Field Wash Project Officer – Beletweyne, Somalia

Duty Station

Beletweyne, Somalia, with frequent travel within the project’s target locations in Beletweyne District, Hiraan Region,

Job Title:

Field Wash Project Officer

Department:

Program Implementation

Reporting to:

Project Manager / Program Director

Liaising with:

All DBG Staff, Donors and Beneficiaries, Community, Local authority and Line Ministries

Contract period

Minimum 10 months, with the possibility of extension but subject to funding availability and satisfactory performance.

Time Allocation

100%

Working hours

8 hours daily

About DBG:

Daryeel Bulsho Guud (DBG) – Community Care for All – is a local, non-political, and non-profit humanitarian and development organization. DBG is dedicated to saving lives and promoting dignity and self-reliance through impactful programs in health and nutrition, WASH, Protection Livelihoods and Food Security, education, and peacebuilding. With growing programmatic demands in WASH, Protection, and Emergency Response.

Learn more at: www.dbg.so

Purpose of the Position:

DBG is Planning to implement a WASH project in Beletwein district of Hiran Region, Somalia and seeks to engage the services of a competent WASH Project Officer to assist the Program Manager in the coordination of the implementation of the Project.

Job Description

1. Program management

·        Support the Project engineer/ Manager to carry out proper and realistic planning of project activities.

·        Generate monthly project activity reports presented to DBG Project Manager.

·        Assist the Project Manager in developing required supporting documents (training reports, beneficiary training lists, beneficiary participation lists, distribution list etc) and follow up with the contractors.

·        Work closely with the Project engineer/ Manager to track deadlines for the project’s activity implementation and effective planning.

·        Support the Project Manager in tracking project deadlines and providing and planning to ensure effective and timely achievement of the same.

2.Quality management and Impact orientation

·        Support the Project engineer/ Manager to ensure timely quality service delivery and outputs achievement.

·        Support the Project Engineer/ Manager in ensuring all WASH facilities construction components meet required quality standards.

·        Conduct field visits to project sites and direct supervision of work undertaken by contractors

·        Support the Project Engineer/ Manager in ensuring the project schedule is being met, timely management and reviewing of any plan discrepancies or deviations.

·        Undertake community mobilization and conduct hygiene promotion within the communities.

·        Support the Project Manager in ensuring effective integration and mainstreaming of disability and gender aspects into the project.

3. Coordination and Communication

·        Contribute to the timely preparation and submission of reports to DBG in coordination with the Project Manager.

·        Maintain good working relationships with local authorities, line ministries and constant engagement, consultations and dialogue with the communities working in the areas of project operations and implementation.

·        Participate in WASH cluster meetings, ABC and other relevant forums to share information and best practices.

·        Collaborate with other sectors within the organization to ensure integrated programming.

·        Participate in DBG monitoring missions in coordination with the Project Manager using appropriate tools and instruments to collect data and information from beneficiaries and other stakeholders.

·        To support the Project Manager in the implementation of base line, Post distribution monitoring (PDM) and Endline evaluation of the project.

·        Document case studies and collect successful/human stories and pictures regarding beneficiaries and share with DBG Project Manager.

·        Any other duties as assigned by the Project Manager or /Coordinator

Skills and Qualifications

·        Bachelor’s degree in public health, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or a related field.

·        Minimum of 3 years of experience in WASH projects or related fieldwork.

·        Strong organizational and project management skills.

·        Experience in community engagement and capacity building.

·        Knowledge of WASH sector standards and best practices.

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

·        Proficiency in Somali and English

·        Willingness to travel to remote field locations and work under pressure.

·        Clear understanding of Somalia’s security context and operation dynamics (Somali Nationals Preferred)

·        Knowledge of Peace, gender and inclusion is an added advantage

Core Competencies

• Strong project planning, coordination, and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of food security frameworks (e.g., IPC).
• Ability to work under pressure and in remote or crisis-affected settings.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Computer literacy (MS Office, Kobo/ODK, data analysis tools).

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their experience and qualifications to a.hussein@dbg.so by 5^th August 2025. Please include “Field WASH Project Officer Application” in the subject line.

DBG provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, origin, sex, age, marital status, physical disability, and any other status protected by law. As an equal-opportunity employer, DBG will recruit, hire, train and promote persons solely on their qualifications and abilities.

Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.