Programme Officer - WASH, Marsabit County

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• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 3 years
• Location Marsabit
• Job Field Project and Program Management
• The principal objective of the WASH Officer is to support implementation of WASH activities at the field level.
• The role involves coordinating partners and providing technical support to Concern and partner staff working on WASH activities to ensure they develop, deliver, and monitor all WASH activities in line with the proposals and ensure implementation is compliant with both Concern and Donor policies and procedures and in line with international standards.
• The WASH Officer will also be responsible for the successful delivery of all the outputs of WASH in the programme in his or her area as specified in the project documents. S/he will ensure integration with other sectors like Health and Nutrition happens at activity implementation level and cross cutting issues are mainstreamed and integrated.
• Ensuring all the software component (hygiene promotion activities, water transportation & storage facilities distribution etc.) are implemented as per the signed project agreement and the sphere standards.
• Preparing project documentation including bills of quantities, detailed implementation work plans for planned activities, procurement plans and supplies requests for materials
• Coordinating community mobilization and sensitization activities.
• Taking lead in formation and training of water and sanitation committees for specific water / sanitation facilities to be developed
• Ensuring cross cutting issues are considered during tactical planning of WASH activities and are implemented with the participation of communities.
• Promoting effective integration of Health and Nutrition activities at community level placing programme beneficiaries at the heart of Concern programmes
• Liaising with all stake holders in conducting periodic operation and maintenance assessments of water and sanitation facilities to ensure functionality and usefulness of the facilities.
• Soliciting innovative ideas of implementing sustainable and appropriate safe water and sanitation solutions.
• Discussing with the community and local authorities’ ways of improving hygiene and sanitation and making recommendations on innovative ways that beneficiary communities should adopt for improved management and sustainability of community water and sanitation facilities
• Ensuring activities which are implemented by contractors are monitored for quality assurance at each critical moment of the works.
• Regularly visiting the hygiene promotion campaign areas to ensure quality dissemination of hygiene messages in respect to the approved methodology.
• Planning and actively participating in joint monitoring visits with stake holders and partners to improve internal learning from program activities.
• Documenting Impact, Sustainability and best practices for WASH projects in the area for learning, sharing and future replication.
• Providing technical supervision during activity implementation. This includes following up, inspecting and ensuring project materials are delivered, measure to specified deliveries at field level in timely way.
• Preparing end of month narrative progress report for activities undertaken
• Preparing monthly work plans as per the implementation rates
• Preparing monthly Cash projections as per the planned activities
• Filing documents, report records, cash projections and any other useful project related information at field level.
• Active engagement in sector issues with stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally. This will include attending relevant meetings and joining relevant networks, giving formal and informal presentation about Concern’s work and always presenting a professional image.
• Coordinating the gathering of information by team members concerning advocacy issues in the locality and region, organising such information into a format appropriate for advocacy purposes.
• Ensuring Concern participates alongside other Civil Society Organizations or takes lead in organising international days like World toilet day, world handwashing day, World Water Day
• Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
• Participating in and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary
• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
• Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, commissioning, handover and monitoring).
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed.
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.
• Educational level required: Degree in any of the following - Public Health Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Hydro Geology or Building Construction engineering.
• Job Type Full Time • Qualification BA/BSc/HND • Experience 3 years • Location Marsabit • Job Field Project and Program Management • The principal objective of the WASH Officer is to support implementation of WASH activities at the field level. • The role involves coordinating partners and providing technical support to Concern and partner staff working on WASH activities to ensure they develop, deliver, and monitor all WASH activities in line with the proposals and ensure implementation is compliant with both Concern and Donor policies and procedures and in line with international standards. • The WASH Officer will also be responsible for the successful delivery of all the outputs of WASH in the programme in his or her area as specified in the project documents. S/he will ensure integration with other sectors like Health and Nutrition happens at activity implementation level and cross cutting issues are mainstreamed and integrated. • Ensuring all the software component (hygiene promotion activities, water transportation & storage facilities distribution etc.) are implemented as per the signed project agreement and the sphere standards. • Preparing project documentation including bills of quantities, detailed implementation work plans for planned activities, procurement plans and supplies requests for materials • Coordinating community mobilization and sensitization activities. • Taking lead in formation and training of water and sanitation committees for specific water / sanitation facilities to be developed • Ensuring cross cutting issues are considered during tactical planning of WASH activities and are implemented with the participation of communities. • Promoting effective integration of Health and Nutrition activities at community level placing programme beneficiaries at the heart of Concern programmes • Liaising with all stake holders in conducting periodic operation and maintenance assessments of water and sanitation facilities to ensure functionality and usefulness of the facilities. • Soliciting innovative ideas of implementing sustainable and appropriate safe water and sanitation solutions. • Discussing with the community and local authorities’ ways of improving hygiene and sanitation and making recommendations on innovative ways that beneficiary communities should adopt for improved management and sustainability of community water and sanitation facilities • Ensuring activities which are implemented by contractors are monitored for quality assurance at each critical moment of the works. • Regularly visiting the hygiene promotion campaign areas to ensure quality dissemination of hygiene messages in respect to the approved methodology. • Planning and actively participating in joint monitoring visits with stake holders and partners to improve internal learning from program activities. • Documenting Impact, Sustainability and best practices for WASH projects in the area for learning, sharing and future replication. • Providing technical supervision during activity implementation. This includes following up, inspecting and ensuring project materials are delivered, measure to specified deliveries at field level in timely way. • Preparing end of month narrative progress report for activities undertaken • Preparing monthly work plans as per the implementation rates • Preparing monthly Cash projections as per the planned activities • Filing documents, report records, cash projections and any other useful project related information at field level. • Active engagement in sector issues with stakeholders locally, regionally and nationally. This will include attending relevant meetings and joining relevant networks, giving formal and informal presentation about Concern’s work and always presenting a professional image. • Coordinating the gathering of information by team members concerning advocacy issues in the locality and region, organising such information into a format appropriate for advocacy purposes. • Ensuring Concern participates alongside other Civil Society Organizations or takes lead in organising international days like World toilet day, world handwashing day, World Water Day • Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment • Participating in and contributing towards Concern’s emergency response, as and when necessary • In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): • Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, commissioning, handover and monitoring). • Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed. • Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities. • Educational level required: Degree in any of the following - Public Health Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Hydro Geology or Building Construction engineering.

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