Job Description

Community Facilitator, WASH-SRHR Project

Contract type: Fixed, Renewable based on performance and funding

Location: Buyende District, Uganda

Salary and Benefits: Competitive salaries with excellent benefits

About WaterAid

We are a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the Team

WaterAid wants to use your skills in Uganda to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene for everyone everywhere?

We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, we will encourage and empower you to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as a Community Facilitator to change the normal for millions of people, helping them unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good.

About the Role

As our Community Facilitator for the WASH-SRHR integration Project, you will be part of WaterAid Uganda’s Programme Department and will support the implementation of the project.

You will ensure inclusion is core in the project by working directly with communities, health facilities and schools. You will bring people together, run dialogues and group sessions, support community groups, and collect the information the project needs. You are the everyday link between women, adolescents, men, people with disabilities, local leaders and service providers. Your work helps make sure that people who are often left out can speak up, use services and hold providers to account.

In this role, you will:

• Disseminate to communities, leaders and facility users about the project and every planned activity, using the right language and channels for women, adolescents and people with disabilities.
• Mobilise participants for dialogues, trainings, scorecard sessions, barazas, joint monitoring visits and campaigns. Check that venues, timing and materials let everyone take part, for example people with limited mobility, hearing or sight.
• Keep an up-to-date list of villages, leaders, groups and contacts in your area.
• Facilitate quarterly inclusive community dialogues on barriers to using SRHR and WASH services and record issues and agreed actions.
• Support regular dialogues with men, religious and cultural leaders, adolescents and women's groups to challenge harmful gender and social norms.
• Run Together We Decide and Journeys Plus sessions with men and with adolescent girls and boys, following the curriculum and guidance.
• Support hygiene and menstrual health promotion, hand hygiene and sanitation days, and share information materials in accessible formats and local languages.
• Support women- and youth-led village savings and loan associations in meeting, saving and keeping records.
• Write weekly activity plans and monthly reports for the project officer.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably assigned to support successful project delivery.
• Champion WaterAid’s commitments to equity, inclusion and safeguarding

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A bachelor's degree in public health, community development, social work, environmental health or a related field. We will consider a diploma with strong field experience.
• At least three years' experience in community mobilisation, health promotion, or WASH, SRHR or gender projects.
• Experience facilitating groups and working with village health teams, local leaders and people with disabilities.
• Good spoken and written communication and basic reporting skills.
• Able to use a smartphone or tablet to collect data.
• Fluent Lusoga and English, and good knowledge of the Buyende community and its culture.
• A valid motorcycle riding permit

Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:

• Training or experience in gender transformative approaches, adolescent SRHR, or safeguarding.
• Experience with village savings and loan associations, community scorecards or participatory methods.
• Basic skills in sign language or other ways to communicate with people with disabilities.
• Living in the project area.

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Closing Date: Applications will close at 12:00 PM (UK time) on 25th November 2026..

How to Apply: Click ‘Apply’ to complete the pre-screening questions and upload your CV and an essential cover letter which should also be in English.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in my application? At WaterAid, we strongly advise against using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. Our goal is to ensure a fair and transparent process that provides every applicant with an equal opportunity to succeed. We value hearing about your unique experiences and perspectives in your application, and, if shortlisted, during the interview as well.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in Uganda. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the Ugandan laws.

Benefits

As an organisation WaterAid is committed to creating an environment where you can thrive and be yourself at your very best. So, in addition to our inspiring global mission and engaging work environment, we have a generous benefit package to help you take care of your health, happiness and wellbeing.

Our Global Commitment:

Our People Promise:

We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:

We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:

We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid conducts background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.