Background:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. IRC began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali Region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in the country, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response mechanisms.
SCOPE:
The Environmental Officer reports to Emergency Rapid Response (ERR) Manager and is responsible to assist ERR manager in planning, management and monitoring of EH intervention around Weredas. The program focuses on maintaining to ensure adequate environmental health conditions are met in IDPs collective centers and host communities around where the IRC is mandated to implement projects
The principal role of the EH Officer is to do assessment/planning, designing, development/rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation structures, and capacity building of staff and partners and the day-to-day operation of the EH programs. Furthermore, the EH Officer will Assist the ERR Manager in maintaining effective operational processes between EH and procurement and logistic department, HR, Finance teams and managers, and demonstrates consistent represent and coordination with partners. The position also requires to ensure WASH integrated with Nutrition, Health and protection projects and responsible for planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of EH/WASH component in the woreda and IDP centers. The position also requires proper management of the financial, material and other resources under the program
The IRC is a non-governmental organization operating in more than 40 countries in the world. IRC started operation in Ethiopia in year 2000, currently working in five regions in providing relief services to refugees, victims of drought, and war affected populations.
This position technically reports to the ERR Manager, and organize and send formal and informal report to the ERR Manager.
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