About WaterAid
WaterAid is an international non-governmental organisation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the world’s poorest communities. WaterAid works by helping local organisations and governments to set up low cost and sustainable WASH solutions that can be managed by the community itself. WaterAid also seeks to influence the policies of other key organisations, such as governments, to secure and protect the right of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services.
Context of assignment:
WaterAid initiated its work on CLTS/PATS in 2011 from Muzaffargarh where the process of community mobilisation and data collection was entirely led by the staff of implementing partners. The process evolved over time when during 2013-14 we started implementing a district-wide approach. This also included expansion of our CLTS/PATS work in two districts of Punjab including Muzaffargarh and Rajan Pur and two districts of Sindh including Thatta and Badin. The approach from here onwards was based on promoting key steps defined in the Pakistan Approach to Total Sanitation (PATS) that mainly included mobilisation of local communities through engaging trained Community Resource Persons (CRPs), mapping out sanitation coverage and gaps using various PRA techniques and tools, development of community plans, construction of demonstration latrines, establishing sanitary marts through local entrepreneurs. In addition to these steps, WaterAid also built in an extensive behaviour change component for post implementation reminders to sustain ODF behaviours and practices. WaterAid has implemented the CLTS/PATS approach across 68 union councils in the 4 districts. Keeping in view the success and scalability of this model, WaterAid intends to document the technical and operational aspects of the model, as well as the successes and challenges, to serve as a marketing tool and guideline for replication of this model by other sector partners and government stakeholders. In addition to the above WaterAid has also piloted a sewerage treatment unit catering to the need of 15-20 households in rural set-up that needs to be documented.
Job Purpose
The Documentation Officer will support Programme team to document the approach and processes followed by WaterAid in promoting CLTS/PATS in its working areas as well as the sewage treatment model piloted in the ODF villages as reward. This document will serve as a guidance document for WaterAid and other sector partners to understand key components and process of the CLTS/PATS and their evolutions over last 4-5 years in WaterAid’s work. Based on the evidences, the sector partners can use this document for replication and improving their approach and processes, where necessary.
Key Working Relationships
Key Responsibilities
· Detailed review of the district-wide ODF model and its key stages followed by WaterAid through literature review, discussion with WaterAid staff, field visits to current and past implementing partners across Sindh and Punjab.
· Documentation of the decentralised sewerage treatment unit piloted in the ODF villages as reward.
· Packaging and documentation of the district-wide ODF model, capturing all key stages and approach followed for achieving and sustaining the ODF model.
· Support in communication and dissemination of the model inside and outside WaterAid.
· In addition to the above specified ODF model, documentation of any other related WaterAid work experience/model
Eligibilities and requirements
Education: Post-graduate / Masters’ degree in development studies, public health or communication
Experience
Other specifications
Computer skills (data analysis software, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and web searching/browsing)
WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Since we started in 2006 in Pakistan, we’ve remained resolutely focused on tackling these three essentials that transform people’s lives. Without all three, people can’t live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good. Children grow up healthy and strong, women and men get to earn a living, whole communities start to thrive. It sounds normal and it should be. By inspiring people and sparking chain reactions we help deliver lasting change in what’s normal. By working closely with partners internationally and on the ground in some of the toughest places in the world, we help achieve widespread change. Millions of people have already taken control of their lives and built better futures.