Project Officer (WASH) at Concern on Climate Change for the Community Initiative

Job Description

• Monitor WASH project progress by assisting with the development of monitoring systems for tracking progress in area of responsibility and relevant locations in Damboa.
• Identify challenges and bottlenecks and make recommendations on corrective action to be taken including in the procurement and delivery of WASH materials. Document best practices and share lessons learned.
• Supervise the WASH unit’s volunteers based at LGA level to ensure compliance to implementation plans. Provide guidance and support to WASH programme field volunteers (including development/revision of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and technical notes) and technical support on synergies between head- and field offices regarding staffing needs and the efficient use of resources.
• Ensure the timely and effective implementation of activities specific to water trucking, waste management, rehabilitation of WASH facilities, water quality testing, training on hygiene promotion.
• Plan and supervise implementation of hygiene promotion activities in the camp and host communities
• Support with MEAL to effectively monitoring and reporting of the activities and expected results, relevant to data collection and documentation
• Contribute to the development of and apply hygiene promotion and community engagement tools and materials for overall WASH program activities.
• Supervise hygiene promotion operations in the field including field-level coordination of mobilization activities such as mass and routine hygiene promotion campaigns.
• Provide technical support, coordinate and implement overall FOURCi’’S cholera preparedness and response activities.

Qualifications (Know How)
Educational Training and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in BA / B.Sc in Engineering, Geology, Geography, Public Health, Environmental science or other WASH-related fields.
• At least two years’ experience from working as aWASH in a humanitarian context.
• Good command of English both verbal and written.
• Good personal and organizational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Ability to coordinate and work with diverse groups of people based in multiple locations.
• Willingness and ability to adapt to changing work requirements and priorities that may require overtime or extended hours.

Competencies:

• Strong level of autonomy to provide independent follow through on processing issues and concerns
• Excellent planning, organizational and time management skills Integrity.
• Strong team player
• Strong problem solving, analytical, operational, and coordinating abilities
• Good interpersonal, oral, and written communication and presentation skills
• Strong customer service focus and ability to work well with people from various backgrounds and cultures at all levels in organization.

Additional Information:
Security:

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that the team members and community operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.
• Accountability to Affected People