WASH Officer Engineer at Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Tanzania

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WASH Officer Engineer Tanzania Nyarugusu
Tanzania, United Republic of
Job Description
Job Title: WASH Officer Engineer
Reporting to: WASH Project Coordinator
Supervises: WASH Assistants
Department/Section: WASH
Being
an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Tanzania, the
WASH Officer is expected to represent NRC in a responsible manner and
always act in accordance with NRC’s Code of Conduct.

Job Purpose Summary
Main
purpose of the position is to ensure effective planning and quality
implementation of the Water activities in Nyarugusu refugee camp. He/she
will also work closely with the other project officers and assistants
in the field to ensure equitable water distribution and will assist the
PC in overall planning and design of (future) projects. He/she will also
stand in for the WASH PC in absence and provide program support as
required.

Responsibilities
Information management

• Help plan and carry out need’s assessments, baseline studies and periodic studies, and feedback findings to the stakeholders.
• Help plan activities to reduce WASH-related risks.
• Collate data from the incentive workers and prepare regular reports on activities and WASH conditions for monitoring.
• Coordinate with the other Officers to ensure that the various aspects of the WASH response are integrated.
• Coordinate
  activities of WASH implementing partners, together with other UN
  agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
  other partners to ensure delivery of WASH services to beneficiaries (PoC
  and host community) meets UNHCR and /or nationally recognized and most
  up-to-date standards and policies.
• Preparation of the project reports in a timely manner, guidelines and other strategic documentation.

Implementation

• Oversee installation and rehabilitation of water facilities ensuring quality and as per specified technical drawings.
• Facilitate appropriate community involvement in the design and delivery of essential WASH services and facilities.
• Participate
  in the requests for project materials; undertake technical verification
  of project materials upon delivery and organize for branding where
  necessary and also call for distribution to the beneficiaries.
• Development of rapid response and contingency plans.
• Assess
  and advise on capacity building needs within the team to ensure
  effective developments of the quality standards for the Sanitation
  activities.
• Carry out informal and formal training sessions (according to identified needs) and evaluate the impacts of this training.
• To assist and participate in community mobilization.
• Enable
  effective dialogue with the affected community to allow the agency to
  be held to account for the quality of the WASH programme.
• Help in design of the water reticulation system for equitable water supply within the camp.
• Provide timely feedback on activity progress and advice on any challenges.

Resources Management

• Recruit,
  train, and manage incentive workers (plumbers, water quality,
  chlorinators, and masons) including performance appraisal.
• Organize
  day-to-day logistics, administration, and personnel activities together
  with other CCs Project Officer in the assigned camp.
• Overall supervision of the incentive team in charge of project materials storage and distribution to ensure enough stock.
• Advice the project coordinator on available stock and plan for restocking upon depletion of the stock.

Programme Approach

• Supervise water activities in line with relevant standards, codes of conduct, and humanitarian principles.
• Use
  participatory approaches as a far as possible throughout the programme
  cycle, in training, and in the use of tool kits and other materials.
• Supervise
  Water Project activities and resources so that they are implemented and
  handed over or ended in a way that promotes local capacities and
  sustainable operations.
• Take account of gender, protection, HIV,
  the environment, and other important cross-cutting concerns in
  programme design, implementation, and reporting; carry out activities in
  a way that reflects the needs of specific groups and individuals e.g.
  elderly people, minority groups, children, and people with disabilities.
• Any other assignment as may be required by the WASH Project Coordinator or Project Manager

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Qualifications
Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Technical background in Civil engineering, water resources, Environmental engineering, or similar relevant discipline.
• Proven
  practical experience in the planning and execution of WASH Programmes
  of at least 3 years’ experience in a humanitarian and development
  programme preferably with an INGO.
• Knowledge in electromechanics will be an added advantage.

Relevant Experience

• Experience in undertaking water engineering in a relief programme is essential.
• Proven
  ability to use EPANET, AutoCAD, MS Office software (especially Word and
  Excel) is essential. Experience with other computer programs such as
  SAP 2000 and Microsoft Project would be an advantage.
• Experience in implementation of technical works in water resources engineering is an added advantage.
• Ability to initiate, develop, plan, and implement an integrated programme.
• Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to explain and present technical information.

Knowledge, Skills & Personal Attributes

• Possession of strong administrative and management skills with a willingness to follow relevant policies and procedures.
• Experience in capacity building and training of staff and target groups
• Political and cultural awareness.
• Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is essential; fluency or Kiswahili is highly desirable.
• Ability
  to work independently in a result oriented multi-tasking and
  multi-cultural environment and manage conflicting priorities.
• Understanding of international health and development and relief issues
• Sensitivity to the needs and priorities of disadvantaged populations (minority groups etc.)
• Demonstrated experience of integrating gender and diversity issues into WASH Programming.

Key Relationships
Internal Contacts:

• Project Coordinator, WASH
• WASH staff
• Other core competency project staff(I.e ICLA,SHELTER)
• Logistics staff
• Finance Officer
• HR,ICT Grants, M&E

External Contacts:

• Community leaders
• Implementing partners
• Other agencies
• Government and local authority.

Job Info Job

• Identification 15777
• Job Category Engineering
• Posting Date 08/28/2024, 03:39 PM
• Apply Before 09/11/2024, 03:39 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor’s Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Nyarugusu

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