The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Development Commission/EKHCDC is a registered local organization which has been operating long term community development and humanitarian aid and rehabilitation interventions in all regions of Ethiopia since 1974. EKHCDC seeks a WASH officer for the project planned to be implemented at Medega-Tollaa District of East Hararge Zone in Oromia Regional State in order to address the WASH needs of the communities affected by the recurrent drought.

Summary

A WASH officer undertakes the overall implementation of WASH components in 10 Kebeles of Medega Tollaa District. He/she is responsible to facilitate WASH assessment, identifies water points for rehabilitations and new extensions in collaboration with the district’s water desk, facilitates drilling and borehole setups, assists water harvesting/traditional pond preparation, arranges community WASH campaign and sanitation lessons, train water point management committee, sets sanitation promotions in selected schools in the project kebeles.

Job duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly plans and submits to the Coordinator
• Participates and facilitate WASH needs assessment and produces reports
• Identifies water points to be rehabilitated
• Facilitates drilling activities
• Sets materials specifications for water points’ rehabilitation
• Follows up the water point rehabilitation and ensures the quality and quantity of materials in use, and provide technical support,
• Follows up the water points set up considers people with disabilities.
• Sets up the hygiene and sanitation promotion activities and monitors its implementation
• Organizes hygiene and sanitation promotion campaigns to the communities in the project Kebeles
• Prepares WASH training and provide to the community members in the project kebeles
• Mobilize and empower the communities in water and sanitation aspects
• Train public schools’ communities in hygiene and sanitation promotions and sets hand washing facilities
• Provides technical supports to the communities in traditional water harvesting activities (traditional pond development)
• Trains the communities in water treatment at HH level
• Train the water point management committees to take care of the water schemes after the project phase-out.
• Submits activity reports

WASH Officer Reports to: Project Coordinator

Duty Position: Medega-Tollaa district with field visit to project intervention Kebeles

Job Requirements

Education Background and Experience

• BSc degree from recognized Colleges/universities in Hydraulic Engineering and related field of studies,
• Minimum of five-year experience in WASH/water hygiene and sanitation works, especially in rural community setups.

Skills

• Fluent communication skills in local language of the community and English (listening, speaking and writing)
• Skills in team work and interpersonal communication
• Skills in training rural communities in WASH
• Knowledge in Core Humanitarian /Sphere Standards and polices
• Skills in working in line with the organization’s mission, vision, values and policies