Project Officer Job-(WASH)-Maralal

Organization

• ACTED

  Posted8 Aug 2023  Closing date15 Aug 2023

Position: Project Officer_(WASH)

Location: Maralal

Starting date: Sept 2023

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the position based in Maralal, Samburu county.

Project Officer Job-(WASH)-Maralal

Duties and responsibilities

• Participate in preparation of project work plans, designs and implement them within the stipulated project timeframe.
• Provide technical support in WASH technology designs and use to support improvement of safe and affordable water and sanitation and good hygiene practices in the project target areas.
• Participate in community design sessions for appropriate WASH design options based on local contexts.
• Supporting training of community on solid waste management which entails safe disposal of waste, reduction, reuse and recycle.
• Effectively implementation as per the provided project budget.
• Actively participate in all field meetings, deliberations, project site visits and workshops which address or are related to project activities.
• Prepare field project progress reports and ensure timely submission.
• Document project reports, project ideas, meaningful/case stories of change and lessons learnt.
• Training of community to create awareness and sensitize for community ownership of the project.
• Contribute to rapid assessment, baseline surveys and monitoring and evaluation of project (s) to ensure achievement of desired project outputs.
• Oversee mapping, selection and repair of selected water sources/facilities.
• Supervision of construction works and ensuring quality construction/rehabilitation of WASH infrastructure by contractors.
• Support in managing relationship with communities and other local stakeholders.
• Participate in planning for commissioning of complete WASH facilities.
• Ensuring adherence to legal requirement, health and safety requirements.
• Support nexus approach between WASH, energy for water pumping and treatment and agriculture.

Protection mainstreaming– Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED staff, partner agencies, casual labours etc).

Project Officer Job-(WASH)-Maralal

Qualifications/Skills Required

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Development studies, Social science, Water and Sanitation or other relevant discipline
• 3-5 years WASH management experience in Donor Funded Projects
• Demonstrated experience in WASH management in an NGO/INGO is highly preferable.
• Able to manage a high workload and meet tight deadlines
• Good numerical, report writing and administration skills; committed to consultative and servant-minded leadership; able to set clear objectives for staff and to delegate; able to enforce procedures
• Good understanding of SPHERE and other international standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of humanitarian standards
• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage national staff
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
• Good inter-personal skills, commitment, motivation and demonstrated ability to establish effective work relations at all levels,Computer literate and with excellent IT Knowledge.
• Strong people management and leadership skills;
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in providing inputs to proposals and donor reports.

Project Officer Job-(WASH)-Maralal

How to apply

Qualified Kenya Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications by 15/08/2023, 05:00PM to kenya.jobs@acted.org with the subject line: APPLICATION FOR PROJECT OFFICER_WASH accompanied with:

• Curriculum Vitae (Maximum 03 Pages)
• Cover Letter (Maximum 01 Page)

Cover Letter and CV must be shared as a single PDF document i.e with the Cover Letter being on the first page and CV starting on the next page, detailing 03 work referees and their day time contacts. Please do not attach any other documents while sending your application. If required they will be requested at a later stage.

Applications failing to respect the criteria above will not be considered.

Please note:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Review of Applications and Shortlisting will be done on rolling basis and ACTED reserves the right to hire before the deadline.
• ACTED will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent(s) in connection with recruitment.

ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts. Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.