Wash Technical Officer at Delight Affection Foundation (DAF)

Job Summary

• The WASH Technical Officer is responsible for the implementation of the program activities in the whole area of responsibility.
• S/he coordinates and oversees the HP volunteers, provides updates to the project manager, ensures timely and effective implementation of activities, including identification of financial, logistics and security needs in the deep field and sharing with his/her supervisor.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Based on project documentation, develop, and submit to the supervisor the monthly activity planning in coordination with contractor’s teams from the specific field location.
• Develop and submit to the supervisor the monthly staff movement planning and coordinate respective staff movement requests.
• Provide his/her supervisor with regular updates on procurement needs and supporting documents for the request to the Logistics Department.
• Develop and submit advance requests related to the activities in the specific location and ensure timely clearance of advances.
• Designs training modules for local leaders and contributes to the improvement of the existing ones.
• Ensure that water and sanitation activities are implemented in a timely and professional manner and in line with the needs of beneficiaries
• Maintain a close link and collaborate with implementation partners and other sectors in a particular area.
• Ensure hierarchical management of the project staff at the level of its area.
• Implement the portfolio of project activities delegated to it following the action plan and the logical framework.
• Monitoring project implementation and progress.
• Ensure compliance with DAF policies, manuals, and directives.
• Directly manage the day-to-day hygiene promotion activities in the field.
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities achieve their objectives within the set timeframe.
• Provide technical support and training to hygiene promoters and community volunteers.
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries with the greatest needs and propose efficient ways of delivering assistance.
• Encourage and promote technical improvement of partners.
• Prepare monthly progress reports and other technical documents or tools.
• Contributes to capacity building of project staff.
• Ensure the daily supervision of contractors and regularly assess the quality of their work by ensuring their suitability with DAF technical prescriptions.
• Help team members to identify their needs in capacity building and share them with the supervisor.
• Train the beneficiaries (operators and technicians) on the O&M of WASH facilities.
• Trains and supports team members, providers, and local and technical partners.
• Ensure DAF’s representation and visibility in relevant deep-field location coordination structures.
• Ensure DAF’s role as an active humanitarian actor.

Qualifications

• Interested candidates should possess an OND, HND, or B.Sc Degree with 1-10 years experience