Field officer (WASH)

Key Responsibilities

Field Operations & Implementation

• Support the Field Coordinator in implementing WASH activities (rehabilitation works, water tank installations, household-level support, distributions, site preparations).
• Conduct regular field visits with supervisors and technical teams to monitor day-to-day activities, verify works, and identify operational gaps.
• Support community engagement: liaise with community groups, shelter focal points and local actors to facilitate access, acceptance, and coordination of activities.
• Assist with beneficiary selection verification and ensure selection criteria are applied in the field.
• Support and document distributions and other logistical operations when required (attendance, beneficiary signatures, handover documents).
• Follow health, safety and security procedures at all sites; report incidents or risks immediately to the Field Coordinator.
• Support basic technical tasks under supervision (site checks, simple QA checks on WASH activity items, photographic evidence collection).

Other responsibilities include:

• Submit weekly field updates to the Field Coordinator and MEAL departement (activity progress, challenges, beneficiary feedback, and photos).
• Ensure all field documentation is accurate, complete and archived according to organizational standards.
• Immediately escalate programmatic, protection, safeguarding or security concerns to the Field Coordinator.

• Maintain working relations with community, shelter focal points and director and other local stakeholders to facilitate implementation.
• Liaise between the shelter/beneficiaries, suppliers, and the Field Coordinator to ensure daily plans and movement schedules are followed.