WASH Officer-Engineer

Organizational Overview

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development and humanitarian challenge in more than 70 countries. FHI 360’s Crisis Response team is responding to the humanitarian emergency in Tigray, focusing on emergency health, nutrition and WASH activities to support the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality.

Job Summary

Under supervision of the WASH Coordinator, the WASH Officer-Engineer is responsible for supporting all scale-up of public health engineering components of the WASH activities in FHI 360 implementation areas in Tigray. The WASH Officer - Engineer will be responsible for helping the WASH Coordinator and the Senior WASH officer in providing technical guidance to contractors, skilled and unskilled daily laborer’s, IDPs and partners at field level under his duty areas of assignment and ensure that both public health engineering and promotion of components of the program implementation adheres to appropriate international standards and Ministry of Health guidelines. The position holder will serve as team leader for Axum and focal point to Public Health Engineering and Health Facility WASH interventions.

Accountabilities:

• Support the WASH Coordinator in facilitating the process of establishing smooth and fulfilling work relationships with host government offices and their implementing arms.
• Ensure a timely startup of planned WASH construction related undertakings in the upcoming response scale up in Tigray and Afar regions.
• Assist the WASH Coordinator and technically support the WASH assistants in the design, implementation and oversight of all PHE and PHP undertakings of the overall WASH responses.
• Represent FHI 360 at various levels of WASH platforms including the WASH Cluster and its technical working groups.
• The WASH Officer – Engineer will be responsible for helping the WASH team in providing technical guidance in adopting high standard construction quality works, ensue all health, nutrition and protection sectors as well as WASH sector cross cutting issues are integrated during day to day field level exercises,
• Provide on job and field level mentoring to the hygiene volunteers, HDAs , contractors, skilled and unskilled daily laborer’s, IDPs and partners at field level under his duty areas of assignment. He will serve as a focal point in leading the research components of the project in Central zone of the Tigray region.
• Lead the rapid and detail assessment Ensure high quality activity implementation timeline, detail procurement as well as spending plans prepared in the first month of the project period with the good engagement of the WASH staffs in Mekele, Axum and Adigrat field offices.
• Whenever required, the position holder well take the leadership in conducting rapid as well as detail assessments and prepare intervention activities, beneficiaries as well as sectors integration matrixes and follow their implementations with the field team on regular basis.
• Responsible to lead the WASH intervention at all levels and ensure the programmatic integration of the WASH sector with the health, nutrition, and protections sectors of the FHI360 and other similar actors in the intervention areas.
• Oversight of all WASH related construction undertakings in health facilities and one stope centers in different project areas in Tigray.
• Represent FHI 360 at various levels of coordination platforms including the regional WASH Cluster and its technical working groups. CCCM, IDP Camp review meetings and engagement with the partners whenever called up on.
• Identify infrastructural and IPC problems within health facility settings and come up with technical and financial propositions of how they can be fixed.
• Draft design bills of quantities, specifications, and cost estimates for proposed public health promotion and Environmental health interventions including for hazardous waste managements in health facilities.
• Prepare TORs, MEMOs, Attendance, and payment documents for all activities under the PHP component of the project in the first two months of the project and ensure the PR and payments are done timely.
• The WASH officer is responsible to inspect before delivery of all WASH supplies under the project and give quality approvals to supplies met the anticipated quality and responsible to reject poor quality supplies in consultation with the procurement team.
• Deputize the WASH Coordinator and/or WASH Officers during their absence.
• Work closely with other FHI 360 units - including health and nutrition, logistics and finance, HR and administration - to ensure programmatic integrations, effectiveness, efficiency and compliance.
• Regular produce and share timely progress updates to the regional WASH cluster and other relevant parts in consultation with his supervisor.
• Lead the rapid and detail assessment Ensure high quality activity implementation timeline, detail procurement as well as spending plans prepared in the first month of the project period with the good engagement of the WASH staffs in Mekele, Axum and Adigrat field offices
• Guide and support WASH assistants to discharge their duties
• Identify WASH needs within target communities, including identification of water systems, analyzing dysfunctionalities and coming up with technical and financial proposition of how the systems can be restored.
• Participate and lead technical assessments as required - including KAP surveys and detailed damage status assessments. Prepare relevant reports and ensure good documentations are in place, including pictorial reports that will inform FHI 360’s humanitarian efforts.
• Take the lead and support WASH assistants-engineers to prepare detailed procurement, supply, and spending plans for identified WASH PHE&PHP undertakings.
• Support the WASH coordinator to ensure effective follow up while tracking the spending's against the plan to ensure they are implemented within the budget frame and in compliance with FHI 360 and donor requirements.
• Supervise and produce progress reports on implementation of planned basic rehabilitations and infrastructural improvements at IDPs, community and inside health facilities.
• Support and guide field assistants, contractors, skilled and unskilled labors and volunteers in closely and daily following up WASH related interventions implementation to meet the anticipated quality standards.
• Support in processing relevant written external communications as required.
• Participate and lead technical assessments as required - including KAP surveys and detailed damage status assessments. Prepare relevant reports and ensure good documentations are in place, including pictorial reports that will inform FHI 360’s humanitarian efforts.
• Support the WASH coordinator to ensure effective follow up while tracking the procurement and spending's against the plan to ensure they are implemented within the budget frame and in compliance with FHI 360 and donor requirements.
• Support and guide field assistants, contractors, skilled and unskilled labors and volunteers as well as HDAs in closely and daily following up WASH related interventions implementation to meet the anticipated quality standards.
• Support in processing relevant written external communications as required.
• Any additional tasks assigned by the supervisor.

  Applied Knowledge & Skills:

  • Proficiency with database management software and on-line search tools required.
  • Development of scope of work and deliverables for partners, consultants, etc.
  • Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
  • Articulate, professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
  • Basic working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with providing technical support for technical research studies.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.
  • Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports.
  • Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.
  • Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.

    Competencies:

    There are 31 FHI 360 development competencies, of greatest focus for this particular job will be:

    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐

    ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖!

    • Project Management (Planning and Time Management) - Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks (sets objectives/goals/measures). Breaks down work into steps, schedules, task/people assignments. Marshals people, time, and resources efficiently. Arranges information in a useful manner and orchestrates multiple activities at once.
    • People Management (Making Others Great) – Facilitate professional development of staff by providing challenging, learning assignments and opportunities. Shares and solicits feedback monthly at the very least. Helps establish compelling development plans. Assigns responsibility and accountability for tasks/decisions. Monitors process, progress, and results. Creates a climate in which people want to do their best.
    • Creating and Managing Systems and Processes – Recognizes the need for standardization and balances client and organization need in systems design. Anticipates the effects of process change on people while optimizing task efficiency and simplicity.
    • Employees are expected to possess or have high potential for the development of these three fundamental competencies.

      Problem Solving & Impact:

      • Works on problems of moderate scope that require analysis or interpretation of various factors.
      • Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
      • Builds rapport with internal and external staff.
      • Decision may affect a work unit or area within a department.

        Supervision Given/Received:

        • Has no supervisory responsibility.
        • Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments or projects.
        • Typically reports to WASH Coordinator.

          Education:

          • Bachelor's Degree in water resource, civil, water supply and sanitation engineering and related fields.

            Experience:

            • 3 years of relevant experience in water resource, civil , ,water supply and sanitation engineering and related fields in humanitarian response projects - preferably with INGOs, or community development areas.
            • Hands on experience designing, implementing, and managing humanitarian WASH programs.
            • Experience in successfully implementing community and IDP -based WASH responses in crises response, in the region is an asset.
            • Knowledge of the recently established different global WASH strategies, related online tools and applications as well as resilient WASH has added value.
            • Experience in preparing, evaluating construction bids, managing payment claims, supervising sites.
            • Good understanding of the strategies and practices in Ethiopia regarding the WASH sector.
            • Experience conducting rapid needs assessments; baseline assessments, etc. a plus.
            • Sound understanding of the socio-economic and political situation in the working region.
            • Experience representing employer at relevant platforms and liaising with key stakeholders.
            • Willing to travel frequently and for extended period to FHI 360 operational locations in Tigray region whenever required.
            • Good understanding of the UN Cluster System; international and national minimum standards
            • Fluent in in English and strong knowledge of local language as well as additional languages in Ethiopia is a plus.

              Typical Physical Demands:

              • Typical office environment.
              • Ability to spend long hours looking at computer screen and doing repetitive work on a keyboard.
              • Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time.

                Technology to be Used:

                • Personal Computer/Laptop, Microsoft applications (i.e., Office 365, SharePoint, Skype/Zoom/Teams), cell phone/mobile technology, and standard office equipment.

                  Travel Requirements:

                  • 10% - 25%

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