WaSH Field Officer

Under the supervision of WaSH Program Manager, the WaSH Field Officer is responsible for the daily technical planning, supervision, monitoring and reporting of the COVID-19 related field activities. The work includes conducting WaSH assessments, distribution of kits, awareness sessions and supervision of WaSH facilities construction in both informal settlements and collective shelters. The field officer to ensure proper coordination with contractors, municipalities, other authorities and related ACF departments. The position requires extensive fieldwork and movement between several worksites in all levels of the COVID-19 pandemic; and flexibility and willingness to adapt her/his tasks and job description to the requirements of ACF as humanitarian organization to respond to any humanitarian crisis. 

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

• Liaises with the WaSH Program Manager to plan and implement water and sanitation activities in the field (Assessments, Distributions, Sessions, Supervision).
• Ensuring 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;
• Follow up the construction and rehabilitation work of different water and sanitation facilities with the help of WaSH Engineer.
• Support in ensuring the quality and quantity of material at field according to agreed plans and BoQs.
• Support the elaboration and dissemination of hygiene promotion materials,
• Identify the most appropriate hygiene promotion/C19 related messages
• Mobilize the community to change behaviour regarding hygiene practice and C19 prevention and control. Creation and follow up WASH Committees and their performance in the Informal Settlements.
• Ensure that the projects activities are well coordinated with relevant governmental sides (local authorities) and non-governmental sides (RRTs, INGOs and NGOs working in same operation area).
• Preparation of weekly work plans according to the implementation Plan
• Participation in Rapid Response Teams (RRT) under ACR AoI, carrying out all related task as a WaSH partner in all levels of the pandemic

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

• Prepare and submit all WaSH field reports to the WASH Program Manager
• 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 beneficiary satisfaction in Coordination with Meal team
• Responds to and records beneficiary WaSH technical feedback and complaints at field level
• Collect, organize, and develop all data, files and documents.

Objective 3: Data collection and reporting (10%)

• File, document, and report work progress to his/her line manager on weekly basis
• Regular reporting of work progress to the Deputy Program Manager
• Report possible problem or conflict during the activities
• Report the use of materials and possible improvement

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