WASH Officer -Afar

• Reports to: Project Coordinator
• Employment Type: Full-time
• No of vacant post: Two
• Contract Duration: One year, subject to project requirements and satisfactory

Organizational Overview

Nexus Ethiopia is a national Ethiopian Civil Society Organization committed to strengthening the resilience of vulnerable and crisis-affected communities through integrated Humanitarian–Development–Peace (HDP) Nexus programming, localization, partnership, and locally led humanitarian action.

Nexus Ethiopia, in partnership with other humanitarian actors, is implementing project entitled Integrated Lifesaving Humanitarian Response for Drought, Flood and Displacement-Affected Communities in Afambo and Amibara Woredas, Afar Region.

Project Background

The project is a multisectoral humanitarian response designed to provide lifesaving assistance and protection to drought-, flood- and displacement-affected communities in Afar Region. Nexus Ethiopia is responsible for implementing the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) and Multi-Purpose Cash (MPC) components, while two sub-implementing partners under Nexus Ethiopia are responsible for other thematic sectors of the response.

To strengthen the project team and ensure effective, accountable and timely implementation, Nexus Ethiopia invites qualified, experienced and committed Ethiopian professionals to apply for this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical implementation of the project’s WaSH activities in accordance with approved project plans, standards and technical guidelines.
• Conduct and support WaSH needs assessments and technical assessments.
• Oversee construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of water supply facilities and other WaSH infrastructure as applicable.
• Support provision and distribution of WaSH NFIs and hygiene materials.
• Conduct hygiene promotion and community mobilization activities with key tools such as CLTS, PHAST and three star approach.
• Ensure appropriate quality control and technical supervision of WaSH interventions.
• Work closely with communities, government WaSH offices, humanitarian partners and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that WaSH activities incorporate gender, protection, disability inclusion and accountability to affected populations.
• Monitor activity progress, outputs and quality against project indicators.
• Prepare timely technical reports, activity updates and documentation.
• Contribute to project assessments, monitoring, learning and donor reporting.
• Ensure compliance with relevant national and humanitarian WaSH standards.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Water Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Health, Public Health, Sanitary Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in humanitarian/development WaSH programming.
• Demonstrated experience in emergency WaSH response, including water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion.
• Experience with WaSH infrastructure assessment, design/supervision and community-based WaSH programming.
• Experience working in emergency or drought-affected pastoralist communities is highly desirable.
• Strong field coordination, reporting and communication skills.
• Fluency in English and Amharic; local language is an advantage.