Wash Assistant

LOST is seeking to recruit an assistant in wash program 

Duties and Responsabilities :

• Conduct hygiene sessions needed in the informal settlements based on the results of the applicable assessment healthy camp tools in the field.
• Deliver WASH promotion sessions to raise WASH standards and practices among targeted communities
• Assist in the planning and conduct activities and events to promote WASH awareness among target communities.  
• Develop the necessary materials needed for a campaign/activity
• Conduct the distribution in an appropriate and safe manner.
• Implement WASH promotion initiatives appropriate to the context ensuring the technical and social aspects of water and sanitation programming are integrated.
• Educate people about key aspects of WASH in a culturally appropriate manner.
• Ensure all work is carried out as per the community needs and project standards.
• Assist in the planning and conduct WASH technical assessments.
• Ensure Forging relationships with people in the community in order to get the message across.
• Identify natural leaders: Community WASH Focal Points within the target communities, train, and mentor them to be Community mobilizers and WASH committees. 
• Provide active and ongoing on spot training to the Community WASH Focal Points.
• Data collection from the community WASH focal (monitoring tools)
• Mobilize communities to increase ownership and maintenance of WASH facilities such as the creation and support of WASH/ hygiene committees, organizing monthly community clean up days.
• Monitoring of the focal points through field spot checks visits.
• Mobilize, motivate and encourage potential leaders to talk to their fellow community members about good WASH practices.
• Develop trust, tolerance and co-operation among community members.
• Submit daily reports
• Document and report on conducted activities to ensure that needs assessed are being effectively responded to and that interventions are being documented.
• Data entry (ODK) on a daily basis
• Refer the needs of the field to the Officer
• Identify and assess public WASH and hygiene risks and needs
• Report areas of concern to the Hygiene coordinator.
• Report cases to be referred to the hygiene
• Attend and participate in capacity building trainings locally and internationally.
• Attend and participate in LOST's spiritual nurture and other organizational events.
• Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture.
• Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Line Manager

Qualifications :

• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills (English & Arabic)
• Proven ability to build capacity of partners/ stakeholders through formal trainings and informal job shadowing and mentoring
• Ability to monitor work of project-hired contractors
• Good interpersonal skills
• Must have cross-cultural sensitivity, problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Must have a genuine concern to help the Syrian Refugees
• Good team building skills; a creative, innovative, and adaptability personality.
• Ability to cope and work under pressure.
• Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural and difficult / sensitive contexts.
• Ability to spend 100% of job in the field
• Ability to review and write reports
• Ability to manage data effectively
• Relevant Experience in relief project implementation or relevant experience in a job with transferable skills (e.g. nursing, plumber, teaching).
• Experience in local community and within an NGO context (strongly preferred).
• Has strong knowledge of core principles of Children Rights, Participation, Do No Harm, as well as Children in Emergencies minimum standards.
• Has strong knowledge about WASH distribution
• Position requires willingness and ability to continue to function during a crisis situation, including during a World Vision response to a manmade or natural disaster.

Educational Background: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a WASH related field (Preferred: Public Health, Nursing, Teaching etc.) or a Bachelor’s degree in another field with 1-year complimentary WASH experience.

Skills :

• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills and diplomacy
• Good organizational skills, proactivity and ability to work autonomously
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Very good reporting skills
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office)

Working Conditions :

60% at the field level

40% reporting for project manager.