Project Assistant, Shame to Action (S2A) Project job at WaterAid

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 Project Assistant 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 Project Assistant for the Shame to Action (S2A) Project, you will be part of WaterAid Uganda’s Programme Department and will support the implementation of the Shame to Action (S2A) Project. The project is delivered through a consortium approach involving WaterAid Uganda, UWASNET, grassroots organisations, government institutions, and the Water Integrity Network (WIN). The team is responsible for project delivery, stakeholder engagement, monitoring, evidence generation, learning, advocacy, and reporting.

The role reports to the Head of Programmes and works closely with the MEAL Manager, Knowledge Management & Learning Officer, Director of Advocacy, Safeguarding Focal Person, GEDSI Focal Person, Communications for Development Officer, and implementing partners.

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all project activities in line with approved workplans, budgets, donor requirements, and WaterAid standards.
• Coordinate project implementation with consortium partners including UWASNET, grassroots organisations, Water Integrity Network (WIN), district local governments, and other stakeholders.
• Support delivery of community awareness campaigns, dialogues, capacity-strengthening initiatives, policy engagement activities, and community oversight mechanisms.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of inclusive community accountability structures, including women WASH Watchdogs, enabling community members, specially women and marginalized groups to monitor WASH services, identify risks, raise concerns safely and engage duty bearers.
• Organise project meetings, trainings, workshops, monitoring visits, learning events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Monitor project progress against agreed targets and ensure timely collection, verification, and reporting of project data and results.
• Support baseline assessments, monitoring exercises, reviews, evaluations, and learning processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare high-quality donor reports, activity reports, success stories, case studies, briefing notes, and other project documentation.
• Coordinate day-to-day collaboration among consortium partners, ensuring clear roles, timely delivery of agreed activities, information sharing, quality assurance and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Support project budgeting, procurement, contract management, and financial tracking processes to ensure value for money and compliance.
• Coordinate documentation, communications, knowledge management, and dissemination of research findings and learning products.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of safe, confidential and accessible reporting and referral mechanisms for sextortion and other safeguarding concerns, ensuring that survivor-centred, do-no-harm and confidentiality principles are applied throughout project implementation.
• Represent WaterAid Uganda in technical working groups, district meetings, sector engagements, and relevant external forums as delegated.
• Monitor project risks and support timely identification and implementation of mitigation actions.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with government institutions, civil society organisations, community structures, media actors, and development partners.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably assigned by the Programme Director to support successful project delivery.
• Champion WaterAid’s commitments to equity, inclusion and safeguarding

To be successful in this role, you will need:

A bachelor’s degree in project/Programme Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Management/Administration, Public Health or related field.

A minimum of 4 years of related experience implementing grassroots WASH projects, governance, accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, social accountability or community-based programming.

Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex development projects involving multiple stakeholders and partners.

Experience applying safeguarding, GBV risk mitigation, survivor-centred approaches, protection principles or safe referral mechanisms is strongly desirable.

Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and budget tracking.

Strong understanding of community development, governance, accountability, gender, safeguarding, or WASH programming.

Ability to collect, analyse, and present information for decision-making and donor reporting.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.

Commitment to WaterAid’s values and to principles of gender equality, disability and social inclusion, accountability, and safeguarding.

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

Understanding of integrity, accountability, anti-corruption, power dynamics and mechanisms for preventing exploitation and abuse in service delivery, gender equality social inclusion and rights programming.

Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality, informed consent, do-no-harm and survivor-centered principles when working with communities and sensitive information.

Experience collaborating with international partners and managing relationships across organisations and countries.

Familiarity with MEAL systems, evidence generation and knowledge management approaches.

Knowledge of Uganda’s WASH, governance, gender, or local government systems.

Knowledge of the local language of the Project area – Fortportal and Bunyangabo District.

• Coordinate the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all project activities in line with approved workplans, budgets, donor requirements, and WaterAid standards.
• Coordinate project implementation with consortium partners including UWASNET, grassroots organisations, Water Integrity Network (WIN), district local governments, and other stakeholders.
• Support delivery of community awareness campaigns, dialogues, capacity-strengthening initiatives, policy engagement activities, and community oversight mechanisms.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of inclusive community accountability structures, including women WASH Watchdogs, enabling community members, specially women and marginalized groups to monitor WASH services, identify risks, raise concerns safely and engage duty bearers.
• Organise project meetings, trainings, workshops, monitoring visits, learning events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Monitor project progress against agreed targets and ensure timely collection, verification, and reporting of project data and results.
• Support baseline assessments, monitoring exercises, reviews, evaluations, and learning processes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare high-quality donor reports, activity reports, success stories, case studies, briefing notes, and other project documentation.
• Coordinate day-to-day collaboration among consortium partners, ensuring clear roles, timely delivery of agreed activities, information sharing, quality assurance and follow-up of agreed actions.
• Support project budgeting, procurement, contract management, and financial tracking processes to ensure value for money and compliance.
• Coordinate documentation, communications, knowledge management, and dissemination of research findings and learning products.
• Support the establishment and strengthening of safe, confidential and accessible reporting and referral mechanisms for sextortion and other safeguarding concerns, ensuring that survivor-centred, do-no-harm and confidentiality principles are applied throughout project implementation.
• Represent WaterAid Uganda in technical working groups, district meetings, sector engagements, and relevant external forums as delegated.
• Monitor project risks and support timely identification and implementation of mitigation actions.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with government institutions, civil society organisations, community structures, media actors, and development partners.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably assigned by the Programme Director to support successful project delivery.
• Champion WaterAid’s commitments to equity, inclusion and safeguarding

• Project planning
• Project implementation
• Project monitoring
• Reporting
• Budget tracking
• Community development
• Governance
• Accountability
• Gender
• Safeguarding
• WASH programming
• Data collection
• Data analysis
• Report writing
• Presentation skills
• Communication skills
• Stakeholder engagement
• Coordination
• Risk monitoring
• Relationship building
• MEAL systems
• Evidence generation
• Knowledge management

• Bachelor’s degree in project/Programme Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business Management/Administration, Public Health or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of related experience implementing grassroots WASH projects, governance, accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, social accountability or community-based programming.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex development projects involving multiple stakeholders and partners.
• Experience applying safeguarding, GBV risk mitigation, survivor-centred approaches, protection principles or safe referral mechanisms is strongly desirable.
• Experience in project planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and budget tracking.
• Strong understanding of community development, governance, accountability, gender, safeguarding, or WASH programming.
• Ability to collect, analyse, and present information for decision-making and donor reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentation skills.
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and to principles of gender equality, disability and social inclusion, accountability, and safeguarding.
• Understanding of integrity, accountability, anti-corruption, power dynamics and mechanisms for preventing exploitation and abuse in service delivery, gender equality social inclusion and rights programming.
• Demonstrated understanding of confidentiality, informed consent, do-no-harm and survivor-centered principles when working with communities and sensitive information.
• Experience collaborating with international partners and managing relationships across organisations and countries.
• Familiarity with MEAL systems, evidence generation and knowledge management approaches.
• Knowledge of Uganda’s WASH, governance, gender, or local government systems.
• Knowledge of the local language of the Project area – Fortportal and Bunyangabo District.