WASH Officer Full Time NEW

Job Title: WASH Officer

Job by: The Well in Action

Category: WASH/Engineering

Reports to: WASH coordinator  and Cluster Coordinator

Location: Enda Mehoni, Tigray, Ethiopia.

Employment Type: Full Time

Duration: Six Month (Possibility of Extension)

Salary: Negotiable,

Number of Positions: One

Application Deadline: Seven days from the date of posting

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION 

The Well in Action (TWA) is an Ethiopian Civil Society Organization. TWA intervention in Ethiopia is to contribute to the sustainable improvement of the living conditions of the smallholder farmers and deprived people. TWA’s core areas of intervention include sustainable livelihoods and food security, rural water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) emergency response and resilience building, agricultural job creation and youth employment, and education. The organization primarily serves vulnerable rural and urban communities, with a particular focus on poor households, farmers, women, and youth This can be achieved by performing projects which focus on improving agricultural productivity, and stimulating entrepreneurship that are implemented both in rural and urban contexts.

Position Overview  

The WASH officer will provide technical and operational support for the effective delivery of the emergency and recovery WASH interventions in Enda Mehoni, Southern Tigray Zone. Working under the supervision of WASH Coordinator/Cluster coordinator, the post holder will oversee field level day to day implementation and ensure that water supply, water point rehabilitation, sanitation, and hygiene activities are completed on time, within budget, and according to approved technical specification.

The WASH Officer will work closely with local government offices, community representatives, contractors, suppliers, WASH committees and other relevant stakeholders to identify WASH needs, plan intervention, monitor work quality, and address implantation challenges. The Officer will also facilitate community participation, promote hygiene awareness, strength local ownership and support the sustainable operation and maintenance of rehabilitated water facilities.

2.1 Purposes of the Position  

To plan, implement, supervise, monitor, and report on emergency and recovery WASH activities, with particular emphasis on water-supply rehabilitation, sanitation, hygiene promotion, and community participation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

• Conduct field assessments of existing water-supply schemes and identify rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance needs.
• Support the preparation of technical designs, Bills of Quantities (BoQs), cost estimates, work plans, and technical specifications for water points re-habitation   and related WASH infrastructure.
• Supervise rehabilitation and construction works, including water points, pipelines, hand pumps, water storage facilities, and institutional or community sanitation facilities, as applicable.
• Monitor contractors, artisans, and community workers to ensure that works meet approved designs, specifications, quality requirements, and agreed timelines.
• Monitor construction materials and workmanship, identify technical defects, and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate water-quality testing, source disinfection, and other appropriate measures to help ensure safe water supply.
• Organize and support hygiene-promotion and behavior-change activities on safe water handling, household water treatment, sanitation, and disease prevention.
• Support the distribution and proper use of WASH supplies, including water-treatment materials, jerrycans, and dignity or menstrual-hygiene kits, according to project plans.
• Establish, train, and provide follow-up support to WASH committees and water-user groups to strengthen community ownership and sustainability.
• Promote participation of women, children, older people, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups in WASH activities.
• Coordinate closely with the Woreda Water, Energy, Health, and other relevant government offices, community leaders, and local stakeholders.
• Participate in WASH coordination meetings and share relevant field updates with TWA and coordination partners.
• Support the integration of gender equality, safeguarding, disability inclusion, accountability to affected people, and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) into project activities.
• Collect and verify field data, monitor activity progress against approved plans and indicators, and maintain accurate project records.
• Prepare timely weekly, monthly, and other required progress reports, including updates on rehabilitation works, outputs, challenges, and corrective actions.
• Document beneficiary feedback, lessons learned, site photographs, work progress, and completion information as required.
• Report implementation risks, delays, quality concerns, and safeguarding issues promptly through established TWA procedures.
• Comply with TWA policies, donor requirements, relevant technical standards, and health and safety procedures.

N.B.: – TWA requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguard our intended program participant, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Staff at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation, and abuse, safeguards the rights of program participants and community members (especially women, children’s and people with disability).

• Bachelor’s degree in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Construction Management Engineering or another closely related water-engineering field.
• At least four (4) years of relevant experience implementing NGO WASH projects, including practical experience in water-supply rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance works.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct field assessments and support preparation or review of BoQs, cost estimates, technical specifications, and work plans for WASH infrastructure.
• Experience supervising contractors or community-based workers and monitoring construction quality and progress.
• Experience working with local government offices, communities, and humanitarian or development partners is an advantage.

Technical and Computer Skill  

The applicant must possess the following technical and computer skills:

• Ability to prepared and interpreted drawings for water supply structures and related infrastructure (AUTOCAD, Water CAD, ……).
• Basic practical knowledge of civil engineering, water supply systems, maintenance, and repair of water related infrastructure.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and construction plans.
• Ability to prepare bid document, payment sheets and related documents for water supply and construction works.
•  Proficiency in Microsoft excel, and other relevant computer applications.
• Ability to monitor construction and maintenance activities and ensure that work is carried out according to approved technical drawings and specifications.

Core Competencies 

• Strong technical problem-solving and field-supervision skills.
• Good planning, coordination, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work respectfully with diverse communities and under field conditions.
• Commitment to accountability, safeguarding, integrity, teamwork, and responsible use of project resources.
• Work closely with the TWA project team, field-office staff, government technical offices, contractors, WASH committees, community representatives, and other relevant humanitarian and development actors.
• Language: Fluency in Tigrigna is mandatory, Amharic and English language is desirable.

Preference

• Women applicants are highly encouraged to apply.