WASH Officer at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a policy-driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements her program through a revitalized partnership. It is a non-profit organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people better, those affected by disaster or crisis. GPON is presently operating in the Northeastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 100,000 lives with relief materials, child protection services. GBV mitigation services, livelihood skill-building, health services, and Education support services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: WASH Officer

Location: Kala-Balge and Dikwa LGA, Borno
Reports to: Project Coordinator / Emergency WASH Coordinator
Staff reporting to this post: Water quality monitors, chlorinators, hygiene promoters/community resource persons, and other field workers as assigned
Duration: 3 months

Role Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and in close coordination with the Emergency WASH Coordinator, the WASH Officer will support the planning, supervision, and quality delivery of emergency WASH activities in the assigned location.
• The role covers water supply, water quality monitoring, sanitation follow-up, hygiene promotion, WASH-NFI support, and coordination with community structures and sector actors.

Key Areas of Accountability

• Support implementation of emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene activities in line with the approved workplan and technical standards.
• Supervise day-to-day field teams involved in water quality monitoring, chlorination, hygiene promotion, active case finding support, and community mobilisation.
• Coordinate water point rehabilitation follow-up, temporary water supply actions, and basic sanitation support with technical teams and contractors where applicable.
• Ensure routine water quality testing, chlorination follow-up, and documentation of technical and public health actions.
• Support hygiene promotion and SBC activities, including household and community sensitisation, referrals, and WASH messaging for high-risk households.
• Monitor and document WASH NFI distribution, community feedback, and post-distribution issues.
• Work closely with nutrition and protection teams to ensure integrated delivery, especially for SAM-related WASH support and vulnerable households.
• Contribute to technical assessments, supervision checklists, bill verification support, and activity reports.
• Track field-level progress, identify implementation bottlenecks, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Maintain coordination with line ministries, RUWASSA, health actors, community leaders, and other WASH partners at LGA level.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, accountability, and safety procedures during field implementation.
• Support any other reasonable duties assigned for effective delivery of the 3-month activation.

Additional job responsibilities

• The job duties and responsibilities set out above are not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within the reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental Health, Public Health, WASH, or a related technical field.

Experience And Skills:

• At least 2 years of relevant experience in humanitarian WASH programming.
• Experience in water quality monitoring, hygiene promotion, sanitation follow-up, or small-scale emergency water systems.
• Ability to supervise community-based workers, monitors, and field teams.
• Good understanding of humanitarian WASH standards and documentation requirements.
• Strong report writing, coordination, and basic data management skills.
• Good communication skills in English and relevant local language(s).
• Good IT skills, organisation, confidentiality, and ability to work under pressure.

Behaviours (Values in Practice):

• Accountability - Holds self-accountable for decisions, use of resources, and delivery of results in line with GPON values.
• Ambition - Sets challenging goals, drives quality, and supports continuous improvement.
• Collaboration - Builds effective relationships with communities, authorities, colleagues, and partners.
• Creativity - Encourages practical solutions in difficult field environments.
• Integrity - Demonstrates honesty, openness, safeguarding awareness, and respect.

Child safeguarding:

• The post holder may have contact with children and/or young people frequently or intensively. GPON applies rigorous background checks and safeguarding standards to protect children from abuse.

Application Closing Date
29th March, 2026.