Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer

About the role

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Officer will be based in Chikwawa district, Malawi, and will support Jhpiego’s community‑level WASH interventions. Reporting to the Public‑Private Partnerships WASH Advisor, the officer will lead field implementation, community mobilisation, stakeholder coordination and data collection.

Key responsibilities

• Mobilise and engage communities, traditional leaders, CBOs, women, youth and persons with disabilities in planning, implementing and monitoring WASH activities.
• Conduct community entry meetings, awareness sessions, household consultations, CLTS follow‑up, hygiene demonstrations and feedback meetings using participatory approaches.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of WASH committees, Scheme Management Committees and other accountability structures.
• Promote handwashing with soap, safe water collection and storage, household water treatment, food hygiene, safe child‑faeces management and disease prevention.
• Document community feedback, complaints and actions, referring technical or safeguarding concerns as needed.
• Engage Village Savings and Loan (VSL) groups to promote savings and responsible borrowing for household toilets, handwashing facilities and water connections.

Required profile

• Experience working with community groups, local authorities and health workers in a low‑resource setting.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate participatory meetings and promote behaviour change.
• Strong communication skills and cultural sensitivity.

Required skills

• Community mobilisation and participatory facilitation.
• Knowledge of WASH best practices, CLTS methodology and hygiene promotion.
• Data collection, monitoring and reporting.