Career Opportunities

Cuso International

Environmental Health & Nutrition Advisor

Volunteer in Ethiopia for 7 Months
Start Date Jan - Mar 2019 (flexible)

The Volunteer's Role

The overall purpose of this placement is to strengthen the activities towards accessing water for drinking and homestead production, and improving personal hygiene and sanitation of the targeted community for the achievement of optimal nutrition and health

As a volunteer, you will:

- In conjunction with local staff & Cuso International volunteers, design and implement sectoral nutrition capacity building activities
- Conduct household access to water and provide advisory support in improving Households/community access to safe drinking water in the zone
- Conduct household water quality check and improvement activities in the zone
- Assist in the design and implementation sewage and sewerage management strategies
- Design and implement personal hygiene, home sanitation, and use of latrine campaigns

Essential Academic Qualifications:
- BSc. /MSc. degree in Water Resources Management, Sanitary Science, Environmental Health


Essential Professional Background:
- Three years' work experience in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Nutrition interventions
- Demonstrated work experience in improving access to drinking water and waste management
- Hand on experience in design of water quality improvement strategies

About Our Partner
Haramaya University
The main campus of Haramaya University, one of the oldest and biggest universities in Ethiopia, and it is located in East Harrarghe Administrative Zone of Oromia Regional State, situated at about 20KM from Harrar. The university has 14 different colleges. College of Health and Medical Sciences is found in Harrar city. East Harrarghe Administrative Zone is one of the 12 Administrative Zones of Oromia Regional States. It is situated at about 525 KM East of Addis Ababa. Harrar, one of the oldest historical and tourist attraction city, is the center of the administrative zone. It is about nine-hour drive from AddisAbaba. There is also air transport from Addis Ababa to Dire Dawa, one of the biggest cities in the country which is 55 KM from Harrar.

Haramaya University College of Health and Medical Sciences is one of the 14 colleges of the university situated in Harrar city. Harrar is one of the tourist attraction city situated at about 525 KM from Addis Ababa.

Terms and Conditions
Cuso International terms and conditions allow you to lead a modest and healthy lifestyle while being effective in your placement. This support package will cover basic living expenses for one volunteer and is not intended to cover home-based expenses (ex. loans, support payments, etc.) or luxury items such as imported items in placement or international personal travel.

Support Package
- Modest monthly living allowance (varies depending country)
- Accommodation while in placement
- Return airfare and visa/work permit costs
- Cost of required vaccinations, antimalarial medication and health insurance
- Pre-departure training and in-country orientation
- Travel and accommodation for reintegration debriefing weekend
- Modest support for accompanying partners and dependents going on placement with you for 12 months or longer (Return flight, emergency medical insurance, vaccinations)
- Access to Employee Assistance Program while in placement and upon return
- Cuso International assessment day (Candidates must cover the first $200 of the most cost-effective travel expenses and all accommodation costs).
- Travel and accommodation for the five-day pre-departure training course and for in-country orientation
- Bonus: Additional return flight home or cash in lieu after 12 months of service for volunteers who extend for another 6 months

Fundraising
We ask each volunteer, regardless of placement length, to raise $2,000. All volunteers receive support from Cuso International to help achieve the goal through fundraising. If the volunteer chooses not to fundraise or is unable to achieve the fundraising goal, he/she can make a one-time donation or become a monthly donor to support our work.

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