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Senior WASH Officer

Job Title:       Senior WASH Officer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector)

Sector:           WASH 

Location:       Hajjah and Dhamar Governorates, with frequent travel to other DRC projects’ locations 

Report to:     WASH Project Coordinator 

Duration        One year – renewable

 

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has been providing relief and development services in Yemen since 2008. Using a right-based approaches, DRC has mainly focused on refugees, migrants and internally displaced People by conflict and natural disasters. Programs include WASH, protection, Food security/livelihoods and mine risks education, amongst others. DRC has hub offices in Sana’a, Aden, Hodeida and several sub-offices throughout Yemen.  In response to the humanitarian needs and the resulting increase of conflict affected population in Yemen, DRC is seeking qualified Senior WASH Officer with civil engineering background to facilitate and coordinate WASH interventions throughout one-year and half project in Hajja and Dhamar Governorates. DRC will implement water and sanitation infrastructure activities in number of water supply systems, sewage networks, schools and health clinics, support community water management committees (CWMCs), water quality testing and treatment, hygiene promotion and WASH supplies distribution.

Purpose

The Senior WASH Officer will work to ensure that water, sanitation and hygiene project are implemented effectively, professionally, and in accordance with the culture and practices of the local population. The Senior WASH Officer will report to the WASH Project Coordinator. This position is based in Hajja and Sana’a office and Dhamar governorate and entail some travel to the field.

 

Key responsibilities

 

1. Provide technical and professional support to WASH field team and Community health Volunteers on water, sanitation and hygiene matters.
2. Ensure the availability of accurate, complete and up-to-date information required for effective WASH program design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation at district and governorate levels.
3. Support to form/reactivate and capacitate the CWMCs and school’s WASH clubs.
4. Support to organize the various community level sanitation and hygiene campaign as well as manage all WASH supplies and the IEC materials for distribution.
5. Support to design and conduct the district, school and health clinics level water, sanitation and hygiene related events.
6. Support to organize WASH related training, orientation, workshop at the district level.
7. Coordinate and organize the process of review and joint monitoring of WASH project with government counterparts and relevant stakeholders for review and monitoring of WASH project to ensure achievement of objectives and attainment of high quality interventions. Recommend corrective actions when necessary to meet the objectives.
8. Facilitate the process of capturing, documenting and disseminating project experiences, achievements, good practice as lesson learnt, case studies and progress reports related to WASH to concerned stakeholders.
9. Work as a WASH team member and maintain smooth coordination and communication with other projects’ staff members.
10. Ensure gender equity and social inclusion in all aspects of WASH interventions.
11. Contributing to the preparation of internal and external reports including regularly reports, expenditure reports and projection plan.
12. Accomplish the other necessary activities related to the office and program and tasks assigned by the Supervisor. 

 

Skills, Competencies and Personal Attributes:

• University degree in civil engineering.
• At least 3-year experience in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion.
• Previous experience with community facilitation projects.
• Good understanding of administrative procedures.
• Strong working knowledge of written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Solid experience in Engineering software, Microsoft Office applications, internet websites.
• Self-motivated, Enthusiastic, Desire to learn.
• Aptitude for community mobilization and engagement.
• Team-player with good inter-personal skills.
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels.
• Problem solver and positive attitude and Motivator.
• INGO experience preferred.