WASH Officer at Save The Children

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Objective 1: Take the lead on the Rehabilitation/Construction of Water and Sanitation Facilities at Communities of implementation

• Work with the Logistic Coordinator, 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.
• Carry out field visits to assess sites at the respective facilities to ensure quality of work is up to standard

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 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 project
• Carry out regular supportive supervision visits on hygiene promotion to SC integrated projects
• Build the capacity of partners and SCI staffs on hygiene promotion
• Ensure that community mobilisation approaches on the project fully integrate hygiene promotion concepts
• Engage community leaders and other key stakeholders at LGA level on hygiene promotion

Objective 3: Monitoring and evaluation of WASH activities

• Prepare a monthly plan of field activities and share with relevant staff
• Develop and implement tools for monitoring of WASH activities (Hygiene promotion) 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’ weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual 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 3 years post NYSC relevant experience
• Previous experience with other local and international NGOs
• Training and experience on borehole and VIP latrine construction/rehabilitation
• Community mobilization and advocacy experience
• Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• Fluency in English and  Hausa 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 highest levels of integrity.