WASH Officer

GOAL is an Irish international non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political humanitarian organisation dedicated to work towards ensuring the poorest and most vulnerable in our world and those affected by humanitarian crises have access to the fundamental rights of life, including but not limited to adequate shelter, food, water and sanitation, healthcare, and education. GOAL has operated in Zimbabwe since 2002 and currently our focus is on Emergency response, Livelihoods, Nutrition and WASH activities.

GOAL is an equal opportunity employer looking for suitably qualified, highly competent, and motivated individuals to be part of GOAL Zimbabwe’s diverse team, on a fixed term basis.

Overview / Objectives of the position:

The WASH Officer will be responsible for ensuring that water, sanitation, and hygiene project and awareness are implemented effectively, professionally, and in accordance with the culture and practices of the local population. S/he will also contribute to health improvement though improved access to sustainable WASH services to host communities.

Main responsibilities:

Responsibility 1- Main Responsibilities

• Provide support in water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion programming, in broad coordination with other sectors focusing mainly on the hardware component that includes:
• Water points assessments
• Borehole rehabilitation
• Borehole drilling
• Designs and construction of piped water schemes
• Assist the WASH Engineer in ensuring quality and integrity of implementation, including adherence to technical guidelines, administrative systems, and established deadlines.
• Support the evaluation of the relevance and appropriateness of current and future programming in relation to water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion in the local context.
• Work with gender and safeguarding focal points on mainstreaming gender, protection, and safeguarding in project and program activities.
• Contributing to contingency planning for possible WASH emergency response if required
• Contributing to the preparation of internal and external reports for NGO and donors
• Through the line manager, collaborating and coordinating with the government, local authorities, NGOs, and UN agencies on WASH issues at district level with the supervisor.
• Ensuring that all relevant stakeholders have information about the organization’s background, program, objectives, working areas, duration of programs and activities in the field.
• Assist line manager with financial accountability for float requests, acquittals of floats and contribute to compilation of quarterly procurement plans.
• Preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual programme reports.
• Any other duties as directed by the line manager .

Requirements: Technical & Functional skills

• A Minimum of a Diploma in any of the following: Public Health, Environmental/Health Sciences, Development Studies, or any other relevant discipline.
• A diploma in civil engineering, a degree is an added advantage
• At least 3 years’ experience in WASH programmes working for an NGO in less privileged communities .
• Strong appreciation of the importance of WASH Hardware and Software and community participation in project activities.
• Knowledge of the use of the GIS applications in mapping and can produce maps indicating the distribution of a desired intervention or activity such as boreholes drilled.
• Knowledge of WASH project monitoring and evaluation techniques.
• Knowledge of the use of EPAnet as a software of choice to design piped water schemes and their construction or rehabilitation and the subsequent test runs using the software.
• Knowledge of training communities in various areas that may include community latrine builders, Village Pump Mechanics using people centred approaches, (participatory approaches)
• Willing to work in remote rural locations.
• Knowledge on the NFIs
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Good oral and written communication skills, and some basic knowledge of at least one local language.
• Evidence of maturity and experience in working in community development programmes.
• Understanding of mainstreaming principles and experience of working on mainstreaming activities of gender, HIV/AIDS and Child Protection, environmental protection, resilience, and protection of elderly people.
• Ability to work under pressure, with minimum supervision.
• Management of project equipment and resources at your disposal and provide accountability whenever needed.

GOAL Competencies

• Adaptability &Flexibility
• Accountability & Dependability
• Attention to Detail
• Communication
• Creative & Innovative Thinking

Other requirements

• Ethics & Integrity
• Flexibility
• Interpersonal Skills
• Planning & Organising
• Problem Solving

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
•Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
•Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
•Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Please note that applications received outside the stated channels will be disqualified.

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