WASH Officer 102 views

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Plan and/or Facilitate integrated/joint institutional and community WaSH resource and capacity assessment including feasibility study
• Monitor and supervise day to day activities of Hygiene and sanitation promotion, construction and rehabilitation/maintenance and water trucking works and take corrective measures if an
• Participate Project level WASH activity plan and review
• In collaboration with Cash, Health and other staffs will lead WASH NFI distribution planning, targeting distribution and monitoring of the activity
• Actively participate on WASH scheme designing, BOQ development and appraisal process
• Strongly engage with sector offices and local administration on the course of rolling out planned WaSH construction project
• Participate and provide technical support to conduct training for water   committee, caretakers, and operators, H&S promotion where appropriate. Initiate construction procurement process like: tender/BID document preparation, supplier vetting, invitation to tender, eligibility screening, competent bid analysis, negotiation and construction contract Award process!
• Proactively work with local partners for timely site handover and contraction work commencement
• Implement save the children construction monitoring, risk assessment and construction quality bench mark tools and standards.
• Produce various WaSH activity and construction monitoring reports and hygiene and sanitation promotion progress report
• Facilitate timely preparation of take-off sheet and payment certificate with support of
• Coordinate pre handover joint quality tests/quality assurance intervention with regional and technical specialists
• Lead smooth hand over process for completed Wash construction facilities, and post distribution monitoring
• Facilitate promotion of hygiene and sanitation information’s and practices across target communities.
• Facilitate coordination of WaSH sector intervention across programs and projects under the field office

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Job Requirement

Educational Qualification:

• BSC degree in hydraulics, water resources engineering, Environmental health, construction management or environmental health related field

Experience and Skills

• A minimum of 2 years related work experience in the area of emergency WASH out of which at least 1 year experience in humanitarian response
• Experience in working with in hygiene and sanitation promotions. This includes technical support, capacity building and coordination.
• Excellent understanding of Emergency WASH issues in Ethiopia/Region at both field and policy levels.
• Experience in implementing Emergency WASH project.

• Good presentation, training and facilitation skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability to train and mentor staff
• Proven ability to manage a complex and demanding workload
• Good spoken and written English,

• Good computer and report writing skill

Desirable

• Experience working in NGOs on emergency WASH is an added advantage