POSITION TYPE: Local Hire
POSITION TITLE: WASH Officer
DIVISION: Global Health Programs
REPORTS TO: WASH Coordinator
HR (Human Resources) WILL DETERMINE FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT
Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 65-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients, provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up, and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.
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This position is being advertised contingent upon award; while the recruitment process will proceed as part of organizational preparedness, no formal offer will be extended until funding is confirmed
POSITION SUMMARY:
The WASH Officer will provide technical leadership and operational oversight for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions within Project HOPE’s Gaza Response program. In the context of active conflict, damaged infrastructure, overcrowded health facilities, and heightened risk of waterborne and infectious disease outbreaks, the position plays a critical role in ensuring safe, sustainable, and quality WASH services.
The WASH Officer will support assessments, design, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of WASH activities across emergency, early recovery, and rehabilitation phases. Special focus will be placed on Health Care Facility (HCF) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), safe water systems, sanitation infrastructure, medical waste management, and hygiene promotion. All activities will align with Sphere standards, WHO guidelines, humanitarian principles, safeguarding, gender inclusion, and Do No Harm approaches.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Design and Technical Leadership
Conduct technical assessments of water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and IPC needs in health facilities and communities
Design and supervise the implementation of water systems, including source selection, abstraction, storage, treatment, and distribution.
Design and supervise sanitation systems, including excreta disposal, drainage, vector control, solid waste management, Hygiene promotion and water trucking where required.
Prepare technical bill of quantities (BoQ’s) and support development of technical specifications for WASH activities.
Ensure WASH activities integrates health, nutrition, protection, and gender considerations.
Coordinate hygiene promotion activities and distribution of WASH Non-Food Items (NFIs) in coordination with Community Health Promoters (CHPs).
Apply and document compliance with Sphere standards, National and international WASH guidelines.
Contribute to development of concept notes, proposals, budgets, and technical annexes under guidance of the WASH Technical Lead.
Health Care Facility (HCF) WASH & IPC
Support Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programming within health facilities.
Assess IPC infrastructure gaps using WASH FIT tools including waste segregation, disposal systems, water supply, and sanitation coverage.
Develop and implement IPC improvement plans in coordination with Health teams and facility management.
Oversee safe medical waste management systems including segregation, collection, and disposal.
Ensure access to safe and adequate water supply in HCFs with quality monitoring mechanisms.
Ensure access to safe, inclusive, and gender-sensitive sanitation facilities, including functionality, cleanliness, accessibility, proper drainage, desludging needs, and menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
Response Management and Coordination
Coordinate implementation of emergency WASH interventions in coordination with Health, Protection, Nutrition, and Logistics teams.
Support participation in WASH Cluster coordination and liaise with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
Ensure integration of gender, protection, mainstreaming, and safeguarding in all WASH activities.
Support supervisory, monitoring, and evaluation systems for WASH interventions.
Work closely with logistics and finance teams for procurement planning and activity implementation.
Support facilitation of government permissions and maintain professional relationships with local authorities, in line with Project Hope policies
Monitoring, Reporting, and Visibility
Prepare weekly and monthly implementation plans and maintain site visit documentation.
Provide regular written and verbal updates to the WASH Coordinators and/or WASH technical specialist. .
Support preparation of internal and donor reports in compliance with agreed indicators and reporting frameworks.
Ensure WASH activities are visible, well-communicated, and aligned with donor compliance requirements.
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water and Sanitation Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or relevant technical WASH field.
Minimum 3 years of experience designing and implementing emergency WASH programs in humanitarian contexts.
Strong knowledge of WASH in health care facilities, including IPC and medical waste management.
Strong technical experience in the design of water supply systems and distribution networks, including the use of engineering software such as AutoCAD and WaterCAD.
Demonstrated experience in emergency response and early recovery programming.
Experience in WASH assessments, program design, and proposal development.
Strong project management, reporting, and coordination skills.
Experience working with major humanitarian donors and understanding of their compliance requirements.
Ability to work in high-risk, conflict-affected, and resource-constrained environments.
Fluency in Arabic; strong working proficiency in English.
Demonstrated commitment to humanitarian principles and safeguarding standards.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working in Gaza or similar high-intensity conflict settings.
Familiarity with WHO, Sphere, and Global&National WASH in Health care facilities Experience integrating WASH with Health, Nutrition, and Protection programming.
Experience supervising technical teams and managing multi-site WASH projects.
Physical demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel internationally.
Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”
Work environment:
Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
Emergency deployments may be in resource-deprived environments with austere living conditions.
Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.
While international travel is not a regular part of every job, programmatic needs may require it intermittently.
Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”
Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.
However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.
Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.
