Ripple Effect (RE) is registered and licensed Foreign Charity. RE Ethiopia was established in March 2006 and works to see a rural Ethiopia that is confident, thriving, and sustainable, with a growing economy and higher living standards for all. RE focuses on three thematic areas; Farm Systems, Gender and Social Inclusion and Enterprise Development to help to combat poverty and works to create a rejuvenated and abundant African environment for both current and future generations.

Requirements

• We are recruiting a Water Resource Development officer for Ripple Effect (RE) projects planned to be implemented in Wolaita Zone.
• For this vacant position we will consider applicants who have BSC degree in Water Technology, Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering, or other related fields from a recognized university and Three years of relevant experience of community development at field level;
• experience of gender sensitive planning in water and sanitation development and management at community level;
• experience in project monitoring at field level and quality report writing.
• Experience with NGOs work;
• project proposal writing and learning from practice through project monitoring and reviewing.

Responsibility

• The responsibility of the Water Resource Development Officer is to Ensure a good level of awareness and clear understanding of the importance of improved water and sanitation is created at project staff, Self-Help-Groups (SHGs), community and smallholder beneficiary household level;
• to ensure that assessments and identifications of possible water sources are made in the project community and develop them for efficient, equitable and sustainable use in the area;
• to ensure improved water and sanitation action plan with a corresponding budget is put in place and implemented (spring capping, hand dug wells, small irrigation schemes, water harvesting structures, latrine improvements, etc.)