WASH Field Officer, Baidoa, Southwest state of Somalia

Organization background

Wadajir Rural Development Organization (WARDO), WARDO is a civil society organization established in 2005 by group of Somali humanitarian and development workers who were dedicated and committed to social developments through education and youth development, agriculture and livelihoods, protection, emergency response and water and sanitation programs. WADAJIR Rural Development Organization (WARDO) is a registered and operational Non-Governmental Organization in South and Central Somalia, WARDO was registered in 2005 by the Federal Government of Somalia. The organization has its main office in Mogadishu and Baidoa, with regional offices in the other 4 FMS of South and Central Somalia (Jubaland, Galmudug, Southwest, and Hir-Shabelle).

Context of the project

The heavy rains and floods linked to the El Nino weather phenomena have killed dozens of people and caused widespread displacement, destruction of infrastructures and other public assets shared by the community, particularly in Somalia, where the rains have wrecked bridges and submerged residential areas.

According to SoDMA and humanitarian partners more than 1.7 million people are in need as torrential rains destroyed their homes, destructing existing WASH infrastructures and livelihoods in Somalia. The number of people displaced by heavy rains and floods in Somalia has nearly doubled in one week from 334,800 to 649,000.

The heavy rains fell in south-West State of Somalia have resulted in flash floods across Baidoa district. As of 6th November 2023, at least 247K people in 384 informal settlements in Baidoa were affected by El-Nino flash floods. The number of affected sites has increased from 164 to 384 sites since the last two weeks while the affected population has doubled. Approximately 1077 communal latrines in Baidoa are damaged by recent flash floods. Exposed sewage has contaminated water sources increasing the risks of AWD/Cholera outbreak. In Bardale town over 95K IDP population are affected by flash floods of which 1264 people have moved to higher grounds.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and support for the design, establishment of work specifications and quotation, follow-up and evaluation of activities related to the construction of WASH facilities in the target IDPs.
• Preparation of weekly work plans according to the implementation plan.
• Assess the exact number of damaged latrines in the selected sites, address the need for construction of new latrines and locations.
• Laise coordination of WASH activities implemented by WARDO in the target IDPs sites, and contribute to all regarding field works, such mobilization, distribution, capacity building activities, and registration.
• Construction or rehabilitation of sanitation facilities (latrines, and refuse pit)
• Supervise and field visits for the construction or rehabilitation activities of drinking water sources.
• Provision of technical training for community volunteers, members of WASH committees, hygiene promoter and other WASH staff.
• Planning, organization and follow up of the community mobilization in target IDPs on issues related to construction, operation, and maintenance of WASH facilities.
• Be responsible for establishing the technical aspect of the internal purchase order and tender documents for construction and rehabilitation of WASH facilities.
• Be responsible for all field work required for the quality control of materials WASH bought by WARDO and its subcontractors.
• Preparing training tools notes for the training on relevant technical topics and conducting training for the project staff and supervisors.
• Prepare and submit all WASH field reports to the WASH Program Manager.
  Monitor and report all WASH activities in the field ensuring there is compliance with plans and WARDO and required by the donor.
• Ensure that there are no adverse impacts on the environment, as well as contribute to the environmental mainstreaming activities during reporting periods.

Integration and coordination

• Ensure that construction works is integrated with hygiene promotion and community participation component, to ensure sustainability of the infrastructure built.
• Coordinate WASH construction activities with other humanitarian sectors of WARDO particularly interventions in Baidoa.
• Coordinate WASH construction activities with other local actors and clusters, such as WASH cluster with its levels and CCCM.

Additional responsibilities

• Any other tasks assigned by line manager.

Personal requirements

• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to manage stress effectively.
• Ability to manage time and priorities well.
• Clear communicator with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with a degree of autonomy on set tasks.
• Gender and protection sensibility.

Language

• Fluency in Maay and English language

How to apply

Qualified Somali Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae, mentioning three work related referees and contacts to jobs@wardosom.org on or before 00:00Hrs on 07th December 2023, please indicate in the subject line “WASH Field Officer – Baidoa”

Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.