Wash Assistant-All Areas (Rolling recruitment, subject to donor approval)

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Planning and Assessment

• Participate in site and beneficiary selection
• Participate in the assessment of WASH needs in Informal Settlements
• Develop hygiene promotion materials and activities

Implementation

• Assist in the planning and implementation of WASH activities, including participating or supervising distribution and installation of WASH items (e.g. water tanks, latrines, etc.)
• Undertake hygiene promotion activities
• Support logistic activities including procurement or required materials
• Establish and facilitate WASH community groups within Informal Settlements
• Monitor Informal Settlements residents behavior and behavior change

Communication

• Work with existing team to locate and select ITS within current target locations
• Establish and maintain good communication lines with local authorities, local leaders and residents in Informal Settlements
• Lead community hygiene and sanitation councils
• Assist in translation as needed
• Communicate implementation issues to supervisor

Reporting

• Continuously monitor and report on the effectiveness of WASH interventions
• Establish worksheets to update records and monitor activities
• Ensure organized and updated records
• Participate in the generation of final reports of the project activities upon request 

Qualification / Experience:

• Water treatment, sanitation, hygiene promotion work experience
• Strong working knowledge of written and spoken English and Arabic
• Ability to use Microsoft Office package and Outlook.
• Passionate about serving the poor, Self-motivated, Enthusiastic
• Aptitude for community mobilisation and engagement
• Team-player with good inter-personal skills
• Willing to support others and share workloads
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels
• Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
• Ability to adapt communication strategies for different situations
• Strong communication, particularly verbal
• Ability to translate between spoken Arabic and English
• Able to take initiative
• Ability to encourage others
• Ability to working within hostile environments and deal with conflict
• Data collection, plan ahead and be well organised