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WASH Officer

MEDAIR
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Position Title: WASH Officer

2024-05-13        Kandahar       Full Time        308

Job Location: Kandahar
Nationality: National
Category: Construction
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: As per organization Salary scale
Vacancy Number: Medair_KHR_AFG074
No. Of Jobs: 1
City: Kandahar, Zhirai, Panjwai, Daman, Spin Boldak
Organization: MEDAIR
Years of Experience: Have at least 3 years experience as a construction foreman or working in the water, sanitation and hygiene field, especially pipe scheme projects
Contract Duration: one year
Gender: Male
Education: Civil engineering or related department of engineering faculty
Close date: 2024-05-13

About MEDAIR:

Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Tirinkot district.  The project intends to improve and extend WASH services including water supply infrastructure and hygiene practices to improve outcomes for vulnerable families.

An Integrated Emergency Response: Medair aims to respond to high levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, and morbidity in Uruzgan, which has been significantly affected by drought and conflict conditions. Building upon Medair’s decades of experience in the Central Highlands and Kandahar, the project intends to improve and extend utilisation of lifesaving preventive and curative nutrition and health services by mothers, PLWs and children U5; to increase access to clean water, to reduce vulnerability to water-related and other preventable diseases, and to improve and increase food security for the most vulnerable families through food voucher distributions.

Job Descriptions:

 

Responsibility

  1. Effectively manage the daily activities of the WASH Field foremen
  2. Ensure community ownership and participation in the project.
  3. Ensure the correct construction materials are provided and support for the WASH field foreman in a timely manner to all project sites.
  4. Systematically monitor the quality of all construction activities at the district level.
  5. Report to the WASH Supervisor on a regular basis on the progress of field activities and outputs.
  6. Ensure that beneficiary participation is included in all phases of the project.
  7. Support and gather data from the field for new WASH proposals.
  8. Technical training for WASH field foremen.

 

Main Activity

  • Effectively manage the daily activities of the WASH Field foremen
  • Ensure community ownership and participation in the project.
  • Ensure the correct construction materials are provided and support for the WASH field foreman in a timely manner to all project sites.
  • Systematically monitor the quality of all construction activities at the district level.
  • Report to the WASH Supervisor on a regular basis on the progress of field activities and outputs.
  • Ensure that beneficiary participation is included in all phases of the project.
  • Support and gather data from the field for new WASH proposals.
  • Technical training for WASH field foremen.

 

Logistics

  • Coordinate with WASH Supervisor in logistics planning for the project, ensuring the timely arrival of materials, quality of construction materials, safe storage of assets/materials, and clear up-to-date record keeping.

 

Financial management:

  • Assist in payments and incentive distributions in the communities for skilled and unskilled labors.
  • Follow procurement procedures and logistics procedures for all project purchases.
  • Ensure all financial accountability is completed in a timely and correct manner.

 

Security Management:

  • Responsible for the safety and security of project assets on site of operations.
  • Employ health and safety operational approaches during all project activities.
  • Adhere to the security guidelines employed by Medair on site, in-route, and help ensure all security procedures are followed.
  • Actively gather and provide security information from local authorities & other NGOs in the project area.
  • Follow all Medair-related SOPs in project implementation.

 

External Representation:

  • Maintain relationships with communities, including communications related to project activities, timelines, support WASH field foreman in community contribution, and community and land use agreements.
  • In coordination with the management team, develop and maintain relationships with local authorities and NGOs on site, ensuring good cooperation and partnerships.

Job Requirements:

Education

  • Higher education civil engineering graduated
  • University degree in a related field

 

Relevant experience Education

  • three to five years of relevant post-graduate experience working in WASH in the field.
  • Adept in working with local communities.
  • Supervisory and training experience on the job
  • Experience with working with an INGO or other organizations
  • Experience in delivering pipe scheme projects and/or other relevant work.

 

Languages

  • Fluent in spoken & written Pashto and English
  • Good English written skills
  • good English oral and written skills

 

Computer

  • Good basic working skills with Microsoft Office and Auto CAD
  • Experience using online surveys with tablets

 

Organizational capacity

  • Able to plan activities based on tight project objectives.
  • Ability to coordinate teams’ members and beneficiaries, providing solutions if a WASH field foreman is needed.

 

Teambuilding          

Able to facilitate positive team dynamics by delegating tasks, sharing information, and coaching WASH Field Foremen.

 

Adaptability

  • Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changes in location.
  • Flexible to perform other tasks in order to facilitate the program.
  • Adaptable to harsh field conditions and occasional long working hours.
  • Willing to travel, work, and live in a rural setting.

 

 

Problem-solving & initiative

  • Oriented toward solutions and problem-solving, especially land issues.
  • Able to take initiative to make thoughtful and prompt decisions.
  • Follow Medair AAP mechanism.

Character & Motivation

  • Respect rural communities and behave in an appropriate manner. 
  • Honest in dealing with Medair staff and beneficiaries.
  • Willing to commit to the Medair values of Integrity, Hope, Dignity, Compassion, faith, Accountability, and Joy  

 

Communication skills

  • able to explain tasks and concepts clearly.
  • Able to communicate with staff and beneficiaries with respect and dignity.
  • Clear communicator with colleagues and communities.

Submission Guidelines:

Interested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position tittle and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the tittle of the position.

Note: 

Medair will provide the following benefits for the selected candidate:

  • Competitive salary 
  • Employment benefits such as (medical, transportation, economic hardship, food, Mahram and accommodation for non-residents)
  • Annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, and other types of leave as per Medair policy. 

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