Position: WASH Officer
Location: Lodwar, Turkana
Department: Health & Nutrition
Reports to: Project Health Coordinator
Relationships internally: All programme and support staff
Relationships externally: MoMS/MoPHS personnel, other governmental, UN agencies counterparts.
Salary: Kshs 100,000 per month
Benefits:
Insurance cover, house allowance at 15% of basic salary, and annual
leave entitlement of 24 days per annum at the completion of 12 months of
continuous employment with Merlin.
Merlin Objective
Merlin is a British
humanitarian Non Governmental Organisation providing health care to
populations in crises. Merlin exists to provide an immediate and
effective response to medical emergencies throughout the world.
The Purpose of the Job
The overall objective of
the position is to develop, implement, monitor and report on all WASH
technical aspects of Merlin’s projects in assigned areas of Turkana.
S/he will ensure that field staff and partners adhere to technical and standard protocols in WASH.
S/he will train and mentor staff as well as participate in WASH assessments, surveys and proposal design processes.
S/he will be responsible for WASH activity reporting from field sites to district stakeholders and Merlin management.
The WASH coordinator will
work under the supervision of the Project Health Coordinator and in
close collaboration with the MOPHS authorities and staff at district and
community level.
Position Summary:
The officer is responsible for the on-going management, continuing
development, and daily supervision of all activities under Merlin’s
linked water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion objectives.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties:
- Facilitate Rapid
Hygiene & Sanitation Promotion with special attention to hand
washing with soap at critical times in coordination with DPHO, MoH and
other relevant partners.
- Distribution of
emergency WASH supplies such as soap, jerricans, HWTS technologies such
as water filters and chlorine tablets. Including training in their use.
- Assessment of WASH needs in the Health Centre/Feeding Centres and identification of necessary repairs to WASH infrastructure.
- Report on the status
of WASH infrastructure in Health facilities & Outreaches, coordinate
with District Water Officer & DPHO for rehabilitation/repairs to
WASH infrastructure, supervise & monitor progress.
- Training of Community Health Workers on hygiene promotion & HHWTS,
- Mobilization of community groups & training on HHWTS & hygiene promotion activities,
- Distribution of hygiene promotion IEC materials
- To assist the MoPHS in the formation of operational networking groups at community level on Health HWTS,
- Establishment of supply chain links for HWTS supplies.
- Conduct community
assessments to identify critical requirements for program interventions
with a particular focus on returnees, women, and vulnerable populations.
- Maintain on-going
Merlin WASH activities focused on water point construction and
rehabilitation, household and community sanitation, hygiene promotion,
and community mobilization / sensitization
- Promote and work to expand community capacity on WASH, with sensitivity to the political and cultural context.
- Develop the Merlin WASH activities, with emphasis on response to perceived needs indicated by communities and beneficiaries.
- Plan and implement emergency wash interventions in beneficiary communities as needed
- Consult with beneficiary groups, community leaders, and relevant line ministries while planning project implementation
- Consult with peer and UN agencies on international standards with regards to program design and implementation.
- Participate actively with interagency water, sanitation, and related forums on behalf of Merlin.
- Conduct and design WASH activities with the utmost sensitivity for the safety and well-being of beneficiaries.
- Provide
capacity-building for district staff: technical support, organizing
training, and preparing a training schedule for WASH program staff
- Ensure that Merlin provides quality services that meet Sphere and other international standards.
- Review and write all
WASH and WASH-inclusive proposals, reports, assessments, and research in
consultation with the Project Health Coordinator and other field and
country office senior staffs.
- Submit weekly,
monthly and quarterly reports by collection of information and data from
the field, data analysis, and report documentation
- Actively support
timely, substantive, and appropriate documents that lead to funding
support from donors in coordination with the project Health Coordinator.
Qualifications & Requirements:
- This position demands
a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a
demanding and fast paced environment.
- An advanced graduate
degree in Environmental Health Science or related fields preferred, but
can be substituted with relevant and equivalent experience
- Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills.
- Logistical planning and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with data collection and analysis.
- Experience living and working in an insecure environment and with local communities.
- Experience (2 years) developing and implementing WASH sector activities
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated statistical survey, analysis and presentation skills
- At least 2 years
experience working with an INGO in increasing positions of reporting and
responsibility, especially in implementing WASH sector activities.
To apply for this position:
All applications including cover letter and CV should be sent to:
HR Department,
Merlin, Nairobi Office,
P.O Box 3350 – 00200,
Nairobi, Kenya
OR Email to: recruitment@merlin-kenya.org
Application deadline is 5:00pm on Friday, 7th June 2013.
Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Data Protection
Please note that in
accordance with the 1998 Data Protection Act, Merlin will hold and use
personal information that you have given for the purpose of recruitment
and employment. This information can be stored in manual and/or
electronic form. This information may also be disclosed to third parties
in accordance with the Data Protection Act. In cases where a job offer
is conditional on ensuring that potential employees’ names do not
appear on counter terrorism lists generated by the United Nations,
European Union or the United States due to donor funding requirements,
Merlin will use the information that you have given for checking that
your name does not appear on these lists.
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