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Goal/Purpose

• The SI Nigeria Emergency Response Team (ERT), also known as RRM unit, is part of the WASH Sector/ RRM TWG, NFI/Shelter sector which responds to emergency alerts within BAY states in Northeast Nigeria. The unit is headed by the Emergency Program Manager with technical oversight links to the SI WASH Coordination unit. The ERT does not have static program presence but “roves” promptly to respond to alerts of disease outbreak, sudden displacement, flooding, or fire outbreak–either in respond to WASH Cluster or WASH Cluster member appeal –including SI. ERT staff shall therefore be able and willing to mobilize and travel instantly to remote and security sensitive locations, working within tight SI security protocols.
• Under the supervision of the Emergency TL, the Emergency Watsan officer will lead and supervise contractors and daily workers in the implementation of projects, respecting deadlines and technical specifications, standard and requirements. The Emergency Watsan officer will be in charge to implement and follow-up the drilling and the rehabilitation of boreholes, supervising the construction of Block of emergency latrine and shower, shelter or any other task as assigned by his line manager, while collaborating with other members of the SI Emergency Team and program teams of SI and other agencies with which ERT may be responding jointly.

Main Tasks
Set-up and operational monitoring:

• Under the supervision of the Emergency Team Leader, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of job sites.
• Conduct technical assessments on WASH Facilities

• Monitoring the technical activities ensuring compliance with the SI standards and SPHERE minimum standards.
• Ensure the construction and/or the maintenance of construction work using Solidarités International tools (in particular):
  • Take part in the identification of sites where work is to be carried out.
  • Recruit and train the workforce and daily workers.
  • Allocate the on-site workforce according to instructions given by the team leader.
  • Carry out work according to technical design, guidelines, and estimates.
  • Respect deadlines established with his/her line manager.
• Supervise operational teams, contractors and/or communities, and ensure the best use of available resources.
• Organize, plan, and supervise community participation during activity implementation.
• Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them.
• Manage the supply of worksite materials by collaborating with the logistics department.
• Report to the project manager and/or team leader on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
• Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors.
• Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
• Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce under his/ her supervision and by the population.
• Prepare technical designs, BOQ, TOR and other technical documents/narratives relevant to the construction o/project work (Drawings, BoQs and Narrative)
• Train daily workers (Carpenters, Masons etc). Recruit and trained daily workers (Carpenter, Mason, Plumber etc) in accordance with S.I DW recruitment policy
• In collaboration with the Hygiene promoter, conduct training on operations and maintenance for WASH committees.

• Liaise closely with the hygiene promotion team and relevant stakeholders throughout the planning, design, and implementation stages of the WASH technical activities.

Reporting/communication /representation:

• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her team leader and/or project manager.
• Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader.
• Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying out of activities and to project objectives.
• Report to the team leader regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries.
• Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues.
• Collaborate with local authorities and administration.
• Maintenance of high technical standards in accordance with SI technical specification.
• Conduct all duties in a professional manner following Solidarites International Nigeria mission staff regulations, S.I mandate and charter including promotion of gender equality and inclusive programming.
• This job description is not intended to be all inclusive and the employee will also perform other related tasks as required by his/her team leader and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task

Job Profile

• Training: B.Eng. / HND in Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Building Technology, Architecture
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up
• IT skills: Good knowledge of Office/CAD software: Auto CAD, Excel, Word, Outlook
• Reliability, Honest, Accountability, Resistance to Stress, Good interpersonal skills, team player, Prioritization of task

What We Offer
Salary + Transport, Leave & housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.

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Goal/Purpose

• The SI Nigeria Emergency Response Team (ERT), also known as RRM unit, is part of the WASH Sector/ RRM which responds to emergency alerts within BAY states in Northeast Nigeria. The unit is headed by the Emergency Program Manager with technical oversight links to the SI WASH Coordination unit. The ERT does not have static program presence but “roves” promptly to respond to alerts of disease outbreak, sudden displacement, or flooding –either in respond to WASH Cluster or WASH Cluster member appeal –including SI. ERT staff shall therefore be able and willing to mobilize and travel instantly to remote and security sensitive locations, working within tight SI security protocols.
• The Hygiene promotion officer shall oversee field implementation of emergency community mobilization and Hygiene Promotion activities as per the Project HP Methodology -integrating hygiene promotion campaign methodology with SI ABCD Methodology. S/he shall supervise Community Hygiene Promoters and report to Emergency Team leader, while collaborating with other members of the SI Emergency Team and program teams of SI and other agencies with which ERT may be responding jointly.

Main Tasks
Evaluation and Targeting:

• Through regular field visits, observation and survey the Hygiene Promoter should be able to identify and evaluate the hygiene risks among the community and recommend to TL on measures to be taken.
• The hygiene promoter shall conduct regular KAP surveys (project level or as part of MEAL evaluation) to assess or evaluate gaps between knowledge and attitudes/practices of individuals and households on the 5 domains of hygiene: personal hygiene, water handling, excreta management, food handling, environment)
• Participate in conducting and reporting on Multi-sectoral Needs Assessments –with direct inputs on WASH/Hygiene promotion.
• Participate in beneficiary targeting and selection.
• Contribute towards project procurement process, plan, and supervise WASH NFI kit distributions.
• To conduct participatory monitoring of all SI emergency HP response activities in the area of response
• Liaise with Water Quality Analyst to utilize results of periodic water quality testing to conduct targeted messaging to households where adverse bacteriological results are reported.
• Liaise with Health Facilities in locations of intervention to collect waterborne disease related incidence and apply the data in effective HP response to the catchment communities.

Staff supervision and Training:

• Supervise community Hygiene promoters including assisting them to develop monthly/weekly work plans and reports.
• Regular visits to field, accompanying CHPs on their House-to-House visits.
• Conduct CHP trainings as per training modules approved by WASH Coordination unit, prepare and issue training certificates.
• Conduct training for Water Management Committees on Hygiene Promotion.

Reporting/communication /representation:

• Review and check HP data collection tools from CHPs and update HP database, assisting TL with archiving duties.
• Collate reports from CHPs and compile regular (weekly, biweekly, monthly) progress reports to TL. Take part in the drafting of project progress reports under the supervision of his/her team leader.
• Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying out of activities and to project objectives.
• Report to the team leader regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries.
• Collaborate with counterparts in other organizations (NGOs, UN, Government) to exchange best practices and a collaborative approach.
• Take part in SI Project or organizational meetings or in partner bilateral meetings a field level

Job Profile

• Training: B.Sc. /HND in Community Health Education, or other related fields
• Project related skills: good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up.
• IT skills: good knowledge of Microsoft Office software: Excel, Word, Outlook
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible, and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent writing/editing, analytical and verbal communication skills

What We Offer
Salary + Transport, Leave & housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.

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Goal / Purpose

• Under the supervision of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator, the database Officer will be in charge of data entry, data analysis and backing up of information collected on the field.

Job Task
Data and tools management:

• The Database Officer is in charge of:
  • The design and management of operational and MEAL databases
  • Maintaining updated program databases
  • Entering data provided into the appropriate software
  • Ensuring the security of computer data
• Attend the training of field staff about the new tools developed
• Support the teams in the analysis of information and data gathered
• Archive paper, electronic data and reports and making them available to the teams on request

Mapping:

• Maintain updated location maps for Solidarités International (SI) activities by using ArcGIS, QGIS and Power-bi
• Prepare, on request, maps to illustrate the reports
• Support analysis and decision making through a relevant mapping of the humanitarian situation

Reporting / Communication

• Keep tools and files archived and secured at the offices of SI accessible to his/her line manager;
• Support in the design of surveys and other data collection tools with XLSform and their upload to Kobo server;
• Participate in collaboration with the program team and MEAL teams in the analysis and processing of data
• Participate in collaboration with program and MEAL teams in the production of graphs based on the data collected.
• Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns;
• Develop interactive dashboards for different program interventions by using PowerBi, Tableau software

Profile
Educational Qualification:

• B.Sc / BA Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or its related field with 1 year relevant experience;
• Proficient in data collection and processing which includes data entry, verification, and validation, as well as data extraction, transformation and loading;

Technical skills:

• Must have strong understanding of database management systems, and experience in data security and backup procedures is essential;
• Expertise in large data analysis using Excel and any other software eg. SPSS, etc.
• Knowledge and expertise in using GIS software such as ArcGIS, Kobo Toolbox, Power-BI, Tableau etc.;
• Strong analytical skills to analyse data, identify trends, and generate reports which includes creating dashboards, charts, and graph to present data insights to stakeholders;
• Advanced knowledge of database concepts and skills utilized in creating and maintaining relational databases and linking them with GIS;

Analytical and problem-solving skills:

• Should possess strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities to identify issues and troubleshoot database problems;

Communication skills:

• Good spoken and written command of English. Knowlege of hausa is a plus;
• Should have excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with other IT professionals and end users and should also be able to communicate complex technical issues in a clear and concise manner to non-technical stakeholders;
• Attention to detail: should be meticulous and detail-oriented in their work to ensure data accuracy, quality, and consistency.