WASH Coordinator at Community Engagement & Social Development Initiative (CESDI)

Project: Lake Chad Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery Project (RESILAC*2)

Location: Damaturu, Yobe State, Northeast Nigeria

Contract Duration: 23 Months (Fixed Term)

Reports To: Project Manager

Funding Partner: Action Against Hunger (ACF) / CARE International

Position Summary

The WASH Coordinator will provide technical leadership and coordination for all Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) activities under the RESILAC*2 project in Damaturu and Fune LGAs. The role involves direct implementation oversight, community engagement, and technical support to field teams to ensure delivery of high-quality, gender-sensitive, and sustainable WASH interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all WASH activities including construction and promotion of latrines, hygiene promotion campaigns, and sanitation improvement initiatives.
• Apply and adapt community-based hygiene and sanitation approaches including Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST) methodology.
• Oversee hygiene awareness and education campaigns, including menstrual hygiene management (MHM) activities targeting women, girls, and schools.
• Conduct regular field visits to supervise WASH activities and provide technical guidance to project staff and community volunteers.
• Coordinate with local government WASH departments, state ministries, community leaders, and other stakeholders on WASH programming.
• Ensure WASH activities are integrated with other project components including MHPSS, livelihoods, and social cohesion.
• Support the preparation of WASH activity plans, procurement specifications, and bills of quantities for infrastructure works.
• Oversee WASH data collection and contribute to project MEL systems, including tracking WASH indicators and preparing reports.
• Facilitate capacity building of community WASH committees, hygiene promoters, and local structures.
• Mainstream gender equality, protection, and disability inclusion into all WASH interventions.
• Identify WASH-related needs through assessments and contribute to project design and proposal development.
• Ensure proper documentation of WASH activities, community feedback, and lessons learned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental health, Public Health, Civil/Water Engineering, WASH Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of 4 years of hands-on WASH programming experience, preferably in humanitarian or development settings.
• Demonstrated experience implementing PHAST, CLTS (Community-Led Total Sanitation), or similar community-based hygiene and sanitation approaches.
• Experience in latrine construction, WASH infrastructure supervision, and community mobilization for WASH.
• Prior experience working in Northeast Nigeria or conflict/fragile settings is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with gender-sensitive WASH programming and menstrual hygiene management.
• Experience working with NGOs and INGOs, or consortium-managed projects.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong community engagement and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in report writing and documentation in English.
• Ability to use basic data collection tools (KoboToolbox, ODK).
• Knowledge of local context, cultural sensitivities, and languages (Hausa) is an asset.
• Willingness to travel extensively to field sites across Damaturu and Fune LGAs.