WASH Officer - Infrastructure at Save The Children

Job ID: 2100044L
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employee Status: Fixed Term

Child Safeguarding

• Level 3 - The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people.

Role Purpose:

• To support the implementation of the WASH component of the project including construction/rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and collaboration with WASH stakeholders at state/LGA levels.

Key Areas of Accountability
Objective 1: Take the lead on the Rehabilitation / Construction of Water and Sanitation Facilities at Nutrition, Education, Child Protection and FSL sites:

• Carry out field visits to assess sites at the respective facilities and in conjunction with the SCI Nutrition team towards determining the needs and requirement for action and implementation.
• Work with the Logistic Coordinator and Finance and Grants Compliance Team to identify and contract vendors to ensure the planned activities are in accordance with the specified designs and standard.
• Prepare weekly plans and schedule of work for all construction/rehabilitation sites, while ensuring compliance in meeting and reaching deadlines and targets.
• Work with and support the vendors to ensure all materials and equipment are in stock and any necessary orders are placed for all actions to be carried.
• Provide interpretation to designs of work and work according to specifications.
• Establish a site book at each location and make a report on progress registered in the site book while ensuring signing in with remarks.
• Must adhere strictly to standards and ensure the quality of materials used by the contractors falls within the utmost standard.
• Ensure that all construction/rehabilitation processes including the selection of sites and actual implementation are done in collaboration with key stakeholders at the state, LGA and community levels

Objective 2: Take the lead on the Integration of Hygiene Promotion into other SCI programming:

• Liaise with RUWASSA and the LGA WASH departments on WASH programming and ensure that all activities are done with their active participation and support
• Provide support on WASH to other SCI programmes and initiatives when required
• Ensure that WASH is integrated into all training carried out on the CMAM project
• Carry out advocacy visits to key stakeholders at both state, LGA and community levels
• Support periodic evaluation studies to evaluate the impact of the WASH component
• Contribute technical expertise to donor proposals for any future projects

Objective 3: Monitoring and Evaluation of WASH Activities:

• Prepare a monthly plan of field activities and share it with the relevant staff
• Develop and implement tools for monitoring of WASH activities in collaboration with the M&E team
• Timely collection and analysis of data for the monitoring of the activities.
• Identify the problems in the implementation process and propose solutions
• Evaluate regularly the impact of the activities and propose changes for improvement
• Prepare activities’ reports and other ad hoc reports according to agreed timelines and as required

Administrative & General Skills

• First Degree in Engineering, Geology, Geography or other WASH-related fields from a recognized/accredited Tertiary Institution in Nigeria
• An advanced degree will be an added advantage
• At least 2 years post NYSC relevant experience
• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
• Experience in Nutrition and in community-based programmes
• Training and experience on borehole and VIP latrine construction/rehabilitation
• Community mobilisation and advocacy experience
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English and Hausa or Kanuri, spoken and written
• Ability to work in partnership with government and other NGO staff
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work within a team setting
• Independence, adaptability and flexibility with good workload management, multitasking and ability to meet tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:

• Accuracy and timeliness in all areas of responsibility
• High level of accuracy in work, and ability to analyse complex sets of relationships and situations
• Holds self and others accountable

Ambition:

• Creating best-in-class EA function
• Future-orientated, thinks pro-actively

Collaboration:

• Working effectively with stakeholders to achieve common goals
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Designing more effective admin systems
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

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