WASH Support Officer - Engineer at Concern Worldwide

• Undertake jointly with relevant authorities at the Woreda level an assessment of the WASH situation at the health facility level, community level and provide recommendation to address existing WASH gaps at those health facilities and kebeles.
• Provide detailed technical reports to the WASH Engineer/Team leader following such assessments.
• In liaison with the WASH Engineer and other team members organize and undertake relevant training on WASH to the health facility staff, project staff and project beneficiaries
• Ensure strong project management of all WASH interventions so that projects are designed and implemented on time, within scope and budget and achieve high quality outputs
• Ensure an integrated and multi sectoral approach to WASH programming, assist the team in finding ways to integrate/link and combine hygiene & health promotion, water and sanitation facilities design, construction & maintenance, with Health , Nutrition, protection etc.
• Ensure that cross cutting issues are mainstreamed into WASH programmes.
• Provide regular progress reports to Woreda Team leader/WASH Engineer
• Preparation of detailed work plans, technical drawings, bills of quantity, procurement plan and bid documents for the implementation of WASH projects as necessary.
• Identify and address capacity building opportunities for both concern staff and line ministry staff; Health, Water bureau and others at Woreda level as necessary.

• To liaise with Government and other relevant stakeholders both at Woreda and Zonal level as requested by the line manager.
• Establish good working relationship with Concern staff, government bodies, other WASH partners etc
• Participate in WASH cluster meeting as required.

• Submit weekly and monthly progress update on the WASH activities to the WASH Engineer
• Contribute to the preparation of internal and external reports by supporting the WASH Engineer in gathering relevant information from the field.
• Ensure that program participants and stakeholders have clear information about the program activities as appropriate and relevant to them.
• Give technical support to the field staff on mainstreaming gender, protection, accountability and inequality in the implementation of WASH and Infrastructure activities.

• Perform other duties assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of program objectives.

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia's Gender Equality Strategy
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
• work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.
• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.
• Practice in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.
• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

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