WASH Assistant Afghanistan Herat

Purpose of the Job:

The purpose of the WASH assistant position is to liaise and work closely in Hygiene Promotion with WASH department in implementing the WASH projects. The incumbent is expected to deliver hygiene promotion trainings for a wide range of Beneficiaries from School students to Adult IDPs.

S/He might be asked to help with all WASH related activities in Schools, Host communities and formal/informal IDP settlements.

For more information about this position, please click on Job Description and NRC Grade Structure.

Generic Responsibilities:

• Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to action plan
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
• Use initiative in day to day problem solving in line with agreed procedures, priorities and standards for the area of work
• Ensure p Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes
• Proper filing of documents.
• Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Participate in NRC staff and seminars and training, when scheduled
• Work closely with all WASH projects stakeholders
• Keeping on track recording of training data and program documents.
• Coordinate closely his or her activities with WASH Officer Assist her/his direct supervisor/Officer on planning, organizing, facilitating of projects.
• Be willing to travel throughout the districts and other provinces, this is primarily a field position and will require physical activity in a range of demanding natural environments and conditions.
• Any others tasks assigned by supervisor / WASH Technical Assistant.
• Participate in field missions.
• Responsible for assessment of KAP1 and KAP2 and analysis for result understand.
• H&H campaign (family Visit1, Visit2 and Vist3) planning, implementation and monitoring
• Conduct the hygiene massages through field missions to beneficiaries
• Motivate beneficiaries about usages of latrines.
• Produce reports on weekly base, monthly as well as on required base
• Distribute the hygiene kits to the targeted and planned beneficiaries
• Deliver hygiene training sessions for School students.
• Ensure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and marked based programmes in country and area-based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies
• Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses

Qualification:

• At least one-year experience in Engineering, WASH or other related field.
• Previous work experience with a satisfactory performance in the same or similar functional area
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literacy
• Fluency in English and Dari/Pashto
• Previous Experience in hygiene promotion is counted as a positive point
• Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmes
• Good Communication skills & Computer skills
• Manage time effectively, prioritizing tasks and able to work to deadlines.
• Able to plan activities & carry them through effectively
• Work confidently within a group

Education:

• At least, Bachelor Degree in civil Engineering/ Architecture or other related fields.

Personal Qualities:

• Handling insecure environment
• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect

Language:
Dari
English
Pashto

We offer:
Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale.
NRC has medical coverage for staff plus 4 dependents. 
Eid Bonus once per year.
Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labour Law.
Top up Credit card on monthly basis.