By continuing to browse this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Read our privacy policy

WASH Officer

Jijiga

  • Organization: DRC - Danish Refugee Council
  • Location: Jijiga
  • Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior - Internationally recruited position
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Environment
    • Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
  • Closing Date: Closed

Title: WASH Officer 
Location: Jijiga 
Reports to: WASH Engineer 
Start of Contract and Duration: 7 months from June 2017 
Posting date: May 18, 2017 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants. The organization has offices across the region, and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration. 
 
JOB SUMMARY 
 
  • To manage and carry out the day to day WASH activities in Fafan Zone in coordination with WASH Engineer and WASH Field Assistant  
  • To manage and facilitate DRC Jijiga WASH interventions in Somali Region and the outreach progress areas included in this project. 
  • Empower the communities to be able to manage their issues by themselves and have the ability to sustain WASH projects particularly IDPs and Host Communities. 
  • Facilitate relations between DRC and the local communities and attend necessary coordination meetings. 
  • Represent DRC in WASH cluster meetings at Zonal and Woreda level and other relevant discussion at their capacity with a close coordination to WASH engineer and Rea Manager in Jijiga 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 
 
Wash specific  
  • Responsible for all WASH interventions for DRC in Jijiga 
  • Ensure that DRC’s objectives are disseminated and raise awareness of DRCs approach ensuring all implementation follows DRC policies and procedures 
  • Provide technical advice, backstopping and training on Community Led Total Sanitation and Hygiene (CLTSH) methodology.  
  • Facilitate communities, community based organizations and community leaders in identifying target groups for DRC WASH activities in and around target woreda. 
  • Help and empower communities to enable them manage their issues by themselves and be able to sustain projects  
  • Ensure equal participation by all segments of the community, taking into consideration issues regarding gender, age, disability and clan affiliation 
  • Regularly monitor and evaluate project’s performance and provide timely inputs, feedback and impact of the DRC WASH interventions 
  • Play an important role in realization of project outputs and outcomes through timely implementation of activities in a well planned, organized and coordinated manner 
  • Develop and implement surveys and need assessment in targeted woreda 
Program management 
  • Together with WASH Engineer and WASH Field Assistant, responsible for preparing and implementing of annually, quarterly, monthly and weekly work plans  
  • Organize and implement training for communities as per identified needs. 
  • Report monitoring details back to DRC WASH Engineer 
  • Regular Weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting to as per agreed format. 
Supervisory Responsibility 
  • Monitor team performance and activity of community water monitors and WASH Field Assistant at in Camps and Host Community.
  • Collect weekly and monthly/quarterly reports from other team members and send the reports to the WASH Engineer. 
  • Participate meetings every Monday ensuring that appropriate brainstorming, problem solving and project planning techniques are used. 
  • Manage team conflicts to ensure that problems are resolved constructively with direction from the Line manager.  
  • Facilitate ongoing self-evaluation of the team effectiveness 
  • Ensure that plans are entered into the standardized format and are updated on a monthly basis
 
Representation and coordination 
  • Ensure that DRC maintains excellent and productive relations with all key stakeholders, especially beneficiaries, local authorities, partners and donors.  
Reporting Arrangements 
  • Regular action points agreed upon during the team meeting; 
  • Daily discussions with the WASH Engineer and Area manager on the ongoing activities; 
  • Monthly and yearly work plans; 
  • Monthly, quarterly, six monthly reports; 
 PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS 
 
Essential: 
  • Degree/Diploma of public health or related field 
  • Minimum five years experience of working in community development, and/or community mobilization. 
  • Experience of implementing WASH in communities 
  • Experience of working with Non-Governmental Organizations 
  • Good in spoken and written English especially reporting 
  • Good communication skills and ability to conduct training 
  • Understanding of gender, protection and human rights 
  • Computer skills 
  • Good organizational and people management skills 
  • Ability to represent the organization and influence people 
Preferable: 
  • Somali language skills a definite advantage 
  • Experience of construction management 
TO APPLY 
 
Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter explaining their motivation and why they are suited for the post.  
 
We only accept applications sent via our online-application form on www.drc.dk under Vacancies.  
 
Please forward the application and CV, in English through the stated website no later than May 28, 2017.  
 
For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk. 
 
We encourage only qualified Ethiopian Nationals to apply. DRC considers all applicants based on merit. It is DRC policy to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals, as well as administer any and all personnel actions, without regard to gender, race, national, clan or tribal origin, religion, age, sex, origin or ancestry, marital status, social status, sexual orientation, or status as a qualified disabled individual. 
 
 

This vacancy is now closed.
However, we have found similar vacancies for you: