Job Description

Position: WASH Technical Assistant

Reports to: WASH Project Manager

Duty station: Afar Region Project locations (Sibaybi, Yalo, Berhale)

Travel: Inter woredas/kebeles travel 80%

Duration and type of contract: 6 months (Fixed Term)

Generic responsibilities (max 10)

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
2. Assist with the implementation of the support function portfolio according to plan of action
3. Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
4. Ensure proper filing of documents
5. Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function
6. Help plan and carry out needs assessments, baseline studies and periodic studies, and feedback findings to the stakeholders.
7. Liaise with community leaders and other sectors and agencies working locally in order to coordinate within the WASH sector and between sectors such as Shelter, Education and Food Security
8. Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community and relay to NRC Office and coordinate with the M&E team.
9. Play a key and fundamental role in community mobilization and convening community meetings.
10. Coordinate with the WASH cluster partner staff, NGOs/INGOs/UN agencies and Govt Line agencies to avoid any duplication of services

Specific Responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus, and type of program intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired or the context changes significantly.

• Conduct Needs assessments, case investigations and sanitary survey in areas of cooperation to define transmission context.
• Conduct technical surveys for WASH infrastructure and provide preliminary information for cost estimates based on location prices and market situation.
• Implement WASH and surveillance activities
• Collect primary information for reports preparation, receive information from community and relay to NRC Office and coordinate with the M&E team.
• Collect data from the community workers/volunteers and prepare regular reports on WASH and Cholera activities and monitor progress.
• Supervise construction and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and ensure all construction is done with quality as per guiding documents.

1. Generic professional competencies:

• Experience from working as a Project Officer in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Some knowledge of English and Afari Language
• Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Water, hydraulics, civil engineering.
• At least 2 years of technical experience in WASH and construction fields.
• Proven ability to use MS Office software (especially Word and Excel) and competent in email communication with MS Outlook or Other related software.
• Proven ability to use engineering software such as AutoCAD, and other related software.
• Strong context assessment skills and ability to communicate to the office on time.
• Able to communicate, collaborate and share tasks with other NRC (Education, Protection/ICLA, Cash & Market and M&E) and other NGO field staff.
• Good understanding of common hygiene promotion and sanitation approaches and Sphere standards.

1. Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results within the communities of Intervention.
• Empowering and building trust among peers, stakeholders and other NGO Colleagues.
• Communicating with impact and respect confidently.
• Handling insecure environment
• Excellent Community mobilization skills
• Good diplomatic skills and tact for community engagement
• Able to work under pressure and for extended working hours.
• Strong leader and a good team player