Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Officer

Action Against Hunger (ACF) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organisation working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.
ACF is recruiting for an emergency response project for its Gaza office a

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Officer

to commence as soon as possible
The Candidate will:
-Ensure the effective implementation of the activities defined by the WASH Program Manager (including:  beneficiary identification and cross checking, monitoring data collection and analysis).
-Schedule activities according to the project’s expected evolution.
-Evaluate and update project requirements (HR, financing, logistics) under the WASH Program Manager supervision.
-Develop appropriate questionnaires and survey documents.
-Conduct regular field visits to monitor project progress.
-Ensure correct follow-up and project monitoring tools are applied.
-Identify and inform the WASH Program Manager of any problems or constraints observed in the field.
-Ensure the timely drafting of reports in coordination with the WASH Program manager.
-Propose solutions or improvements related to project implementation.
-Coordinate activities and sensitise local partners in the field.
-Supervise the distribution of humanitarian aid at distribution locations.
-Participate in base coordination meetings.
-Analyse and build on experiences in order to share lessons learned, and if required, propose new directions for WASH projects and programmes.
-Participate in the implementation of ad hoc WASH assessments, and surveys.
-Participate in information gathering from other NGOs, institutions, local authorities and other key actors relating to the local Food Security situation.
-Participate with the WASH programme manager and other departments in concept note and proposal development as required;
-Create project maps on Auto-Cad for the WASH department as required;
-Maintain and file project documents and correspondence.
-Report writing – including:  weekly reporting of field activities and monthly data update to the WASH programme manager as input to the APR.
-Translate documents as requested by the WASH Program Manager;
-Support to other departments as requested by the Program Manager.

Profile of the Candidate:
-Bachelor degree in Civil engineering
-Minimum 3 years proven relevant field experience in WASH context in the Gaza Strip
-Fluency in reading, writing and speaking Arabic and English
-Capacity to apply organizational rules and procedures.
-Capacity to treating information confidentially.
-Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
-Flexibility and ability to work under pressure
-Fully proficient in MS-Office and Internet.

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and their CV including at least two professional references covering their last two jobs to [email protected]
Applications will be accepted up to and including the August 13th, 2014.
PLEASE indicate the reference WASH/TTPP/14/08 in all correspondence.
Only those candidates who are pre-selected for a test and an interview will be contacted.

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