Wash Officer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We re recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Wash Officer

Job Identification No.: 16554
Location: Monguno, Borno
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Category: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Job Summary

• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. 
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate WASH Technical Officer to join our team in Monguno, Borno State. 
• You will provide support to the Project Coordinator-WASH in all aspects of NRC WASH Technical programs planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in Borno state.

Responsibilities
Generic responsibilities:

• Adherence to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines, policies and procedures and other NRC tools and handbooks.
• Coordinate the WASH activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans.
• Assist the WASH Project Coordinator in all aspects of WASH programs planning implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Develop technical specifications and bills of quantities (BOQ) for works.
• Assess the WASH training needs of the community base workers and assists in the development of appropriate training materials and plans.
• Conducts water quality testing and sanitary inspection at water points.
• Provides technical supports to WASH Assistants and local counterparts on issues of WASH information and communication strategies.
• Assists in the establishment, and training of water point committees as well as monitoring their performance.
• Assists in the compilation of weekly and monthly WASH reports, program documents, project proposals, and budgets.
• Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of materials and equipment are timely and according to procedures.

Specific responsibilities:

• Water and sanitation infrastructure construction (Boreholes, latrines,)
• Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans
• Preparing weekly progress reports and other documents required for the water and sanitation infrastructures such as boreholes, latrines,
• Performs any other duties as requested by the WASH Project Coordinator.

Qualifications
Generic professional competencies: 

• B.Sc / HND in Civil or Water Engineering, Geology, Hydrology or any other relevant field
• Minimum 3 years’ experience from working with WASH projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience from working with social work and/or with distribution of humanitarian assistance is an advantage.
• Previous 2 years work experience in community-based Water and Sanitation programs in similar position; Work experience with an INGO is desirable
• Must have knowledge of emergency Water supply, Hygiene, Sanitation requirements and protocols
• Familiarity with international minimum standards of Water and Sanitation delivery (i.e., SPHERE) is an advantage
• Excellent communication skills - written and spoken - in English required.
• Fluency in one or more of the national/regional languages (Hausa and Kanuri preferred) is desirable.
• Must be willing to work as a team member, take direction, and share technical skills with colleagues and counterparts.
• Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets is required,
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Epanet, and Google Earth is strongly desirable
• Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience is an added opportunity:
• Knowledge of the context of Northeast Nigeria
• Experience with start-up activities

Context / Specific skills, knowledge, and experience

• Knowledge of the context in Nigeria
• Experience with start-up activities
• Experience in emergency response to outbreaks, e.g. in choleras outbreak context within host communities and camps.

Application Closing Date
21st November, 2024.