Project Officer- Sanitation and Hygiene
| Location | Napak & Nakapiripirit, Uganda |
| Date Posted | March 10, 2026 |
| Category | Management NGO |
| Job Type | Contract |
| Currency | UGX |
Description

Why we are different…
Talent. Faith. Thrive.
When you join FH Association, you embrace God’s calling for your life and engage in work that combines your talents and faith. In the same way FH Association is committed to unlocking resilience and flourishing in communities around the globe, we are dedicated to creating a workplace where our team members can thrive and grow. We believe every imaginable problem has a solution and that our contributions make a difference. FH Association continues to re-imagine impactful solutions to respond to the devastation of poverty globally. FH Association serves millions of the world’s most vulnerable people, helping them overcome poverty and injustice by collaborating with country offices to build resources, capacity, and resilience. FH Association turns Adversity into Impact. FH Association has harnessed the power of faith for more than 50 years. Our Heartbeat Christian values permeate throughout the organization.
A successful candidate will have the following:
The Project Officer provides lead and quality assurance in the design, implementation, and evaluation of non-infrastructure components of Sanitation and Hygiene programs in both Development and Humanitarian intervention. The role is central to driving community and schools lead behavior change in ensuring that FH Uganda’s WASH software interventions are evidence-based, innovative, and aligned with national, international, and organizational standards. The Project Officer design, implement and monitor innovative strategies focused on community and institutional mobilization, capacity building, and participatory and sustainable learning to transform climate resilience sanitation and hygiene practices at the households and institutional levels to enhance community ownership, stakeholder collaboration, and contribute to donor engagement and resource mobilization to achieve sustainable impact.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental health, Public Health, Social Sciences, Social Works, Development Studies, Public Administration, Community Development or related field.
- Minimum 3-5 years of progressive experience in WASH Software’s programming and technical design and implementation of sanitation and hygiene approaches with 2 years in high risks environment/hard to reach locations.
- Proven expertise in designing and managing large-scale sanitation and hygiene promotions projects in both development and humanitarian settings.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data for decision-making and program improvement.
- Demonstrated experience in staff and community training, facilitation, and mentorship.
- Technical & Interpersonal Skills.
- Strong knowledge of WASH sector standards, government policies, and donor compliance frameworks (UNICEF, USAID, EU, UN agencies, World Bank etc).
- Proficiency in CLTS, PHAST, CLTS+, MBSIA, CHAST, PHASE software is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in proposal writing, donor engagement, and resource mobilization.
- Demonstrated experience in climate resilience, gender-integrated and inclusive WASH programming.
Job Level Specifications
- Strong technical expertise in sanitation and hygiene approaches.
- Excellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced skills in participatory approaches and community engagement.
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and capacity-building abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver results under pressure.
- Commitment to FH’s Christian values, vision, and mission.
- The ability to recognize and create opportunities and to act accordingly.
- The ability to change one’s behavioural style and/or views in order to achieve a set goal.
- The ability to work accurately and diligently, with an eye for detail aimed at preventing mistakes.
- The ability to detect problems, recognize important information and link various data to trace potential root causes and solutions.
- Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement and quality assurance.
What you’ll do…
As the Project Officer- Sanitation and Hygiene your overall responsibilities will be (JDs Key Result Areas):
- Technical Support and Quality Assurance
- Program Development, Reporting, and Learning
- Coordination, Representation, and Advocacy
- Capacity Strengthening
What you’ll get…
Along with competitive pay, FH offers a good medical insurance package for staff and dependents, a provident fund, GPA, vacation and sick leave, and company paid public holidays.
WOW us!
If you’ve got the experience we are looking for - and want to join our mission - apply today! We get a lot of resumes; help us get to know you better by following these suggestions: submit a resume and cover letter. In your cover letter, answer the following questions:
- Why do you want to work for FH Association?
- Based on what we are looking for, how will you meet the expectations for the role?
Safeguarding Policy
FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the Heartbeat Values and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations to stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with FH Association Safeguarding, Anti-Fraud & HR policy. In line with this, we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting your personal information, you consent to FH holding and using it in accordance with its recruitment policy and procedure. By applying, the job applicant also confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Disclaimer: It has come to our attention that several agencies or persons are claiming to be acting on FH Association’s (FH) behalf in recruiting or facilitating the recruitment of personnel. FH does not outsource its recruitment process to any organization or agency that, through website postings, mass e-mail messages, or otherwise claims to be doing recruitment on its behalf. FH does not solicit money for any part of its recruitment processes including short-listing, interviews, background, and/or medical check-ups. FH will not be responsible for such fraudulent correspondence or any loss of money or theft that may result from anyone engaging in any fraudulent recruitment activity.
