Job vacancy by Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO)

Introduction

ASDEPO is a humanitarian, Civil Society Organization founded in 2014 that works in all regions of Ethiopia. ASDEPO fulfills its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations, including refugees, internally displaced people and host communities. Under its mandate, the organization focuses on emergency humanitarian response, rehabilitation and post-conflict recovery.

Currently ASDEPO’s implementing nutrition project focused on Emergency Nutrition response through CMAM approach in some hard ship areas.

ABOUT THE POSITON: With the support and guidance of Senior WASH and SNFI officer, HQ, solely responsible for the successful implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene promotion tasks in the assigned woreda/zone. Follow and report the performance interims of quantitative and qualitative accomplishment of water supply and sanitation facility fulfillment tasks to the senior WASH officer on weekly base. S/he will be working with other ASDEPO project team in the respective woreda as well as integrate WASH activities regularly with health and nutrition in the whole course of the project implementation. The post holder is responsible to manage both software and hardware activity of the project activity for respective assigned woreda.

Key responsibilities:

• Direct implementation of the emergency WASH projects in the assigned woreda/region.
• Develop detailed work plan and implement the project activities as specified in the work plan.
• Monitor and follow up timely and quality implementation of all activities.
• Report to the Senior WASH officer, Field on the progress of latrine construction, the water supply rehabilitation and hygiene and sanitation activities, and other relevant update on weekly base.
• Under guidance of Senior WASH officer, Field – take measurements of the construction activities, prepare payment certificates together with the contractors and send the payment certificates to HO for approval and payments;
• Foster cooperative professional relationship between communities, technical experts, and service providers;
• To become familiar with the current programme documents and to develop a work plan in consultation with Senior WASH officer, Field.
• Conduct needs assessments, planning, organizing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the community hygiene promotion and school hygiene education programmes in the programme areas;
• Identify the capacity support needed to the community groups, government partners (health, water, education and other relevant), develop community and institutional capacity building plan § Identify and develop appropriate Sanitation and hygiene promotion messages in collaboration with Senior WASH officer, Field;
• Conduct trainings for HEWs and Community Outreach Workers on hygiene promotion;
• Conduct and closely monitor the distribution of WASH NFIs.
• Train local communities/careers of beneficiaries on water storage and management;
• Plan and implement sanitation and hygiene promotion sessions with careers of the programme beneficiaries;
• Adhere existing tools for monitoring of WASH programme activities;
• Conduct training for WASH Cos and ensure that the WASH Cos are well functioning;
• Supervise activities related to household latrines;
• Any other hygiene and sanitation based activities agreed with Senior WASH officer, Field;
• Conduct water quality assessments and disinfect sources as required;
• Coordinate field assessments in order to map areas requiring new water sources;
• Arrange and coordinate meetings with community leaders in collaboration with the concerned actors;
• Assist with any other duties as required by Senior WASH officer, Field. 

COMMITMENTS: ASDEPO’s recruitment procedure is fair and transparent which is also in line with the organization’s commitment to its integrity, honesty and culture. ASDEPO is committed to ensure that, its performance complies with the terms and conditions of relevant agreements, applicable laws & regulations. Hence, pre-employment background checks will be conducted, and employees are required to read, understand, sign and implement different polices including safe guarding and child protection policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and abuse policy, sexual harassment policy, code of conducts and any other policy, rules and regulation of the organization

Job Requirements

Do you want to join an exciting organization that brings high level impact to the community and add value to your professional advancement? Then join us if you have:

Three years for BSc degree or Five years for Diploma in environmental health or bachelor’s degree in water supply and environmental engineering, Water Resource engineering, Hydraulic Engineering and relevant experience preferably with an NGO setting with the following competency; 

• Have technical background and knowledge in environmental health and demonstrated work experience in water and sanitation in designing and implementing hygiene promotion/hygiene education programs.
• Familiarity with relevant standards and guidelines for WASH in health facilities and community is a must.
• Proven experience in WASH in health facilities implementation, including in outbreak situations, WASH approaches is an advantage.
• Extremely flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and frustrations
•  Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
•  Excellent communication and coordination skill, preferably with the community and woreda line departments government 

Job Requirements

Desirable qualities, skills and competences:

• Demonstrated experience in both emergency and development WASH response
• Substantial knowledge, understanding, and ability to form and conform engineering design and construction contracts, bills of quantities, and specifications
• Proven experience in WASH in health facilities implementation,
• Proven experience in capacity building, supervision and monitoring of WASH technical aspects.
•  Skills in the use engineering software for design of WASH projects.
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
• Strong organizational skill and experience with work planning and timetabling
• Excellent communication and coordination skill, preferably with the community and woreda line departments government
• Ability to understand the cultural context of the community and use that culture as an input for community mobilization.
•  Accountability & responsiveness within areas of responsibilities,
•  Passionate, strongly dedicated and highly committed to work for the improvement of the poor Language Requirement
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken in local language is mandatory
• Quantity required: 2 (for Dawa Zone)

How to Apply

• All applications submit through email address, job application letter, CV, two references, and all relevant official documents.
• Applications will not be returned and will not be retained for future recruitment efforts. In order to ensure fairness to all applicant’s personal inquiries are not permitted.
• Only candidates that are short-listed will be acknowledged and called for exam and interviews.
• ASDEPO is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. We are committed to empower women and youth.”

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their application letter, CV (with three reference check) and include details of your current remuneration through email address: recruitment.asdepo@gmail.com

Note: Use "WASH Officer" as the subject line of your email