About GOAL

GOAL’s mission is to work with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and recover from humanitarian crises, and to assist them to build transcendent solutions to mitigate poverty and vulnerability.

GOAL is a non-for profit organization that has been working in Ethiopia for over 30 years, towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food and livelihoods, water and sanitation, nutrition,  healthcare and education. GOAL implements a range of multi-sectoral development, resilience, recovery and humanitarian responses programmes by being sensitive to cross-cutting issues including gender, accountably, child protection, HIV/AIDS. Currently, we work with pastoralist, agro-pastoral, pastoral dropouts, rural small holder farmers, rural/urban youth and street children to respond to humanitarian crises and build resilience in Ethiopia working closely with local communities, local government, donors and other key actors. GOAL E Humanitarian Response is centered on nutrition, WASH, livelihoods, multipurpose cash, NFIs and protection interventions in country wide while the recovery and development focus on livelihoods, economic opportunities, health, health and nutrition system strengthening and WASH with solid emphasis on integrated programming and community-based approach in Oromiya regional state. The Street Children programme is implemented with local partners in Addis Ababa and Hawassa.

We envision a world where poverty no longer exist, where vulnerable communities are resilient, where barriers to wellbeing are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. GOAL Ethiopia’s main donors Irish Aid, USAID/OFDA, EHF, ECHO and other private donors.

ABOUT THE POSITON:

The  WASH Officer will be responsible to oversee the successful and quality implementation of water supply and sanitation facilities constructions in the assigned zone/region and accountable for reporting the progress of WASH implementation to the head office WASH team on weekly, monthly and quarterly bases. S/he will be responsible for coaching all the WASH staffs working in the area of assignment. S/he is expected to check and ensure regularly that effective integration is exercised b/n WASH, Health, and nutrition in the whole course of the project implementation.

The post holder is solely responsible to represent the organization in different related field level taskforce meeting and report any development immediately to the head office WASH team and update to his subordinate as well. The post hold has also team leading and management role with in his level under guidance of the field manager.

JOIN US

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement?  Then join us if you have:

Bachelor’s Degree in water supply and environmental engineering, Water Resource engineering, Hydraulic Engineering or related field with 3/Three/ years of relevant experience preferably with an NGO setting with the following competence;

• Demonstrated experience in both emergency and development WASH response
• Good demonstrated experience in using AutoCAD and Water Cad software
• Substantial knowledge, understanding, and ability to form and conform
• engineering design and construction contracts, bills of quantities, and specifications
•  Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
• Extensive experience of contract administration including change order control and negotiation(s), auditing for performance, and close-out
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
•   Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
•   Cluster meeting representation and report writing skills
•  Excellent communication and coordination skill, preferably with the community and woreda line department’s government
• Desirable qualities, skills and competences:
•   Hydraulics & Water Supply and Environmental Engineering

Note: This description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position.

REMUNERATION and BENEFIts         

•   Salary Birr 10,876.37 per month
  
•   Transportation Allowance - 10% of monthly salary
  
•   Medical Allowance - Birr 6,500/annum (will be added in your monthly  salary)
  
•    Pension - as per the government pension scheme (11% from the employer       and 7% from the employee).
  
• Hardship Allowance – 30% of your monthly salary

Commitments:

GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization.

GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.