Internal /External Vacancy Announcement
INTRODUCTION
Save the Children (SC) has an opening for the following positions. If you are interested to join our team, please review below each position’s specification and requirement to help you make a decision.
Job Title | WASH Officer |
Code | SCI/004/DFO/2017 |
Place of Work | Dessie |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the Organization Salary Scale |
No. of Positions | One |
Length of Contract | Nine months with possible extension |
JOB PURPOSE
Under the overall coordination, close technical and managerial supervision of the IMNCH/GAC south wollo Zonal Project Coordinator, the WASH Officer will ensure the effective and efficient implementation activities directly related with water, sanitation, and hygiene and irrigation activities in the operation woredas. Assess and design water supply and irrigation schemes to be constructed, prepare bill of quantities and specifications.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Programming standards:
Ensure that activities related with water, sanitation, and hygiene is implemented according to the approved donor and government agreements.
Asses and design the best and suitable way to construct and rehabilitate water supply schemes and sanitation facilities in consultation with project staffs, zone water resource department, woreda water office and beneficiary community
Select appropriate sites for water supply construction and conduct water quality test based on SCI guideline
Prepare action plan for each water points sanitation facilities including material and cost estimates, labor costs and duration per water scheme with consultation with the field staffs
Recommend all equipment and material required for construction and rehabilitation/maintenance activities
Lead the bid document preparation, bid analysis and contractors selection process for rehabilitation/maintenance and construction of schemes
Select gender focused water committee members for each scheme and conduct trainings and continuous supports.
Monitor and supervise day to day activities of construction and rehabilitation/maintenance works and take corrective measures if any
Conduct capacity gaps assessment for community and government counterparts and organize capacity building training and support as per identified gaps and constraints
Ensure your work plan relates closely to the regularly updated project work plan guiding the project implementation and progress towards completion.
Prepare monthly quarterly and annual activity plans, action plans for assessments, monitoring, review and quarterly and annual project reports and plans.
Undertake representation and advocacy with government partners and officials, primarily at the woreda level. In particular, ensure there is a system for networking and communication with local government partners, relevant line departments and community representations in the project area(s).
Advocate to partners for project activities and objectives, and understand the project’s contribution to wider SCI goals and objectives.
Be fully aware of how far the project fulfils child rights in terms of SCI’s strategic and thematic plans. Ensure that Child Rights programming is effectively incorporated into all aspects of SCI’s work.
Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
Participate and facilitate selection of beneficiaries for the programs.
Record and monitor project activities and its process to facilitate learning, implementing monitoring and evaluation.
Work closely with community facilitators to link with communities, etc
Through field visits, provide technical advice and support to community facilitators and partners and ensure the community level data is collected, consolidated and reported on time and are well integrated in the project activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Ensure that communities and partners are consulted in planning, implementing, and monitoring and evaluation of the program activities for quality and sustainable development.
Monitor water, sanitation and hygiene activities performance of the project in relation to the agreed strategy, innovations or new model that is introduced.
Ensure the proper implementation of activities as per Detail Implementation Plan (DIP) or other planning documents.
Create transparency and accountability by ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized under water, sanitation and hygiene activities for the intended purpose.
Child Safeguarding:
Understood and internalize child rights and child protection policy (CPP) of the organization and apply it on routine activities.
Be fully aware of how far water, sanitation and hygiene activities fulfil child rights in terms of SCI’s strategic and thematic plans.
Ensure that Child Rights programming is effectively incorporated into water, sanitation, and hygiene activities of the project.
Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, security, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
Innovation and Creativity:
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
Willing to take disciplined risks
Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Sustainability:
Ensure that all the project components are incorporated into the respective government ordinary plan and monitoring points by the local leaders
Strengthen or establish water, sanitation and hygiene management committee and to work with them in partnership and create ownership.
Empower the community to take ownership and responsibilities.
Working in partnership with others:
Strengthen networking relationships and participation with stakeholders such as DAs, community leaders, WASH management committee and other key partners at local level.
Team performance:
Willingness to work in team
Implement activities in an integration with other components of the project
Other Attributes and responsibilities
Be empowerment focused as opposed to only service delivery.
Must be willing to perform other duties as required.
Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience:
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
Minimum Qualification required:
BSc Degree/Advanced Diploma in water resource/water supply and sanitation/hydraulics/civil engineering or related field and over 3 and 5 years of relevant experience in WASH construction respectively.
Experience in an international NGO or similar organization.
Good technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of WASH as well as other cross cutting issues
A good understanding of development issues and the policy context in the operational areas and Ethiopia generally.
Experience of managing donor(s) funded projects or programme.
Experience in developing and monitoring budgets.
Computer literate in word processing and excel packages.
Understanding of child rights and their protection and fulfilment in the development context.
Technical Skills & Abilities:
Computer skills.
Demonstrated ability in supervision.
Be empowerment focused as opposed to service delivery.
Experience in working with donor funds
Good planning and organizational skills.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and other stakeholders.
Working Environment:
Full time field office-based position.