Position- Water Quality Officer Location- Dolo ado camps Length of Employment- Open Monthly salary & benefits- ETB 13,458.00 - 14,837.00/month Plus 45% hard ship allowance, Provident and Pension Fund Posting Date- August 26, 2014 Closing Date- September 05, 2014 Vacancy Code- 01/313
Summary Statement of Responsibilities:
The Water Quality Officer reports to the Environmental Health Managers, and is responsible for ensuring the supply of potable water to more than 50000 refugees and host community member in Bokolmayo/ Melkedida refugee camp, Dolo Ado Woreda. Primary responsibilities include overseeing the proper treatment of water at permanent treatment plants; supervision and monitoring of regular water quality test activities; set up of water quality data management system (data collection, entry, analysis, reporting); and conducting regular trainings to build the staff capacity on water quality. The water quality officer position also requires proper management of equipment, consumables and other resources under the program and reporting periodically to supervisors.
Detailed Responsibilities:
Operation:
Ensure proper treatment/disinfection of water at treatment plants.
Establish clear and straightforward management systems including Jar tests, Alum dosage, Chlorine dosage, chemical preparation, etc.
Organize regular water quality data monitoring system and conduct regular water quality test starting from the Intake, to different stages of treatment plant, tap stands, storage reservoir/s, household level, etc to ensure refugees/host community are supplied with safe water as per HCR and international standards.
Develop necessary formats and a database for regular water quality data collection, data entry, storage, analysis and report production.
Raise purchase requests for procurement of equipments, reagents, treatment chemicals, and ensure the availably of all necessary items in stock for regular water quality test and operation.
Ensure the cleaning of treatment plant units, service reservoir, and clean water wells at regular, scheduled intervals.
Assist the water quality specialist on the preparation of Operation manuals for the water treatment plants in all camps
Work with Environmental Health officer and coordinate with other IPs on information sharing related with water quality and promotion of proper water storage at household level.
Summarize and produce weekly, and monthly water quality report and share for each refugee camps to inform the status and action to be taken;
Serve as the focal person for water quality issues for Dolo camps and head of the water quality lab
Capacity building:
Conduct quarter regular training/refreshment/ for water quality team members at Melkedda, Bokolmayo, and Kobe refugee camps including EH team , assistant water quality officers, and social workers;
Prepare notes, modules, and other related resources regarding the training component and share for the trainees;
Organize the laboratories with necessary equipments, manuals for equipments, books, and other electronic reference materials.
Job Requirement
Requirements
Diploma/BSc/MSc in Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality Laboratory technician, Applied Chemistry, Biology, or any other relevant field
Minimum of 6 years relevant work experience for diploma holders/ 4 years for Bsc/ 2 years for Msc
Previous experience of managing/monitoring of town water supply