WASH Officer at Save the Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Need Assessment 

• Be responsible for technical part of WASH needs assessments and participate in the selection of target communities and WASH facilities to be rehabilitated and / or build in the project, through technical feasibility studies, household level questionnaires, focal group discussions, visits to facilities and sites, and interview with key members of the community.

Program design and implementation :

• Be responsible/ support for the design, establishment of work specifications and quotation, follow-up and evaluation of activities related to the construction of WASH infrastructures in public institutions and communities, such as:
• Construction or rehabilitation of community water supply systems facilities 
• Construction or rehabilitation of drinking water infrastructures (hand dug well wells, boreholes, pipe network, reservoir, drinking water treatment device). 
• Technical training of community volunteers, members of WASH committees, governmental staff 
• Hygiene promotion for community including leading in distribution of WASH NFI
• Planning, organization and follow up of the community mobilization in target communities on issues related to of construction, operation and maintenance of WASH facilities.
• Be responsible to establish the technical aspect of the internal purchase order and tender documents for construction and rehabilitation of WASH facilities.
• Be responsible for the quality control of materials WASH procured by Save the Children and its subcontractors.
• Site management: general supervision of contractors and save the children staff under his management, ensuring the safety of construction sites and community participation.
• Validate the progress and quality of work of the contractors, and make the connection with the administration and supply chain to ensure their payments are done on time.
• Design, implementation and organization of training for construction of small WASH facilities at household level (hand washing device, sand filters ...).
• Follow up logistics / budget management / site supervision in case of direct intervention of Save the Children for small scale works (rehabilitation of water points or latrines etc.)
• Follow-up of activities of local partners of Save the Children (such as local NGOs or governmental agencies) in the field of WASH facilities construction, and participate in their capacity building.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning:

• Verify that WASH infrastructure construction and rehabilitation works done by partners and contractor are carried out according to quality standards established by Save the Children through quality checklists 
• Plan and be responsible for the weekly reporting of data in order to follow up the standard project and strategic indicators (number of beneficiaries, number and type of activities completed)

Reporting:

• Writing weekly report to line manager, and verbal reports whenever necessary.

Integration, coordination and traversal aspects:

• Ensure that all WASH activities are integrated with hygiene promotion and community participation component, to ensure sustainability of the infrastructure built. 
• Coordinate WASH and construction activities with other sectors of Save the Children, in order to integrate activities in the same geographical area and for the same beneficiaries.
• Coordinate WASH activities with other local actors (governmental and non-governmental).
• Ensure the integration of gender, child protection, HIV, environment and other crosscutting issues to the design, implementation and development of WASH activities, and ensure that activities take into account the needs of specific groups and individuals, especially children, the elderly and disabled.

Contract Duration: 6 months 

Number of Vacancies: 1

Work Location: Garissa

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Required :

• Professional experience of 4 years minimum, including 2 years in the field of WASH infrastructure construction in humanitarian or development context.
• Direct experience in the geographical area of intervention of Save the Children