WASH Officer at Save The Children

WASH Officer

Employer: Save The Children

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Dire Dawa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 4 years ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

ROLE PURPOSE:

The WASH officer is responsible to facilitate and ensuring timely delivery of FFP (Emergency Cash Assistance for Households affected WASH activities in collaboration with cash project staffs, WASH coordinators, and project operation standard procedure(SOP). The post holder is responsible to implement WASH activities at the response words as well as liaising with local government, field office team, Zonal /Woreda WASH cluster forums where the FFP project is operational.

The WASH officer  is also responsible to ensure the WASH humanitarian needs and gaps are properly assessed in full consultation with WASH coordinators and field office managers  at FFP proposed  WASH interventions such as COVID 19 preparedness, preventions and controlling WASH actions such as   water trucking operation, WASH non-food item (NFI) distribution, water treatment chemicals, rehabilitate/maintenance, leading the preparation of WASH integrated response plans and provide technical support on Hygiene and Sanitation promotion activity, Cholera/AWD prevention and preparedness actions, preparing water trucking, installation and Cash and NFI distribution modalities according to the project objective  and in line with cluster standards  

S/He will also facilitate the FFP WASH project implementation in the field offices where FFP is intervening. In close coordination with the WASH coordinator will responsible to provide technical guidance, conduct assessments, periodic supervision, and organizing review meetings, as well as capacity building to WASH staff and WASH partners to ensure the FFP WASH responses of high quality and achieves the programme objectives. 

• 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 in WaSH scheme designing, BOQ development, and appraisal process
• Strongly engage with sector offices and local administration on the course of rolling out a planned WaSH construction project
• Participate and provide technical support to conduct training for water committees, caretakers, and operators, H&S promotion where appropriate. Initiate construction procurement processes like tender/BID document preparation, supplier vetting, an 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 benchmark 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 the process for completed WaSH construction facilities, NFI distribution and post-distribution monitoring  
• Facilitate promotion of hygiene and sanitation information and practices across target communities.
• Facilitate coordination of WaSH sector intervention across programs and projects under the field office

• holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values;
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same;
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future-orientated thinks strategically and on a global scale;

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters;
• values diversity sees it as a source of competitive strength;
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to;

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions;
• willing to take disciplined risks;

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity;

Educational Qualification:

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

• 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 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 the 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

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

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education, and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.