Field Assistant

Main tasks and responsibilities

A. Field Operations & Implementation (50% LOE)
• Support the Field Coordinator in implementing WASH activities (rehabilitation works, water tank installations, household-level support, distributions, site preparations).
• Conduct regular field visits with supervisors and technical teams to monitor day-to-day activities, verify works, and identify operational gaps.
• Support community engagement: liaise with community groups, landlords, water establishments and local actors to facilitate access, acceptance, and coordination of activities.
• Assist with beneficiary selection verification and ensure selection criteria are applied in the field.
• Support and document distributions and other logistical operations when required (attendance, beneficiary signatures, handover documents).
• Follow health, safety and security procedures at all sites; report incidents or risks immediately to the Field Coordinator.
• Support basic technical tasks under supervision (site measurements, simple QA checks on construction items, photographic evidence collection).
B. MEAL Support (50% LOE)
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure field activities are properly communicated, prepared for, and reflected in monitoring systems.
• Upload and report on a weekly basis all relevant project data on ActivityInfo (or agreed platform).
• Ensure all reported data are accurate: thoroughly review data before and after submission; adjust and clean datasets as needed.
• Flag and follow-up data collection issues with the MEAL team for resolution.
• Provide input on survey and ActivityInfo forms to ensure contextually-relevant and practical data collection tools.
• Support verification, spot-checks and data validation exercises conducted by MEAL.
• Maintain proper archiving of monitoring documents (hard copies and electronic), including attendance sheets, referral records, distribution lists and photographic logs.
Other responsibilities include:
• Submit weekly field updates to the Field Coordinator and MEAL (activity progress, challenges, beneficiary feedback, and photos).
• Ensure all field documentation is accurate, complete and archived according to organizational standards.
• Immediately escalate programmatic, protection, safeguarding or security concerns to the Field Coordinator.
• Maintain working relations with community groups, water establishments, municipalities and other local stakeholders to facilitate implementation.
• Liaise between volunteers, contractors, and the Field Coordinator to ensure daily plans and movement schedules are followed.