ISLAMIC RELIEF SOMALIA: JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: WASH Assistant (Somalia National Only) (Balcad)

DEPARTMENT: Program

BASE LOCATION: Balcad

Closing Date: 26/07/2022

CONTRACT LENGTH: 7 Months

REPORT TO: WASH & Shelter Coordinator

LINE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: None

BACKGROUND

Islamic Relief Worldwide, Somalia Programme has been operating in Somalia since 2006 and has responded to conflict and drought-affected people through the provision of life-saving assistance. Through our projects, IR has continuously been providing safe drinking water, improving hygienic sanitation facilities, increasing hygiene awareness, particularly among those living in IDP camps; empowering the urban poor and distressed working children, engaging in conflict management and mitigation, and strengthening community cohesiveness and co-existence.

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Project Officer, the WASH assistant will be responsible for the design, implementation, follow-up, and evaluation of rehabilitation of 3 shallow wells and 2 boreholes, NFI distribution, water Trucking, Solid waste Management, Water Committee training and hygiene promotion activities of IRW Somalia Balcad based on Balcad Office. In addition, provide necessary support to the project Officer to implement all activities of WASH projects.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

·         Design, plan and follow-up of rehabilitation of shallow wells and boreholes.

·         Planning and implementing of NFI distribution, water trucking, solid waste management tools distribution.

·         Conduct hygiene promotion campaign including training of trainers on hygiene promotion (for community volunteers, WASH committee members, health workers).

·         Provide technical support on hygiene promotion to the community volunteers, WASH committee members and health workers; and developing a culture sensitive IEC material for hygiene promotion activities.

·         Liaise and coordinate with community leaders, health workers and related local authorities.

·         Provide necessary support to project officer through design, plan, liaise, archive, implement and follow-up the detailed implementation work plan for all activities of WASH projects to achieve the project’s objective on time.

·         Ensure community mobilization is conducted in all field related to water, hygiene and sanitation.

·         Plan, organize, supervise and evaluate the distribution of all hygiene supplies such as hygiene kits, cleaning kits and solid waste collection tools for IDPs, and host communities.

·         Work with the WASH team to develop and evaluate methodologies for promoting sanitation such as CLTS (community-led total sanitation), or latrines construction.

·         With the WASH team, undertake the initial and final KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) surveys.

·         With the WASH team, implement the PDM survey (Post Distribution Monitoring) for hygiene kits and solid waste collection tools distributed

·         Collection, consolidation, and reporting of monthly water trucking and boreholes and shallow wells rehabilitated by providing related data necessary for the consolidation of standard project and strategic indicators (number of beneficiaries, number and type of activity performed, results of the project activities performed)

·         Submit monthly (or each time when necessary) written and oral reports to the senior project officer

·         Participate actively in collecting the required data needed for reports.

·         Coordinate WASH hygiene activities with other sectors of IRW in order to integrate activities in the same geographical area and for the same beneficiaries.

·         Ensure the integration of gender, child protection, people living with disability, the environment and other crosscutting issues into the design, implementation and development of hygiene promotion activities, and ensure that activities take into account the needs of specific groups and individuals, especially children, the elderly and disabled.

·         Attend WASH related inter agency cluster meetings

·         Undertake any other duties as may be assigned by the WASH Officer/WASH project officer.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity