Wash Project Assistant

Medair’s team in Lebanon provides water, sanitation, and hygiene materials and training to improve conditions in IS. This project will complement currently existing shelter, NFI, site improvement, and GIS mapping projects. The WASH project assistant will support the busy WASH team to identify needs within the refugee population and provide goods, services and training as required.  Planning: Identify and assess needs of vulnerable communities and design appropriate interventions Work with other WASH staff to select high-risk communities within Medair’s area of intervention Establish agreements with relevant parties, ensuring clear communication of the project, its purpose and stakeholder responsibilities Work with WASH staff to develop innovative solutions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in the IS. Design and carryout assessments of WASH-related needs Know criteria for distribution of different WASH items  Provide materials and services required to implement activities Work with Medair’s logistics, assessment, and distribution teams to ensure that assessments and distributions of physical materials are made in a timely and efficient manor Monitor correct storage and use of materials at sites Implementation: ongoing technical advice and monitoring of activities Monitor contracted service providers to ensure that obligations are met. Work side by side with beneficiary families as they implement WASH strategies Provide continual expertise throughout implementation till completion of activity Collect water samples for analysis, deliver to testing laboratory, and monitor results Ensure clear communication to beneficiaries and build strong community relationships  Monitor and document effectiveness of implementation strategies and report future recommendations Document daily activities and lessons learned from each activity Ensure that all paper work and records are up to date, accurate, and correctly stored Provide contextually relevant and cost effective recommendations for future programing Establish worksheets to update records and monitor activities Ensure organized and updated records Be prepared to present information or reports on project activities upon request to project manager  Job Specification Previous NGO or community engagement experience required Experience/ studies in civil/environmental engineering, or a related field preferred Previous data collection and/or leadership roles Strong working knowledge of written and spoken English and Arabic. Work experience conducting distributions Good working knowledge of geography and culture of the Bekaa Valley region Team-player with good inter-personal skills Passionate about serving the poor Ability to working within hostile environments and deal with conflict Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner Capacity to work under pressure and manage personal stress levels Ability to adapt communication strategies for different situations