Employment type: Definite 

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the WASH & Infrastructure officer is to ensure that all the WASH aspects detailed in the project including hygiene promotion at community and health facility level, rehabilitation and maintenance of WASH infrastructure at community and health facility level; are undertaken in a professional manner as per the standard design, specification and guidelines of the project and WASH cluster.  The WASH officer ensures that the project proposal and plans are on time on budget, adhere to national, cluster, international, and Concern guidelines. The WASH officer will work closely and liaise with the government health structure including the Regional Health Bureau, Woreda Health and Water offices, other implementing agencies, other Concern teams and the community. He/She is this charged to ensure collaboration with all the relevant stakeholders at all levels of the project implementation; kebele, Woreda and at the regional level.

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Technical Support and Facilitation

• Undertake jointly with relevant authorities at the Woreda level an assessment of the WASH situation at the health facility level and provide recommendation to address existing WASH gaps at those health facilities.

• Provide detailed technical reports to the Project manager following such assessments.

• In liaison with senior officer and other team members organize and undertake relevant training on WASH to the health facility staff, project staff and project beneficiaries

• Ensure strong project management of all WASH interventions so that projects are designed and implemented on time, within scope and budget and achieve high quality outputs

• Follow up WASH project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.

• To ensure an integrated and multi sectoral approach to WASH programming, assist the team in finding ways to integrate/link and combine hygiene & health promotion, water and sanitation facilities design, construction & maintenance, with  Health , Nutrition, protection etc.

• Ensure that cross cutting issues are main streamed into WASH programmes.

• Provide regular progress reports to Project Manager

• Preparation of detailed work plans, technical drawings, bills of quantity, procurement plan and bid documents for the implementation of WASH projects as necessary.

• Identify and address capacity building opportunities for both concern staff and line ministry staff; Health, Water bureau and others at Woreda level as necessary.

Coordination and networking

• To liaise with Government and other relevant stakeholders both at Woreda and Regional level as requested by the line manager.

• Establish good working relationship with Concern staff, government bodies, other WASH partners etc

• Participate in WASH cluster meeting as required.

Planning, Reporting and Accountability

• Submit weekly and monthly progress update on the WASH activities to the project manager.

• Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports by supporting the project manager in gathering relevant information from the field.

• Ensure that program participants and stakeholders have clear information about the program activities as appropriate and relevant to them.

• Give technical support to the field staff on mainstreaming gender, protection, accountability and inequality in the implementation of WASH and Infrastructure activities.

Additional Duties

Perform other duties assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of program objectives

Emergency Response.

• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s Emergency response as and when necessary

• Comply with Concern’s health, safety and security guidelines during emergencies

Gender Equality

• Contribute to the development of gender sensitive action plans and indicators for WASH projects

• Assist in monitoring the implementation of the action plans and indicator progress and make suggestions for corrective action/change as needed

• Contribute to ensuring Concern Ethiopia has a gender sensitive working environment and attend gender equality trainings and organizational conversations

Accountability

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): 

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities. 

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E); 

• work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; 

Safeguarding 

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.

• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.

• Practises in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.

• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Job Requirements

Person specification:

• BSc. in Hydraulics, Sanitary or Water Resource Engineering and related fields from recognized university.

• At least four (4) years relevant work experiences in  WASH activities at community, health institutions and schools both for emergency and development settings

• Appropriate technical skills training and computer software; practical knowledge of Autocad is a must.

• Excellent written and spoken English and Local language (Somali) is mandatory

Core Competencies

• Knowledge of participatory processes

• Team work

• Analytical skills

• Interpersonal communication

• Capacity Building/Trainings

• Ability to plan own work, set priorities, complete work under pressure or when faced with competing demands and report.

• Committed to CWW’s vision, mission and core values

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package

• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)

• 20 days annual leave

• 26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18weeks(unpaid) parental leave

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how their experience and education fit this vacancy in person in Concern Worldwide Somali Area Office , Jigjiga,

 please note that no need to submit your supporting documents at this stage:   

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Women  and disabled people are highly encouraged to apply  

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.