GOAL WASH & NFI Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
GOAL WASH & NFI Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
About the PositionWith the support and guidance of roving senior WASH & NFI officer, solely responsible for the successful implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion and WASH NFI tasks in the assigned woreda/zone.
Follow and report the performance interims of quantitative and qualitative accomplishment of water supply and sanitation facility fulfilment tasks to the roving senior emergency programme officer.
S/he will be working with other GOAL project team in the respective woreda as well as integrate WASH activities regularly with health and nutrition in the whole course of the project implementation.
The post holder is responsible to manage both software and hardware activity of the project activity for respective assigned woreda.
Duties
Direct implementation of the emergency WASH projects in the assigned woreda/region.
Develop detailed work plan and implement the project activities as specified in the work plan.
Monitor and follow up timely and quality implementation of all activities.
Report to the roving senior WASH and NFI officer, Field on the progress of latrine construction, the water supply rehabilitation and hygiene and sanitation activities, and another relevant update on weekly base.
Support in the supervision of water supply and sanitation facilities fulfilment construction works, following the bill of quantities, specifications and drawings provided from HO WASH team
Participate on different emergency ESNFI assessments, distributions and related processes, while contributing to the overall quality of WASH and NFI programming.
Provide technical input and support in the design, installation, maintenance and operation of existing and future rural water supply systems as well as training of officers and water user committees.
Provide support to appropriate verification, registration and distribution processes of ESNFI for affected populations.
Provide technical support to relevant government agencies in order to develop capacities related to their roles and responsibilities in the WASH sector.
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Ensure contractors are working as per the contractual agreement on timely manner and take corrective action accordingly in consultation with the WASH and NFI Programme coordinator.
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contribute in the selection, design, and upgrade the most appropriate forms of hygiene and sanitation system and facilities in accordance to SPHERE standards and taking full account of local conditions, resources, customs and cultural norms.
Provide technical support on Hygiene and Sanitation activities such as review the TORs, develop Hygiene/Sanitation training manuals/topics, provide advice to field team and supervise the capacity building activity.
Under guidance of roving senior WASH and NFI officer, Field - take measurements of the construction activities, prepare payment certificates together with the contractors and send the payment certificates to HO for approval and payments.
Foster cooperative professional relationship between communities, technical experts, and service providers.
To become familiar with the current programme documents and to develop a work plan in consultation with roving senior emergency programme officer, Field.
Conduct needs assessments, planning, organizing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the community hygiene promotion and school hygiene education programmes in the programme areas.
Identify the capacity support needed to the community groups, government partners (health , water, education and other relevant), develop community and institutional capacity building plan
Identify and develop appropriate Sanitation and hygiene promotion messages in collaboration roving senior WASH and NFI officer, Field.
Conduct trainings for HEWs and Community Outreach Workers on hygiene promotion
Train local communities/carers of beneficiaries on water storage and management.
Supervise activities related to
household latrines.
Any other hygiene and sanitation-based activities agreed with roving senior WASH and NFI officer, Field;
Conduct water quality assessments and disinfect sources as required.
Job Requirements
Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:
Bachelor’s degree preferably in water supply and environmental engineering, Water Resource engineering, Hydraulic engineering, construction or architecture or related field with 4 years of relevant experience in WASH/NFI sector with an NGO setting with the following competence.
Demonstrated experience in both emergency and development WASH response
Good, demonstrated experience in using AutoCAD and WaterCad software
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken in English and understanding of local culture & Language is a plus.
Desirable qualities, skill and Competencies:
Strong experience of engineering and construction related project management and designs
Proven experience in WASH in health facilities implementation, NFI distributions including in outbreak situations
Ability to demonstrate theoretical aspect of community mobilization in to practice. Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
Strong organizational skill and experience with work planning and timetabling
Excellent communication and coordination skill, preferably with the community and woreda line departments government
Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the poor community.
Skills in the use of engineering software (Water Cad and AutoCAD) for design of WASH projects.
Respect, accountability, excellence, adaptability, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, information monitoring, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.
Demonstrated experience in both emergency and development WASH and NFI responses
Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
Excellent communication and coordination skill, preferably with the community and woreda line departments government
Ability to understand the cultural context of the community and use that culture as an input for community mobilization.
Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities,
GOAL’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture.
GOAL is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations.
Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other rules and regulation of the organization.
GOAL is strongly committed not to harm the people under its care.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants need to submit ONLY once their non - returnable application with CV for one vacancy.
The vacancy reference number along with the title needs to be written in the application letter and/or subject of the email. Applicants can apply using the following option.
Applicants who have access to the internet can directly apply online using goaljobs@et.goal.ie or ethiojobs.net. (The vacancy reference number along with Job Title needs to be written on subject of the email, failing to do this may lead to disqualification).
GOAL strongly encourages female candidates to apply
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview and exam.
Shortlisted candidates will need to submit other supporting documents upon request at later stage.
GOAL is not able to contribute towards any costs incurred by candidates during the recruitment process.
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