WASH Officer

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Rehabilitate and upgrade water supply systems in health facilities
• Ensure continuous running water in OPD, maternity, pediatric wards, laboratory and immunization areas
• Support solarization of water systems and pipe network expansion
• Oversee installation of water storage reservoirs
• Conduct water quality testing and treatment
• Establish and support water point management committees
• Provide maintenance tools and capacity building for sustainability

Sanitation Infrastructure

• Construct gender-segregated and disability-inclusive latrine facilities
• Improve sanitation facilities in health centers
• Promote safe latrine use at household level
• Address open defecation through community interventions

Infection Prevention & Control (IPC)

• Ensure functional handwashing stations in all supported facilities
• Support provision of soap and alcohol-based hand rubs
• Strengthen IPC compliance in stabilization centers and health facilities
• Integrate WASH into clinical service delivery environments

Healthcare Waste Management

• Establish healthcare waste management systems
• Ensure waste segregation, storage, transport, and disposal
• Construct incinerators, sharps pits, and waste storage facilities
• Provide PPE and color-coded bins
• Develop SOPs for waste management

Hygiene Promotion

• Conduct KAP surveys
• Develop IEC materials
• Train community volunteers and health workers
• Deliver hygiene promotion sessions
• Promote handwashing, water treatment, and sanitation practices

Capacity Building

• Train health staff on WASH, IPC, and waste management
• Provide mentorship and supportive supervision
• Strengthen local capacity for system maintenance

Community WASH

• Implement WASH activities in communities
• Promote safe water handling and hygiene behavior change
• Strengthen community engagement structures
• Support risk communication efforts

Environmental Safeguards

• Apply environmental screening tools
• Ensure environmental compliance
• Mitigate public health risks

Coordination

• Coordinate with Ministry of Health and partners
• Integrate WASH with health and nutrition programs
• Participate in multisectoral planning

Supplies & Logistics

• Ensure availability of WASH supplies
• Support procurement and distribution
• Monitor usage and replenishment

Requirements

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in water resource engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Public health, natural resources management, environmental science, social sciences or other relevant field with at least 3 years' continuous experience implementing Humanitarian WASH programme.
• A post graduate diploma in project management and management, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) or equivalent will be an added advantage.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven practical experience in water supply constructions
• Proven practical experience in community mobilization, community health and sanitation programmers in humanitarian context.
• Ability to present concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems and possible solutions for situations.
• Flexibility and ease in working with local people have diplomacy, tact and administrative skills to work with people at managerial level, and occasionally government levels.
• Assessment, analytical and planning skills.
• Developed interpersonal and team skills and proven ability to be flexible in demanding situation.
• Excellent reporting skills with good oral and written communication skills
• Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.
• Commitment to equal opportunity and gender policies.
• Demonstrated experience in integrating gender and diversity issues into programme.
• Ability to work under pressure, ability to prioritize and commitment to meet deadlines.
• Strong presentation skills with mastery of Power point, Excel, MS word and other computer applications.
• Practical knowledge of Engineering software including Global Position Information systems (GIS), AutoCAD, EPANET, Water GEMS, etc.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
• Team player, extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations .
• Knowledge of the local languages is an added advantage.
• Ability to ride a motorcycle and possession of a valid riding permit