WASH Officer

The WASH Officer reports to the WASH Specialist (Level 3) for guidance and general supervision. The Officer supports the development, preparation, management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the WASH programme, specifically focusing on the WASH in Institutions and Vulnerable Communities and overseeing the humanitarian WASH operations at the Berm (Rukban).  The officer provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes, to facilitate the administration and achievement of the WASH-related output results in the country programme.

Key functions/accountabilities:

WASH in institutions:

• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of WASH in Institutions interventions, including baseline assessment, evidence generation and programme delivery.
• Support the development and implementation of WASH in Institutions communication material focusing on water conservation, climate and environmental awareness suitable to the national context.
• Manage key projects from inception, design, procurement, construction and handover for the implementation of WASH infrastructure in institutions.

Vulnerable communities:

• Support the development, implementation and monitoring of WASH interventions targeting vulnerable communities.  The WASH Officer will support the advancement of the program towards ‘Reducing the impact of poverty on communities through targeted WASH interventions’.
• Support and analyze Sustainable Development Goal targets, government policies, implementation strategies and data needs and initiate programs to support governmental institutions in achieving SDG and national targets..
• Manage key projects through direct contracting and through support to governmental institutions in the implementation of infrastructure and community focused initiatives to provide vulnerable communities with enhanced water and wastewater services.

Humanitarian Engineering:

• Oversee all construction, operations and maintenance activities of WASH facilities at the Berm, including directly overseeing and managing the operations and maintenance contractor responsible for operating the berm water supply system, including contract administration, performance and operational management and invoice and claim processing.
• Oversee the performance, management and PD administration of NGO partners at the berm.
• Support the ongoing monitoring of Humanitarian and WASH needs and identify gaps in the provision of services.  Collect information from partners and contractors on the needs of the affected population and liaise as necessary with authorities to support the provision of ongoing WASH services.
• Support the monitoring of the performance of the contractors and NGO partners
• Develop Contingency Plans to identify risks and to mitigate against these (strikes, limited access due to rain, reduced water availability)
• Support the planning for service delivery (including ad-hoc hygiene kit distributions)
• Support the development of key WASH messages and training of community workers on WASH messages and monitoring, when access allows

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Minimum requirements:

Education: 

• University degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, environment, public health engineering or other relevant technical field (Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Hydrogeologist, Architect). Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are a strong asset ( Environmental sustainability and climate change, Construction management, Water resources management, WASH emergencies).

Work Experience:

• A minimum of two years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/575481