Position Title: Assistant Technical Officer-Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Location: Ngala
Supervisor: Field Coordinator
Technical Supervisor: Senior Technical Officer-WASH
Project Description:
Northeast Nigeria is currently facing a growing humanitarian crisis with a vast number of Internally Displaced Persons in need of emergency assistance. These IDPs are living among host communities, lacking access to livelihoods and resources, ultimately leading to unprecedented levels of malnutrition and food insecurity. FHI 360 has been working in Nigeria for over 30 years and is now expanding activities in Borno state to respond to the IDP crisis.
FHI 360 is expanding its expertise by responding to this humanitarian crisis through integrated WASH, Health, Nutrition and Protection interventions
Basic Function:
The Assistant Technical Officer Water Sanitation and Hygiene will provide technical and programmatic support to the field sites as required. Under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the ATO WASH will implement water supply, sanitation, environmental health, and hygiene promotion activities in IDP Camps and Host communities. Other responsibilities will include conducting water quality testing for all water points rehabilitated under the program and working with Community Volunteers and latrine users to develop cleaning and maintenance schedules for latrines as well as disseminating hygiene promotion messaging. The role will include coordination with WASH partners at the field level.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Implement WASH activities according to the proposal, as well as proper maintenance and use of WASH equipment.
- Develop and use appropriate materials for hygiene promotion messaging and training of community-based hygiene promotion volunteers.
- Timely reporting on program activities (internal and external reports.)
- Representing FHI 360 externally in both the Humanitarian Community and with Government/LGAs officials as well as developing strong links with WASH and NGO actors. Actively participate in WASH meetings and other Government/UN forums at LGA level.
- Assist in the coordination and supervision of all the WASH activities in the IDP camps and community in the LGAs.
- Ensure that WASH activities are delivered as a comprehensive package at the field level.
- Conduct water quality surveillance/testing programme according to location specific water safety plans.
- Monitor WASH NFIs supply chain and stock levels in collaboration with warehouse/stores and logistics and coordinate the distribution of NFIs based on needs.
- Monitor service delivery across all WASH subsectors throughout the IDP camps in the LGA.
- Ensure appropriate and safe collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of all liquid and solid wastes in the IDP camps.
- Compile weekly, monthly, quarterly plans and reports on general Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion activities.
- This is not an exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities of this post, and the post-holder may, from time to time, be required to undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as requested including supporting other sectors with WASH expertise.
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes:
- Knowledge of WASH and humanitarian programming in emergency situations.
- Technical expertise especially regarding water supply, sanitation, environmental health and hygiene promotion
- Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, vendors, consultants, and recipients of assistance.
- Ability to manage tight deadlines and deliver high volumes of work with minimal supervision.
- High degree of proficiency in written and spoken English & Hausa communication.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- BA/BSc/ BEng Degree in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Social Science, Public Health and other related fields.
- Professional experience in construction or rehabilitation and maintenance of WASH infrastructures in displaced populations
- WASH related degree qualification with 1 to 3 years’ relevant experience in WASH with a sound understanding of hygiene in humanitarian relief settings.
- Experience working in humanitarian contexts.
SAFEGUARDING:
FHI 360 is committed to provide a safe environment for all employees, beneficiaries and anyone contracted by FHI 360. This Includes taking measures to protecting vulnerable people from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by either FHI 360 employees or associated personnel. FHI 360 abides by child safeguarding principles. FHI 360’s Safeguarding Policies apply and flow out to all FHI 360 staff, board members, volunteers, and partner staff (subcontractors, consultants, vendors, and subrecipients), regardless of the funding mechanism or amount of contract, agreement, or purchase order.
This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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