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IR/INT/EXT/VN/044.22
May 17, 2022
Job Title: Emergency WASH Officer
Reports to: Senior Project Officer
Duty Station: Somali Regional State, Dekasuftu
Required: One
Duration: Six months
Salary : As per the organization scale
Introduction
Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started operation in Ethiopia in 2004. Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) is operational in the Somali Regional State with a base office in Jigjiga, Hargelle, Elkere, Bare, GG and Dekasuftu, Afar Regional State; Ewa, Awra and Gulina; Oromia regional State, West Harergeye, Chiro and Meayso Woredas and an additional operational office in Addis Ababa. For more information please visit our website: http://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us
Job Purpose
The post holder will provide strategic guidance and leadership to our emergency water, sanitation and hygiene intervention. He/she will lead the design, monitoring and evaluation of Islamic Relief’s emergency related water works and supplies together with the sanitation and hygiene components. He/she will provide technical support to the field teams and represent Islamic Relief in the Regional National water forum and other related clusters. Central to his role will be building the capacity of field staff and relevant offices.
Key Responsibilities
1. Planning & Implementation:
2. Financial Planning and Management:
3. Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning:
4. Reporting:
5. Networking and Representation:
6. Team Development:
· University bachelor degree in Water Resources Management, hydraulics, Environmental or any other related discipline with hand on WASH experience and trainings with at least 3 years relevant experience preferably who works in NGOs set ups
· Demonstrated skills in design preparation, bill of quantities and specifications
· Proven skills in project planning, design, implementation, M&E;
· Demonstrated ability in proposal and report writing skills;
· Proven management and people coaching, mentoring and supervisory skills;
· Good communication skills, ability to convey complex information in a straightforward manner to target communities and staffs under his supervision.
· Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective working relations with multicultural and multi ethnic teams, including working with partner organizations
· Experience of training and capacity building and ability to carry out training needs analysis and develop capacity building, Mentoring and coaching skills
· Ability to work in hardship and longer hours and good skill of data collection
· Proven experience in networking, influencing and negotiation skills
· Strong commitment and sympathy to core Islamic Relief Values
· Knowledge of the government current systems and policy environment specifically at Woreda level;
· Willing to work in remote area, committed challenging work and value centred individual;
· Fluency oral and written communications in English. Local language (Somali) is Mandatory.
· Demonstrated skills working in computer software, Spreadsheet etc.
Safeguarding and Equal Opportunity
Islamic Relief and Islamic Relief staff considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and people at risk to be paramount to the organization. And must adhere the principle of ‘do no harm and leave no one behind.’ It is critical we do not expose communities or staff we work with to the risk of harm through our interventions. With a zero-tolerance approach Islamic Relief have a number of related policies which also describe standards in behaviour expected from the organization, its staff and representatives towards each other and those we serve. Islamic Relief is committed to responding swiftly, appropriately and constructively to any and all information children, young people and people at risk have disclosed.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and child abuse during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment before signing the contract agreement.
Islamic Relief believes everyone has the right to be safe, respected and valued regardless of who they are or their circumstances, and an equal employment opportunity to all candidates and qualified applicants, we do not discriminate on the base of age, sex, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability status and diversity.