WASH Officer – Swiss Church Aid/HEKS Ethiopia
Engineering
Swiss Church Aid/HEKS Ethiopia
About Swiss Church Aid/HEKS-EPER
Swiss Church Aid/HEKS is the aid organization of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland and has its headquarters in Zurich/Switzerland. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity both in Switzerland and abroad. Therefore, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS engage in development cooperation, humanitarian aid and church cooperation and works in more than 30 countries and runs around 200 projects world-wide. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS is a member of the ACT Alliance.
About Swiss Church Aid/HEKS
Swiss Church Aid/HEKS is the aid organization of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland and has its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss Church Aid / HEKS works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity both in Switzerland and abroad. Swiss Church Aid / HEKS engages in development cooperation, humanitarian aid and church cooperation and runs around 200 projects in more than 30 countries. Swiss Church Aid / HEKS is a member of the ACT Alliance.
In Ethiopia, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS implements development and humanitarian interventions with focus on natural resource management, climate change adaption, conflict transformation, water, hygiene & sanitation, and inclusive markets.
Swiss church Aid/HEKS is looking for a committed and competent WASH Officer for a humanitarian intervention in Dawa and Liben. The position holder will report to field office coordinator
Key areas of responsibilities are:
- Responsible for the implementation of the Emergency WASH project in Liben and Dawa Zone of Somali Region.
- Develop detailed work plan and supervision of implement the project as specified in the work plan, make sure compliance with national and humanitarian standards
- Carry out detail design of WASH structures, Prepare/revise BOQs, technical specifications and drawings, review tenders and payment certificates as deemed necessary
- Keep track of and monitor the progress of construction/rehabilitation activities promptly identifying any current or potential challenges
- Ensure that water trucking services are delivered as per the project plans and standards
- Provide on job training for water trucking monitors on water quality checking and reporting
- Ensure equitable potable water distribution in the water trucking system, in line with the minimum water supply as per SPHERE / Liben and Dawa zone WASH cluster standards
- Update and keep record and data on the daily water delivery monitoring sheet and submit on a weekly basis to supervisor
- Support and lead implementation of sanitation and hygiene promotion activities
- Write technical reports, report regularly to the Field Office Coordinator on the project progress and other relevant issues on a regular basis as required
- Regularly participate in zone and woreda level WASH cluster meetings and other coordination forums as necessary
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
Required No: 2
Contract Duration: 8 months
Education, Qualifications & other knowledge
Education: BSc Degree in water supply and environmental engineering, Water Resources engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, or related fields.
Work Experience: At least 4 years of relevant experience preferably in an NGO setting
Language Skills: Good verbal and written command of English and local language is required
Computer literacy: Literacy of technical softwares (AUTOCAD, WATERCAD, etc.)
Desirable Qualities, Skill, and Competence
- Demonstrable experiences in implementing emergency WASH projects
- Ability to understand financial requirements of projects and to manage activities in line with project budget
- Ability to generate timely and quality reports
- Experience and understanding of pastoral areas, context, livelihoods and culture
- Good communication and coordination skills, preferably with the community and woreda line departments
- Gender sensitive and experience with inclusive approach (work with people with disabilities, extreme poor families, minorities IDPs, and other marginalized groups)
As per the scale of the organization and benefit package
