WASH Officer

Level:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g., once a week or more) or intensively (e.g., four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; he/she is responsible for implementing the safeguarding policy by making sure that children are protected from any harm in the project implementation Area.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

• Under the supervision of the WASH Coordinator, the WASH Officer will be responsible for ensuring high quality and timely delivery of all the WASH-related Hygiene Promotion, software, and hardware component. The WASH Officer is responsible for realization of hygiene promotion campaigns, surveys, cleaning campaigns, distribution of hygiene kits. 
• He/she maintains good coordination with the WASH team, Community Hand Pump Mechanics, community hygiene promoters, and CLTS monitors, sanitation committees in order to ensure the quality of the implemented activities and provide technical support for all hygiene related issues. 
• He/she ensures that SCI’s technical recommendations and procedures are followed. The Strategic objective of the WASH Officer is through improving access to safe water and sanitation, and influencing good behaviour change in hygiene practices in project area of Akobo east and west. To ensure the complementarity of WASH hardware and software components to address existing WASH needs in the targeted communities. The position will also support WASH in emergency preparedness and response activities in the project areas.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: WASH Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: WASH Volunteers (Hygiene and Sanitation volunteers, Community Hand Pump Mechanics, Water management Committees, CLTS Monitors).

Budget Responsibilities: None

Role Dimensions: 

• Internal:  WASH Roving Coordinator, CLTS Roving Coordinator, WASH Technical Specialist, Field Manager, Program Manager, WASH Officer, community Hygiene Promoters, CLTS Monitors, sanitation committees Finance, Logistics and HR, etc. 
• External: County-level, International NGOs, UN Agencies, NNGOs in the field locations

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

           Programme Support:

• Assist in the Construction of solar water powered systems and rainwater harvest systems, monitoring rain season, water treatment. Familiar with DPD1, DPD2, DPD3, FRC water quality test for drinking water at the Household level.
• Assist in carrying out Geophysical surveys to determine water levels for both shallow wells and drilling of boreholes. Keeping proper records of field expenditures and reports accordingly.
• Assist in Attending WASH Cluster meetings upon request from WASH Officer in the field.
• Field monitoring, support on supervision of borehole drilling, rehabilitation, and water yards construction in the field location.
• As required, support WASH in emergencies (flood response, public health outbreak) planning and response interventions. 
• Conduct trainings for field Hygiene and Sanitation volunteers, Community Hand Pump Mechanics, Water management Committees, CLTS Monitors, community leaders and other key actors by ensuring gender equality in the programme.
• Assist in conducting CHAST training to school children, teachers and PTA members to promote good hygiene practices in the schools and at the community. 
• Facilitating appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH services and facilities by carrying out community mobilization activities, liaising with key stakeholders.
• To conduct community mobilization and engagement on hygiene promotion topics, such as handwashing, water treatment, sanitation, and waste management.
• To facilitate hygiene promotion sessions, workshops, and campaigns for various groups, such as children’s women, men, youth, and school children.
• To monitor and evaluate the hygiene promotion activities and report on the progress and challenges.
• Follow up on CLTS progress in the community, document success stories and lesson learned.
• To coordinate and collaborate with other stakeholders, such as local authorities, health workers, community leaders, and other humanitarian actors.
• To ensure the quality and adherence of the hygiene promotion activities to the standards and guidelines of save the Children and other relevant agencies.
• Conduct relevant technical training for WASH staff, members of water management committees, pump mechanics and local partners. 
•  WASH NFIs: coordination with local government actors, before demonstration and distributing the items to the beneficiaries to promote fair and equitable access to the WASH NFIs.
• Compile weekly, monthly, monitoring reports to promote programme quality report writing.
• Any other role assigned by the supervisor. 

Capacity Building:

• Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for junior staffs.

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within Interagency Coordination forums, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
• Advocates for minimum standards of humanitarian relief and maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

General

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities, fraud and other relevant policies and procedures.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds him/her self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role models Save the Children values.
• Holds the team accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way, providing the necessary development to improve performance and apply appropriate consequences on result oriented.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, think strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners.
• Values diversity and sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to explore more innovative solutions in WASH Programming

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity.

• QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCES
• Essential:
• A diploma in a relevant field, such as Civil engineering, Water and Sanitation Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, etc.
•  At least 1-2 years of experiences in hygiene promotion or WASH-related projects in humanitarian contexts.
•  Knowledge and understanding of the WASH situation and needs in Akobo east and South Sudan.
• Experience of borehole drilling, solar water powered systems and water quality analysis
•  Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with diverse groups and individuals.
•  Ability to work independently as part of the team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with people from different backgrounds.
• Experience in working with local communities, children, and people with special needs.
• Experience in CLTS, PHAST, SLTC, SBCC and CHAST methodology.
• Experience in integration of WASH and other sectors (such as Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, Food Security, Livelihoods, and effective community engagement approach.
• Committed to save the children principles with good understanding of the Save the Children mandate, child focus and an ability to ensure continues support.
• Experience in integration of WASH and other sectors (such as Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods and effectively engage communities in the implementation process.
•  Mainstreaming of gender, disability inclusion and accountability to affected populations in WASH programming.
•  Good computer skills and knowledge on Auto Desk programs (AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Orion, etc.) Microsoft word, power point presentation, internet
• Fluency in English and local languages

Additional job responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonable level of skills and experiences.

Equal Opportunities:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities, Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and adult; protect them from harm. Safeguarding means: protecting children and adults from abuse and maltreatment, preventing harm to children and adults’ health or development ensuring children and adults grow up with the provision of safe and effective caretaking, action to enable all children and adults to have the best outcomes.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.

Humanitarian response:

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be flexible.