2023-06-15

Senior Officer – (WASH) – Baidoa, Somalia

Baidoa, Somalia
Posted on June 15, 2023

ACTED

Senior Officer – (WASH) – Baidoa, Somalia

Position: Senior Officer – (WASH)

Department: Project Implementation Unit

Location: Baidoa, Somalia

Contract Duration: 31st December 2023

Direct Hierarchy: Project Manager

Starting date: July 2023

Background on ACTED

Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of some of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters, or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, ACTED implements 500 projects a year to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

ACTED goes to the last mile through programs and approaches that look beyond the immediate emergency towards opportunities for longer term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero –Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – strategy, ACTED puts local territories at the centre and provides a tailored support to local needs.

ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced, and committed team player to fill the Senior Officer (WASH) position in BAIDOA, Somalia.

Position Profile:

The Snr. (Officer WASH) will be responsible for the needs assessment and implementation of water, environmental sanitation and hygiene promotion activities in the operation area. He/she will also be in charge as assigned to him/her by the Project Manager all the WASH activities in target communities. Additionally, this position will support development of staff/hygiene promotion volunteers and ensure implementation is done in close collaboration with program staff, the local community, the Local authority and other relevant agencies.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assessment and mobilization

Conduct field-based needs assessments and consolidate the information for planning and implementing WASH project activities in Somalia.
Translate field assessment findings into feasible and relevant project proposals.
Mobilize community members to actively participate in WASH interventions.

Design

Design appropriate sanitation facilities for the target communities.
Design and implement a context specific health promotion strategy for the operation area.
Implement appropriate WASH requirements, waste management, safe water supply and hygiene promotion, in ACTED facilities.

Monitoring

Develop and implement a monitoring plan for all WASH activities in the area of jurisdiction. Identify forums for community involvement in monitoring of WASH activities.
Integrate WASH into primary health care activities.

Supervision and Training

Directly supervise the WASH assistant(s) and Community Volunteers.
Develop and implement capacity building plans for WASH assistant(s) and community volunteers.
Develop and implement context specific training guides on hygiene promotion for community volunteers.
Develop Clear plan for Community Water tracking.

Reporting

Provide timely reports on the field trips, monitoring visits and assessments to the Project Manager.
Compile weekly, monthly, and other ACTED substantial reports as may be required, including donor reports.

Skills and Qualifications

Degree/Diploma with 4 years working experience in the field of public health, WASH or water engineering or other related disciplines; plus, relevant work experience in community water, Sanitation and hygiene programs for displaced populations.
Be able to design water infrastructure, BQs
Be able to use a wide variety of software, including Word, Excel and Power Point.
Ability to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment and manage conflicting priorities.
Proven practical experience in the planning and execution of water and sanitation projects. Possibly experience in social work and / or humanitarian assistance.
Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity issues into WASH Programming.
Fluency in English, oral and written with strong report writing skills.

Essential knowledge and skills:

Excellent communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and team-playing skills.
Highly flexible, with the ability to use initiative.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
Understanding of gender, protection, and human rights.
Commitment to promoting gender equality.

Preferred experience:

Proficiency in English and local language, both oral and written.
Managerial experience, including leading/supervising subordinate staff, organizing activities and report writing.
Experience in training and capacity-building of staff.
Preferable experience operating in a refugee/IDP camp environment.
Knowledge of logistics and procurement processes.

How to apply

Qualified Nationals persons with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae and cover letter as a single document i.e., with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page, detailing three work related referees and contacts to APPLICATION LINK and received on or before 5.00PM on 27th June 2023.

Do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

ACTED will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment.

ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants, and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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