Associate, Area Coordinator
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Evidence Action is hiring an Associate, Area Coordinator for its Safe Water Now program in Uganda. The role leads field teams, manages stakeholder relationships at district and sub-county levels, and oversees chlorine adoption and dispenser operations across rural communities. This is a mid-level, full-time position based in Kampala with significant field travel.
- Mid-level role with 3 years of experience required
- Full-time position based in Kampala, Uganda
- Split evenly between office work and field operations
- Leads field teams and manages district-level stakeholder relationships
- Focus on Safe Water Now program delivering safe drinking water across rural Uganda
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Experience
- Level:
- Mid level
- Length:
- 3 years
- Language Requirement:
- English
- Working Hours:
- Full Time - 8 to 5
- Applicant
- Location:
- Uganda
- Job descriptions &
- with a valid driving license will be
- in management of community-development project activities with an NGO, community based organization or social enterprise
- Direct reports
- Lead Field Officers Position
- Location
- The position will be based in Uganda (Kamuli, Mbale and surrounding areas) . It is both an office and field based position. The incumbent will spend 50% of their time in office and 50% in the field.
Requirements
About Evidence Action
At Evidence Action, we deliver data-driven interventions that transform lives at an unprecedented scale. We identify neglected global health issues and deploy proven solutions, forging healthier futures for generations.
Our model operationalizes leading academic research (including from Nobel-winning economists). We measure progress and outcomes at every stage to ensure we're making a real impact for people living in poverty and suffering from preventable or treatable health issues. Operating across 9 countries, our team of 800+ has reached over 500 million people, working closely with governments to scale these interventions.
Our Deworm the World program has delivered over 2 billion treatments, significantly reducing worm prevalence and generating more than $23 billion in lifetime productivity gains.
Through Safe Water Now, we've saved the lives of over 15,000 children.
Our Accelerator explores untapped opportunities in global health, testing low-cost interventions with the greatest potential to save and improve lives.
At Evidence Action, your colleagues are your greatest asset. You'll partner with high-caliber colleagues in an environment blending innovation, autonomy, and teamwork. Our team excels in disruptive thinking and believes in rolling up our sleeves to get things done. If you're looking to work flexibly and with purpose, join a team that delivers measurable change for millions.
About The Safe Water Now Program
Evidence Action's Safe Water Now program provides safe drinking water to over 3.5 million people across rural Uganda. Recent evidence highlights that water treatment reduces all-cause child mortality by about 25%. Evidence Action's designs deliver safe water at the source in rural settings through its established Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) and newly launched In-Line Chlorination (ILC) interventions. Over the past year, we've more than doubled our footprint in East Africa and are exploring expansion into new countries, as well as developing an innovation agenda through our Accelerator process to develop the next generation of safe water program
The Role
The Associate Area Coordinator is the operational bridge between Safe Water Now (SWN) program strategy and community-level delivery. Deputizing for the Area Coordinator, the role leads field teams to sustain chlorine adoption across the assigned area, builds the district-level relationships that keep the program locally anchored, and holds accountability for the quality, cost-effectiveness and integrity of field operations. The position is split evenly between office and field, with roughly 50% of time spent in communities.
Key
Required Competencies and Attributes
Excellent communication skills and good public relations
High-level discipline and good character while engaging with the community and their leaders, program teams and managers
Community service attitude/Passion for working in a rural community setting
High level of integrity and stewardship
Embraces teamwork, aspires, and supports the ideals of working in a teamwork environment as a team champion
Good technology skills
Positive attitude to work and to develop in a fast paced work environment
Motorcycle riding skills/
Responsibilities
- Conducts stakeholder meetings at district/county, sub-county levels to ensure buy-in of local stakeholders into the SWN program.
- Manage a team of Lead Officers (and their respective teams), and Officers, Program Implementation (OPIs) offering mentorship & coaching to deliver high quality community engagements.
- Leads the field teams in the execution of SWN activities such as dispenser reinstallations, chlorine delivery and dispenser maintenances among others.
- Manages field finance expenses prudently with proper accountability and transparency in line with the finance policy
- Develops weekly work plans, budgets and reports for field activities and ensure execution of the planned activities in line with the agreed upon targets.
- Supports field teams on field data administration for various activities through smartphone technology.
- Ensures high adoption of SWN interventions in their locations through managing all the drivers of adoption, which include community knowledge, dispenser functionality, promoter engagement, and non-empty rates.
- Takes delegated
- in logistical and field operation planning, supervision and reporting.
- Other duties and
- as delegated by the Area Coordinator.
Preferred Qualifications
- Qualifications
- Minimum degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, International Development, or equivalent
- Good language skills (both spoken and written ) in English and the local language spoken (lumasaba, lusoga, among others) in the operational location
- 3 years'
Benefits
- Evidence Action provides a comprehensive
- package for employees worldwide.
- include:
- Comprehensive health insurance,
- Retirement savings options,
- Paid leave,
- Avenues for engagement and recognition
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