and Lusoga
- Excellent communication skills and good public relations
- Discipline and good character while engaging with the community and their leaders, program teams and managers.
- Community service attitude/ Passion to work in a rural community setting
- High level of integrity and stewardship
- Embraces teamwork and aspires and supports the ideals of working in a teamwork environment as a team champion
- Good computer skills, data entry and management skills
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should follow the link below to apply for this position
Deadline: 20th February 2023 by 4:00pm