WaSH Officer

About the Organization

Development for Peace Organization (DPO) is an Ethiopian non-profit organization established in 2020 with a mission of striving to meet the humanitarian and developmental needs of societies regardless of race, color, religion or cultural background. We are legally registered to work in Ethiopia (Reg. 5164) as National NGO and as INGO in South Sudan (Reg. 4178), Somalia (Reg. NGOD/Moifar0422/022) and Kenya (OP.218/051/22-400/12732); it is also processing its registration in Yemen. We are currently seeking an experienced WaSH Officer to join our mission-driven organization.

Job Summary:

WASH officers will be responsible for the implementation of the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation program at Gambella Region- Luakdong Camp, IDPs and host community that includes monitoring and supervision of construction of all water schemes, sanitary infrastructures and promotion of Hygiene: safe water management, latrine use for defecation, solid waste disposal, vector control, and environmental health activities and participate on regular hygiene promotion activities with the government health extension workers and reporting to the country program officer.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the focal point person for all activities related to WASH at respective
• Participate on needs assessments, planning, organizing, and implementation, of WASH programs in the Luakdong Camp.
• Coordinate in site location, mobilizing the community to participate on the rehabilitation and construction of water schemes, promote community to use latrine for defecation, proper waste management at village and household level, promote safe water management
• Participate on assessment/survey in collaboration with the national WASH teams, and other Woreda staffs.
• Coordinate the construction skilled laborer to monitor the progress of the water schemes and sanitary infrastructure rehabilitation/construction.
• Update the emergency situation in the Woreda on bi-weekly bases.
• Facilitate in working with relevant partners government sector offices: water, health, and DPPC or other NGO’s and GO’s
• Facilitate in the selection, designing, pre-testing, developing, dissemination and evaluation of appropriate hygiene educational materials for effective hygiene promotion program;
• Facilitate in organizing WaSH Co and hygiene promotion trainings and workshops for the water management team and other partners (women groups, health agents, water committee, etc. in the woredas) and coordinate in preparation and organizing all the required training materials;
• Facilitate in documenting health related data and keep records on activities of hygiene promotion and sanitation;
• Prepare monthly reports and submit to the supervisor on the work progress of hygiene promotion and sanitation activities;
• Participate in other WaSH activities as assigned by the supervisor.
• Collaborate with other DPO programs in the target Woreda.
• Represent DPO in WASH cluster, other government meetings as a focal point.
• Conduct other tasks as per assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Duty Station: Gambella Region- Luakdong Camp

Required Number: 1

Salary: As per the organization scale

Report to: Regional Coordinator

Job Requirements

Education

• BSc or MSc Degree in the area of Environmental Health, Behavioral Science, Health Education and Promotion or Public Health,

Experience

• At least 3 years of relevant work experience.

Compliance & Ethics: 

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout Development for Peace Organization. As applicable to position, maintains a clear understanding of DPO’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these standards to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.