WASH Field Officer - AECID Project (Tyre)

Under the supervision of the Head of Project, the WaSH Field Officer is responsible for the daily technical implementation, supervision, monitoring and reporting of the field activities, and for ensuring proper coordination with right holders, municipalities, local authorities and related AAH departments. The position requires extensive field work and movement between several worksites.

Objective 1: Follow up day to day implementation of WaSH activities (60%)

• Liaise with the Head of Project to plan and implement water and sanitation activities in the field (Assessments, Distributions, Sessions, follow up).
• Ensure understanding of the different needs of the women, men, girls, boys and PwSN in the communities, on water and sanitation and coordinating with the local partners on best and complementary implementation;
• Support the elaboration and dissemination of public health promotion materials in coordination with the FSL & Nut FO.
• Identify the most appropriate hygiene promotion/COVID-19 related messages regarding the target population. Write clearly and understandable messages.
• Mobilize the community to change behaviour regarding hygiene practices and COVID-19 prevention and control. Creation and follow up WASH Committees and their performance in the Collective Shelters, always in coordination with the FSL & Nut FO.
• Ensure that the project’s activities are well coordinated with the relevant governmental sides (local authorities) and non-governmental sides (RRTs, INGOs and NGOs working in same operation area).
• Follow up the construction and rehabilitation work of different water and sanitation facilities with the help of the Civil Engineer.
• Support in ensuring the quality and quantity of materials at field according to agreed plans and BoQs.
• Preparation of weekly work plans according to the implementation plan.
• Participation when requested in Rapid Response Teams (RRT) under ACF AoI, carrying out all related task as a WASH partner in all levels of the pandemic.

Objective 2: Monitoring, coordination and communication (30%)

• Monitor and report all WaSH activities in the field ensuring there is compliance with plans and Action Against Hunger standards.
• Monitor water and sanitation facilities’ acceptance and right holders’ satisfaction in coordination with MEAL team
• Responds to and records right holders WASH technical feedback and complaints at field level.
• Collect, organize, and develop all data, files and documents.
• Support in building relationships between Action Against Hunger, local authorities, municipalities, and communities.

Objective 3: Data collection and reporting (10%)

• File, document, and report work progress to his/her line manager on a weekly basis
• Regular reporting of work progress to the Head of Project and WASH Program Manager.
• Report any possible problems or conflicts that may arise during the program activities in a timely manner to identify possible solutions.
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement.
• Attend debriefing meetings with line manager and other team members, as requested

Objective 4: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 5: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.
• Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Requirements:

Training/ Education:

Bachelor’s Degree or a Technical Diploma in Water, Sanitation and/or Hygiene related fields, and/or any related field such as Public health, environmental studies, or International development.

Technical specific knowledge:

• Experience in public health promotion, work with local communities, children and vulnerable people, experience in behavior change, community mobilization and participation.
• Knowledge of Public Health Promotions is an asset.
• Knowledge of Covid19 prevention and response protocols is an asset.
• Knowledge in plumbing, water supply and sanitation supply systems. Technical training in implementation of basic water networks, sanitation, and water quality testing.

Previous experience:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in a WASH related program.
• Proven experience in capacity building, hygiene and/or public health promotion, community engagement and behavior change or similar is an asset.
• Reporting capacity, organized and rigorous personality, availability/learning capacity.
• Ability to work in a team, interpersonal qualities, and diplomacy, flexible with respect to job priority – Agrees with the principles and objectives of ACF.
• Previous experience on COVID-19 prevention and sensitization activities as an asset.

Humanitarian sector knowledge:

Good knowledge of INGOs and donor agencies procedure, guidelines, and intervention in the country and particularly in the South

Action Against the Hunger knowledge:

Previous knowledge of Action Against Hunger policies, strategy, and previous interventions in the country is an asset.

Languages:

English and Arabic (compulsory working languages, fluent spoken and written)

IT and specific systems:

• Good command of MS Office, reporting platforms (123 surveys, Activityinfo, Kobo and others), compulsory expertise in Excel.
• Good command of AutoCAD and mapping tools (GIS) is a plus.