Senior WASH Officer

at Concern Worldwide
Location Kombolcha town South Wello Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia
Date Posted July 31, 2020
Category Health Care / Medical
Job Type Full-time
Base Salary 21042
Currency ETB

Description

Technical Support and Facilitation

  • Leading COVID 19 WASH response projects implementing at health facility, quarantine center and isolation centers.
  • Follow up  Emergency WASH project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
  • Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects
  • ·To ensure an integrated and multi sectoral approach to WASH programming, assist the team in finding ways to integrate/link and combine hygiene & health promotion, water and sanitation facilities design, construction & maintenance, with  Health , Nutrition, Livelihoods and food security etc.
  • Ensure that cross cutting issues are mainstreamed into WASH programmes
  •  Provide regular progress reports to WASH department and line manager
  • Prepare technical training materials to WASH staff at all levels
  •  Identify and address staff capacity building opportunities

Monitoring and Evaluation

  •  Assist in the preparation of the WASH proposals
  • Follow up the budget in accordance with the agreed plan
  • Contributing to the preparation of internal and external reports
  • Collect reports and documents as well as share all data related to the progress in the project implementation.

Ensure that program participants and stakeholders have clear information about the   ·         program activities as appropriate and relevant to them.

  • At all times adhere to policies and guidelines of Concern.
  •  Give technical support to the field staff on mainstreaming gender, protection, accountability, HIV/AIDS, inequality and DRR in the implementation of WASH and Infrastructure activities

Coordination and networking

  • To liaise with Government woreda Health office and Water office and other relevant actors as requested by the line manager
  • Establish good working relationships with Concern staff, government bodies and other stakeholders

 

Planning, Reporting and Accountability

  • Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports
  • Prepare weekly, Bi-weekly, monthly and quarter report.
  • Ensure that program participants and stakeholders have clear information about the program activities as appropriate and relevant to them.
  • At all times adhere to policies and guidelines of Concern.
  • Give technical support to the field staff on mainstreaming gender, protection, accountability, HIV/AIDS, inequality and DRR in the implementation of hygiene and sanitation promotion
  • Committed to CWW’s vision, mission and core values
  • Ensure that all hygiene/sanitation promotion activities are documented and recorded including desegregated data and reported to the respective Project manager
  •  Document good practices and success stories for learning and sharing

Additional Duties

Perform other duties assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of programme objectives.

Job Requirements

  • BSc. in Hydraulics, Sanitary or Water Resource Engineering from recognized university.
  • Four years relevant work experiences in  WASH activities at community, health institutions and schools both for emergency and development settings
  • Appropriate technical skills training and computer software; practical knowledge of AutoCAD is a must.

Excellent written and spoken EnglishCompetencies:

  • Knowledge of participatory approaches
  • Ability to work with teams at distance and good team player
  •  Analytical skills
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
    • Computer proficiency
    • Capacity Building skills

    Ability to plan own work, set priorities, complete work under pressure or when faced with competing demands and report.

 

Applying Instructions

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how their experience and education fit this vacancy. Please note that no need to submit your supporting documents at this stage:

Ethiojobs.net OR  Apply in person at our Office in Kombolcha 04 Kebelle near BGI Ethiopia beer factory

Phone call is strictly forbidden. Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

Women are highly encouraged to apply.  

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