In close coordination with the WASH Officer Lebanon and the Regional WASH Officer, consolidate and provide technical guidance and support to partners on all WASH-related issues to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and environmental soundness in their implementation.
- Support the WASH Officer Lebanon in acting as focal person on water, sanitation and hygiene promotion issues within UNHCR and liaise with UN related agencies and governmental and nongovernmental counterparts.- Review on a regular basis the quantity and quality of water and sanitation services offered in the tented settlements, collective shelter, host communities and others and ensures the maintenance of records of WASH performance indicators for all locations.- Review performance, undertake field verifications, monitor development and evaluate activities and approaches adopted by partners in WASH and related sectors, sharing the results with the WASH Officer Lebanon.- Formulate appropriate designs and corrective measures with a particular focus on hygiene promotion, public health risk prevention and reduction as well as natural resources management in host communities, in consultation with the Wash Officer Lebanon and UNHCR Management in Lebanon.- Promote community involvement and participation in all the different stages of the WASH project cycle.- Liaise with other sectors, particularly Site Planning, Health and Community Service, to locate, plan, implement and monitor WASH activities.- Put measures in place to ensure that regular and accurate reports that analyse the challenges encountered in providing WASH services for beneficiaries are prepared and circulated.- Participate in the preparation of all reports for management, boards, donors, budget reviews, camp Water Monitoring System (WMS)/report cards, budget reviews, programme analysis, monthly, annual reports etc. in a timely manner.- Provide technical advice to the Wash Officer Lebanon and UNHCR Management in Lebanon on any WASH related issues.- Carry out any other tasks as may be requested.- Support the WASH Officer Lebanon to lead the WASH sector coordination.
Application Deadline
Organisation
Salary Range
Unpaid Position
Contract Type
Full Time
Application Submission Guidelines
Please send your P11 form + CV and Cover Letter to lebbeprg@unhcr.org stating in the subject "WSH001".
Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted.
Applications received beyond this date will not be considered.
Requires a Cover Letter?
Yes
Education Degree
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details
- University degree in water and sanitation engineering / water resources development and/or postgraduate degree in one of the civil engineering disciplines (water supply and/or hydrology) or sanitation/hygiene engineering.
- Minimum 4 years of professional working experience in water/sanitary engineering or a related field in developing countries dealing with large scale WASH activities.
- Ability to coordinate a range of diverse actors and activities to achieve a common objective in the area of WASH is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing and conducting training activities and information campaigns in the areas of environmental sanitation, natural resources management, water quality, bore-hole drilling, vector control and appropriate technologies are important elements for this post.
- Proven technical expertise in area of WASH assessment including surveys, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination is required.
- Knowledge and experience of working with local partner agencies with a capacity to provide formal and informal training.
- Proficiency in basic computer software such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
- Excellent knowledge of English (written /oral /comprehension) and Arabic is essential.
- Minimum 4 years of professional working experience in water/sanitary engineering or a related field in developing countries dealing with large scale WASH activities.
- Ability to coordinate a range of diverse actors and activities to achieve a common objective in the area of WASH is essential.
- Demonstrated experience in organizing and conducting training activities and information campaigns in the areas of environmental sanitation, natural resources management, water quality, bore-hole drilling, vector control and appropriate technologies are important elements for this post.
- Proven technical expertise in area of WASH assessment including surveys, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination is required.
- Knowledge and experience of working with local partner agencies with a capacity to provide formal and informal training.
- Proficiency in basic computer software such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
- Excellent knowledge of English (written /oral /comprehension) and Arabic is essential.
Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Excellent
Hide guidelines for wrong answers
No