L’IRC recherche un responsable Wash, Garowe, Somalie
Requête nº : req27816
Intitulé de poste : WASH Officer
Secteur d’activité : Environnement et santé
Type de contrat : Régulier
Taux d’occupation : Plein temps
Ouvert aux expatriés : Non
Lieu de travail : Garowe, Somalia
Descriptif du poste :
The WASH Officer will be responsible for the needs assessment and implementation of water, environmental sanitation and hygiene promotion activities in the operation area. He/she will also be in charge as assigned to him/her by the WASH coordinator all the environmental health activities in target communities and within the health facilities managed by the IRC in the program area. Additionally this position will support development of staff/hygiene promotion volunteers and ensure implementation is done in close collaboration with program staff, the local community, the Local authority and other relevant agencies.
Key responsibilities :
Assessment and mobilization :
- Conduct field-based needs assessments and consolidate the information for planning and implementing Environmental Health project activities in Somalia ;
- Translate field assessment findings into feasible and relevant project proposals ;
- Consolidate community proposals and share with WASH coordinator for response planning ;
- Mobilize community members to actively participate in environmental health interventions.
Design :
- Design appropriate sanitation facilities for the target communities and the health facilities ;
- Design and implement a context specific health promotion strategy for the operation area ;
- Implement appropriate environmental health requirements; waste management, safe water supply and hygiene promotion, in IRC facilities.
Monitoring :
- Develop and implement a monitoring plan for all environmental health activities in the area of jurisdiction ;
- Identify forums for community involvement in monitoring of environmental health activities ;
- Integrate environmental health into primary health care activities.
Supervision and Training :
- Directly supervise the WASH assistant(s) and Community Volunteers ;
- Develop and implement capacity building plans for WASH assistant(s) and community volunteers ;
- Develop and implement context specific training guides on hygiene promotion for community volunteers.
Reporting :
- Provide timely reports on the field trips, monitoring visits and assessments to the Senior WASH officer ;
- Compile weekly, monthly and other circumstantial reports as may be required; including donor reports.
Profil :
Qualifications :
- Degree with 3+ years of working experience in the field of public health or environmental health or other related disciplines; plus relevant work experience in community water, Sanitation and hygiene programs for displaced populations ;
- Be able to use a wide variety of software, including Word, Excel and Power Point ;
- Ability to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and multi-cultural environment and manage conflicting priorities ;
- Proven practical experience in the planning and execution of water and sanitation projects. Possibly experience in social work and / or humanitarian assistance ;
- Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity issues into WASH Programming ;
- Fluency in English, oral and written with strong report writing skills.
Standard of Professional Conduct : The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity : Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Diversity and Inclusion : at IRC, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Organizations that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, physical or mental ability, nationality, and perspective are validated to be better organizations. More importantly, creating a safe workspace environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best is the right thing to do. So, bring your whole self to work.