Job Overview

The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission/EKHCDC is a registered local organization which has been operating long term community development and humanitarian aid and rehabilitation interventions in all regions of Ethiopia since 1974. EKHCDC seeks a WASH officer for the project planned to be implemented at Medega-Tollaa District of East Hararge Zone in Oromia Regional State in order to address the WASH needs of the communities affected by the recurrent drought.

A WASH officer undertakes the overall implementation of WASH components in 10 Kebeles of Medega Tollaa District. He/she is responsible to facilitate WASH assessment, identifies water points for rehabilitations and new extensions in collaboration with the district’s water desk, facilitates drilling and borehole setups, assists water harvesting/traditional pond preparation, arranges community WASH campaign and sanitation lessons, train water point management committee, sets sanitation promotions in selected schools in the project kebeles.

Job duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly plans and submits to the Coordinator

• Participates and facilitate WASH needs assessment and produces reports

• Identifies water points to be rehabilitated

• Facilitates drilling activities

• Sets materials specifications for water points’ rehabilitation

• Follows up the water point rehabilitation and ensures the quality and quantity of materials in use, and provide technical support,

• Follows up the water points set up considers people with disabilities.

• Sets up the hygiene and sanitation promotion activities and monitors its implementation

• Organizes hygiene and sanitation promotion campaigns to the communities in the project Kebeles

• Prepares WASH training and provide to the community members in the project kebeles

• Mobilize and empower the communities in water and sanitation aspects

• Train public schools’ communities in hygiene and sanitation promotions and sets hand washing facilities

• Provides technical supports to the communities in traditional water harvesting activities (traditional pond development)

• Trains the communities in water treatment at HH level

• Train the water point management committees to take care of the water schemes after the project phase-out.

• Submits activity reports 

WASH Officer Reports to: Project Coordinator 

Duty Position and Employment

Duty Position: Medega-Tollaa district with field visit to project intervention Kebeles

No. Position: 1 (one)

Sex: Female/Male

Term of Employment: Contract in project period

Closing Date: 10 (ten) days from the date of announcement

Job Requirements

Education Background and Experience

• BSc degree from recognized Colleges/universities in Hydraulic Engineering and related field of studies,

•  Minimum of five-year experience in WASH/water hygiene and sanitation works, especially in rural community setups.

Skills

• Fluent communication skills in local language of the community and English (listening, speaking and writing)

• Skills in team work and interpersonal communication

• Skills in training rural communities in WASH

• Knowledge in Core Humanitarian /Sphere Standards and polices

• Skills in working in line with the organization’s mission, vision, values and policies

How to Apply

• Submit your application letters, copies of education documents with updated CV and relevant work experiences in person at Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission Office, HR and Operation Management Department or through post P.O.Box 11097 For more information contact Tel. +251115539993