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ERR EH Officer

Addis Ababa

  • Organization: IRC - International Rescue Committee
  • Location: Addis Ababa
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
  • Closing Date: Closed

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violence. IRC has worked for over eight decades in the world addressing both the immediate, life-saving needs of conflict-affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post-conflict societies. IRC is committed to a culture of results-oriented leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships, and detailed accountability to those we serve. We are currently seeking a highly motivated, multi-faceted Emergency Response Manager-Hygiene Promotion who will take overall responsibility for ERR Program Quality ensuring that the impact of our programs and the influence of our perspectives empowers our clients to make lasting change in their lives.

SCOPE

The Position mainly involves undertaking rapid Environmental Health (EH) need assessments and implementing emergency WASH response. The EHO will be based in Karat Town, Konso Zone of SNNP Region and can be deployed to Ale special Woreda, Derashe Special Woreda, and other emerging emergency areas localities of the country program whenever need.
Major key Responsibilities:
Undertake detail, precise and brief need assessment report.
Identify potential water supply schemes to rehabilitate and maintain.
Conduct rapid and detailed project assessment, prepare engineering designs, prepare detailed bills of quantities, prepare budget estimates in the emergency projects throughout the country and forward to supervisor for review.
Prepare clear and detailed specifications for items to be procured and ensure their procurements are as per set specifications.
Prepare takeoff-shit for the best quality and quantity constructed WASH facilities and prepare payment for contractors as well as skilled labor.
Prepares detail Environmental Health physical & financial implementation plan for emerging emergency responses.
Source and monitor labor required towards implementation of emergency response interventions and ensure the accurate implementation of the same as per standards.
Follow the progress and implementation of subcontracted emergency response intervention as per the contract.
Identify, establish, and follow-up water trucking and water treatment sites.
Works closely with, Zone/Woreda Water and Health Offices towards coordinated, optimum, and efficient process of the response.
Works in collaboration with IRC Hygiene Promotion Officers in promotion of safe hygiene practices in Emergency responses which include Health Promotion activities.
 Supervise the construction and maintenance of large-scale motorized schemes specifically deep boreholes.
Ensure the construction and rehabilitation of rural water supply systems especially in spring development, plumbing, construction/maintenance of hand-dug wells, installation/repair of hand pumps are successfully done.
Produces activity progress reports as per the preset reporting schedule and submit them to the supervisor and Emergency Rapid Response Manager.
Prepare brief emergency-related monthly updates.
Lead and Run labor and material Resources at construction sites.
Takes additional works as assigned by supervisor.


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