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WASH Assistant PHE (National position) Hajja - Yemen

Hajjah

  • Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
  • Location: Hajjah
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Administrative support
    • Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
  • Closing Date: Closed





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


The WASH Assistant will assist the WASH Project Officer in providing support in the development of NRC’s WASH programming particularly on the emergency Water supply, Sanitation Intervention and Hygiene Promotion as guided by the WASH strategies and context and will assist the Project Manager in overall planning and design of on-going projects and future projects. The WASH Assistant role is the primary community entry and community engagement role.

Job description



  • Assist with the implementation of the WASH projects in the area of responsibility.

  • Collect primary information for the preparation and development of status reports as required by management.

  • Promote and share ideas for improvement of the WASH projects in the community.

  • Help plan and carry out needs assessments, baseline studies and periodic studies, and feedback findings to the stakeholders and conducting the technical assessment, and preparing all the required BoQs.

  • Liaise with community leaders and other sectors and agencies working locally in order to coordinate within the WASH sector and between sectors such as Shelter, Education and Food Security.

  • Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community, relay to NRC Office, and coordinate with the M&E team.

  • Play a key and fundamental role in community mobilization and convening community meetings.

  • Coordinate with the WASH cluster partner staff, NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies and government line agencies to avoid any duplication of services.

  • Coordinate with GARWSP/ LWSC on designs and other project needs as deemed relevant.

  • Conducting the water Quality and pumping tests by using the Delegua Kits and pumping monitoring tools.

  • Participate in the designing of solar pumps system and collect the engineering technical data.

  • Supervise construction and rehabilitation of WASH and ensure all construction is done with quality as per specified technical drawings and BoQs.

  • Prepare the weekly movement plan, Weekly action plan and raising all reports required (daily & weekly & monthly and final) of WASH activities in his/her area.

  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.

  • Ensure proper filing of documents related to the project and programme.

  • Conduct technical surveys for WASH infrastructure, provide preliminary information for cost estimates based on location prices and market situation.

  • Support the preparation of the detailed implementation plans, monthly and weekly plans of WASH activities in his/her area.

  • Collect data from the community workers/volunteers and prepare regular reports on WASH activities and monitor progress.

  • Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community and relay to NRC Office and coordinate with the M&E team.

  • Enable effective dialogue with the affected community to allow the agency to be held to account for the quality of the WASH program.




Qualifications



  • Experience from working as an assistant Project assistant in a humanitarian/recovery context. Strong knowledge or training in community development or participatory approaches.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in the engineering field (Civil, Environmental, Water or Public Health Engineering) relevant to WASH projects.

  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts. Proven practical experience in community engagement water and sanitation work. Community engagement and supervising contractors or community volunteers involved in WASH work and at least 1 year preferably with an INGO.

  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.

  • Good knowledge of English.




Education level



  • College / University, Bachelor's degree




Personal qualities



  • Can prioritize tasks and manage pressure.

  • Can work with different community groups-women, youth, elderly without feeling intimidated.

  • Strong context assessment skills and ability to communicate to the office in time.

  • Able to communicate, collaborate and share tasks with other NRC (Shelter, Education, FSL and M&E) and other NGO field staff.

  • Planning and delivering results.

  • Empowering and building trust.

  • Communicating with impact and respect.

  • Strong communication skills and self-confident to speak in public.

  • Able to work under pressure and for extended working hours.

  • Strong analytical skills, able of making decisions.

  • Takes initiatives, has creative thinking and focuses on solutions rather than problems.

  • Open to learning and criticism, willing to improve where needed.

  • Strong leader and a good team player.




Language



  • Arabic

  • English




We offer



  • Contract period until December 2019 renewable based on funding.




Miscellaneous info



  • Travel: More than 150 days travel



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