WASH Project Assistant

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs

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NRC in Iraq

The unfolding crisis in Iraq is one of the most complex humanitarian emergencies in the world today, with millions of uprooted Iraqis, and hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. For the past several years, millions of people have been displaced from and within Iraq as a result of military operations. At the end of 2015, the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) began a military operation to enter and retake control of parts of the country under the control of armed opposition groups, especially in the Anbar governorate. Civilians have been caught in the crossfire. 

NRC has been present in Iraq since 2010, with offices located in Baghdad, Erbil, Dohuk, Kirkuk and Mosul.  We have scaled up our response across Iraq to meet the large-scale crisis facing the country, reaching Iraqis with emergency assistance and supporting Syrian refugees as they live in exile.  Our goal is to always be prepared to work in new settings, so we are establishing more local partnerships in Iraq.  Additionally, NRC is part of the UNICEF and WFP-led Rapid response mechanism (RRM), which enables us to reach newly displaced populations with the most urgent life-saving assistance.

Today, NRC is one of the biggest cash providers in Iraq. Our emergency assistance also includes distributing food rations, hygiene kits, water and basic non-food items (NFIs). In the winter months, we also provide blankets and heaters.  We pay particular attention to gender equality and ending gender-based violence (GBV).

WASH Project Assistant

The purpose of the WASH Project Assistant position is day to day implementation of the WASH Project. The main duty of the position is to supervise water distribution through water trucking, construction and rehabilitation works.

Role Specific Information:

1. In close collaboration with the WASH Officer, supervises a team contract staff, construction and rehabilitation works at schools as well as other WASH activities.
2. In conjunction with the WASH Officer, carry out regular assessments on existing WASH facilities in schools, including latrines, water supply, and drainage systems, as well as other WASH infrastructure such as WTPs, water supply networks, pumping stations, and community filling points.
3. Conduct and/or participate in the repair and maintenance of WASH facilities.
4. Under the supervision of WASH Officer assist with and planning and implementation of hygiene promotion and solid waste management sensitization activities.
5. Assist in conducting the WASH assessments to determine scope of work, resource requirement and estimated cost, including in the identification public health risks in the community.
6. Train, advice and supervise service contracted workers (water quality monitors and hygiene promoters) on water treatment, water quality monitoring and conducting household surveys.
7. Support distribution of hygiene promotion materials and other in kind WASH supplies.
8. Prepares and updates progress trackers, daily reporting, and assessment data.
9. Supporting WASH Officer in procurement activities.

Our Ideal Candidate:

A university graduate in a relevant field(s) preferred in Civil Engineering with minimum 2 years’ experience in project assistant position in a humanitarian/recovery context position and in humanitarian/recovery settings, especially in complex and volatile environments. Fluency in Arabic and English both verbal and written is required.

Additional Information:

Contract period: One(1) month

Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s salary scale and terms and conditions

Duty station: Nineveh

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

For more information, please find attached the job description.