WASH Assistant – Nyakabande Transit Center

About the role

IsraAID Uganda is seeking a dedicated WASH Assistant to implement water, sanitation and hygiene activities at Nyakabande Transit Center in Kisoro. Working under the Senior WASH Officer, the role focuses on delivering field‑level interventions for displaced persons and host communities.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure access to clean and safe water for the transit centre, refugees and host communities.
• Apply behavior‑change communication (BCC) approaches to promote optimal WASH practices.
• Assess WASH priorities with persons of concern and devise appropriate strategies.
• Lead sanitation campaigns, including latrine construction, desludging and drainage management.
• Support the distribution and management of WASH materials and facilitate community participation in project planning and maintenance.

Required profile

• Ugandan national.
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Public Health, Water Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum three years of professional experience in WASH programmes, preferably with an international NGO.
• Experience implementing WASH or public‑health activities in humanitarian contexts.
• Knowledge of social‑behavior change approaches such as CLTS, CHAST, MHM and PHAST is an advantage.

Required skills

• Technical expertise in water supply systems and water quality testing.
• Design and implementation of sanitation infrastructure.
• Hygiene promotion and behavior‑change communication (e.g., CLTS, CHAST, MHM, PHAST).
• Computer skills for technical reporting and data management.