Action Against Hunger is the world’s hunger specialist and leader in a global movement that aims to end life-threatening hunger for good within our lifetimes. For 40 years, the humanitarian and development organization has been on the front lines, treating and preventing hunger across nearly 50 countries. It served more than 21 million people in 2018 alone.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: WASH Technical Assistant
Location: Katsina Reporting to: WASH Engineer
Key Responsibilities Objective 1: Support in supervision of water and sanitation construction activities:
Fully participate in and/or facilitate technical assessments
To visit sites and ensure quality assurance of construction being delivered and adherence to design specifications
To make sure that the technical activities are up to the Action Against Hunger standards (WASH package)
To visit regularly the field activities
Continually assess emergency needs, as requested.
Ensure that work meets with SPHERE minimum standards
Assist and participate in community mobilization
Assist all targeted health facilities and communities on water chlorinating and monitoring.
Objective 2: Assist in training and building the capacity of stakeholders:
Assist in preparing training tools on relevant technical topics and conduct trainings for stakeholders with emphasis on water quality monitoring and sustainability through operation and maintenance of WASH facilities
Assist the WASH technical officer in the development of technical guidelines and tools
Capacity building through support training, mentoring and coaching of volunteers and WASH management committee.
Objective 3: Coordinate with internal staff and local stakeholders to ensure smooth project implementation:
Liaise closely with the WASH hygiene team throughout the planning, design and implementation stages of the WASH technical activities. Hygiene promotion is a vital element in such infrastructure activities, especially in cholera and other emergency responses
Team with local Government to exchange information on WASH technical implementation status.
Objective 4: To communicate & report on WASH technical activities:
To participate in base meetings
To submit technical report and consumption report to the WASH technical officer (Upon request)
Assist in the preparation of weekly report
Provide full support to WASH technical officer in maintaining regular contact with local stakeholders
Continue monitoring and recording water quality results of water point in targeted location
Ensure mapping of all WASH infrastructure on database and water.
Position Requirements
Minimum of National diploma in Water Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Building and other related fields with minimum of 2 years’ field experience
Previous experience in supervising drilling and construction activities
Professional, good organizational capacity, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
2 years relevant work experience
Microsoft Office and designing software Skills (Excel, Power Point, Word)
Willing and able to be based and travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.
Fluency in Hausa and English
Commitment to Action Against Hunger mission, values and policy
Previous experience of work in the humanitarian sector
Good knowledge of the intervention area/s and local economy
Previous experience with Action Against Hunger.