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WASH FIELD OFFICER

Key activities in your role will include

Supervise and implement water supply and basic sanitation at Informal Settlement level. (50 %)

  • Follow up installation of water tanks, latrines and Centralize Water Systems at different sites working closely with the local partner, providing technical advice and WASH orientation.
  • Monitoring water-trucking and dislodging delivery (volume, quantity and system of delivering), working closely with local partners
  • Monitoring water quality and chlorination (chemical and bacteriological) at different water points (water tanks, wells, household, etc.).
  • Informing and documenting the anomalies and the repairs carried out in the water systems, and the material necessary for the programme’s activities.

Data collection and sensitization campaign. (50.%)

  • Ensuring understanding and needs of the communities on water and sanitation needs and uses, and coordination WASH team on best implementation.
  • Data collection regarding the project and the potentials beneficiaries.
  • Regular reporting to the Deputy WASH Program manager
  • Following quality tests about water quality in the targeted areas

 

  • 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
  • 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

 

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

  • Training/ Education:
  • Engineering degree, Technical Diploma engineering or related field. Technical specific knowledge:
  • Knowledge in plumbing, water supply and sanitation supply systems. Technical training in implementation of basic water networks, sanitation and water quality testing. Previous experience:
  • Experience in community mobilization and participation, experience in a similar position, local language speaker.
  • Humanitarian sector knowledge:
  • Experience in the humanitarian sector in a similar position Action Against the Hunger knowledge:
  • Knowledge of the basic internal regulation of the organization. Languages:
  • Fluent Arabic, very good level of English (written, reading and writing). IT and specific systems:
  • Microsoft Office, AutoCAD Mobility (national/ international)
  • National

 

Our remuneration package:

  • We offer immediate incorporation to a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package:
  • Based in: Zahle
  • Area: Health
  • Formal work contract: 8 months
  • Salary: from  1,885,000 LBP  to  2,246,000 LBP  gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of Action Against Hunger - Spain). Action Against Hunger - Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.
  •  Action Against Hunger - Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal.
  • LBP 8,000 daily transportation allowance on working days
  • Social security registration and NSSF family allowance if eligible
  • Complementary health insurance for you and your dependents
  • Work accident insurance
  • Life insurance (after 3 months of contract)
  • School allowance for your children if eligible as per the official decrees (paid each year October)
  • 1.5 days of paid holidays per month
  • Approx. 18 days per year of public holidays
  • Many training opportunities
Intervention Sectors
Water sanitation and hygiene
Location
  • Lebanon
  • Beqaa
  • Zahleh
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
1500 to 2000 (USD)
Contract Type
Full Time
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Experience Requirements
2 to 3 years
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Arabic
Fluent
English
Good
French
None
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No