WASH Assistant at Action Against Hunger | ACF-International

Action Against Hunger works to save lives by combating hunger and diseases that threaten the lives of vulnerable communities, through nutrition, food security, water and sanitation, health and advocacy.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: WASH Assistant

Location: Damaturu, Yobe
Start date: As Soon As Possible
Direct Line Manager: WASH Officer

Objective 1

• Support in supervision of water and sanitation construction activities support in supervision of water and sanitation construction activities.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Fully participate in and/or facilitate technical assessments
• To visit sites and ensure quality assurance of construction being delivered and adherence to design specifications
• To make sure that the technical activities are up to the AAH standards (WASH package)
• To visit regularly the field activities
• Continually assess emergency needs, as requested.
• Ensure that work meets with SPHERE minimum standards
• Assist and participate in community mobilization

Objective 2

• Assist in training and building the capacity of stakeholders

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Assist in Preparing training tools on relevant technical topics and conduct trainings for stakeholders.
• Assist the WASH technical officer in the development of technical guidelines and tools.

Objective 3

• Coordinate with internal staff and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Liaise closely with the WASH PHP team throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the WASH technical activities. Hygiene promotion is a vital element in such infrastructure activities, especially in cholera responses
• Team with local Government to exchange information on WASH technical implementation status

Objective 4

• To communicate & report WASH Technical activities

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• To participate in base meetings
• To submit technical report and consumption report to the WASH Officer (Upon request)
• Assist in the preparation of weekly report.
• Provide full support to WASH Officer in maintaining regular contact with local stakeholders.

Internal & External Relationship
Internal:

• WASH Officer: Technical hierarchical relationship - exchange of information, collaboration, coordination
• WASH PHP/Community Mobilization assistance: Collaborate with the hygiene promotion and social mobilization team members to ensure exchange of information, collaboration and coordination

External:

• Local governmental: Exchange of information, coordination, training, supervision, influence on choice of technical options
• Local representatives of (LGA): Exchange of information

Qualifications

• Minimum of HND/BSc in Water Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Building and other related fields with minimum of 2 years field experience.

Skills & Experience
Essential:

• Previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities
• 2 years relevant work experience
• Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (Excel, Power Point, Word)
• Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
• Fluency in Hausa and English
• Commitment to AAH mission, values and policy

Preferred:

• Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
• Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
• Previous experience with AAH

Gross Basic Salary
NGN 156,995 - NGN 252,100

Application Closing Date
29th May, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online