WASH Specialist at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

Job Overview

• This role is for a proposal the organization is currently working on. The WASH Specialist will support the implementation of the Safe Water Expansion-Water Point Exploration Survey in Nigeria.
• The project aims to estimate the number and types of communal water points suitable for safe water programs in Bauchi, Oyo, and Sokoto states.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to finalize the scope, design, and survey attributes of the Water Point Exploration activity.
• Provide input and feedback on the survey implementation guidelines, protocols, and training materials.
• Advise on the operational feasibility of survey sampling and data collection methods.
• Engage local stakeholders to garner approval for activity implementation.
• Train enumeration staff to collect data using Survey CTO as per survey implementation protocols.
• Deploy enumeration staff to sampled communities, ensuring proper supervision.
• Conduct water quality testing at communal water points using appropriate methods.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Hydrology & Water Resources Management, Public Health, Water Engineering, Water and Environmental Management or other specialist field related to WASH is required.
• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes.
• Proven experience in advising and implementing community-level data collection activities, preferably in the water sector.
• Strong knowledge of survey design, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies.
• Experience working with government stakeholders and navigating approval processes.
• Familiarity with water quality testing methods and tools.
• Excellent communication, training, and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in using digital data collection platforms, particularly SurveyCTO.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.