Emergency WASH Officer

Specific Tasks

• Support in emergency need assessment, development of response plans and end user monitoring
• Support and follow up on emergency response interventions including critical lifesaving support and durable solutions and report progress updates on weekly, biweekly and monthly basis.
• Closely support the Field Office WASH Team through flagging emergency incidents, ongoing response, gaps and propose strategies to address in the needs and implementation of agreed actions.
• Working in close relationship with zonal and woreda based partners, will closely support WASH Cluster Lead/IMO and Bureaus of Health and Water, ensure adequate data collection from Woredas, Zones, Partners and analysis, reporting and monitoring mechanisms are in place both for water supply, sanitation and hygiene to review emergency needs, response and gaps against response plans.
• Conduct periodic monitoring of and observations on the WASH facilities utilization and facilities gaps to learning centres, child friendly space, temporary health centres in the IDP sites and respond on spot for technical gaps and report on time for logistics gaps.
• Undertake other emergency WASH related tasks, as assigned by CLIENT-Benishangul Gumuz Field Office Team including support for following up of WASH program activities that help to emergency and regular programs.
• Ensure GBV and PSEA mitigation measures are in place through working in close collaboration with other relevant teams such as Protection, Education and data related to GBV and PSEA captured and reported.
• Ensure proper donor and implementing partner visibility in all activities especially infrastructure projects.
• Support in producing at least two human interest stories along with CLIENT WASH Officers.
• Support CLIENT WASH team in conducting programmatic assurance activities including programmatic visits to selected project sites.

• MSc. in WASH areas of disciplines like engineering, Environmental Health, Public Health and Five years of working experience or BSc in WASH related fields and with seven years of work experience in WASH program management, emergency coordination, proven experience in Emergency Coordination in INGO will be an asset.
• Five years experience in humanitarian WASH response at National/regional level;

Competencies

• Very good understanding of WASH sector and cluster approach.
• Fluent in English and local languages around Benishangul Gumuz (spoken, writing and listening).
• Knowledge of MS Office.
• Proven technical expertise for project management
• Strong interpersonal, communication, coordination and networking skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and independently and with a team.

General Conditions

• The emergency WASH TAs will be entitled to DSA at the appropriate rate while only away from her/his duty station.
• The emergency WASH officers will have access to rental vehicles arranged by CLIENT-ECO, WASH Section.
• Payment will be made on monthly basis upon completion and submission of monthly report. The report must be approved by CLIENT-Benishangul Gumuz WASH Specialist/Officer.