Afghanistan: WASH Assistant (Nationals Only)

Feb 24, 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council
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The Norwegian Refugee Council is a humanitarian, non-governmental organisation that protects the rights of people affected by displacement.The main purpose of this position is to work closely with community’s/school pupils to promote good Hygiene practices and construction of WASH facilities at community and school level and to reduce the risk of communicable diseases related to water and sanitation by promoting good hygiene practice in communities and conducting hygiene awareness sessions and capacity building of communities on good hygiene practices.

Duties and responsibilities

General responsibilities

  • Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
  • Assist a range of support with the implementation of the WASH portfolio according to plan of action
  • Implements independently procedures and activities within own function or core competency as delegated
  • Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
  • Ensure proper filing of documents
  • Development of holistic and needs based programmes, including cash-based interventions and marked based programmes
  • Promote and share ideas for improvement in your area of expertise

Specific responsibilities

  • Responsible to carry out community and school level assessments related to water supply and sanitation hygiene’s condition.
  • Develop hygiene training materials and prepare methodology and agenda for the implementation in hygiene awareness sessions
  • Conduct schools and community level hygiene practices sessions and training's.
  • Prepare/ contribute to technical assessments related to WASH (Latrine, bore wells, hand-washing facilities etc.).
  • Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects
  • Monitor WaSH activities regularly and within the agreed time frame
  • Responsible for raising purchase request (PRs), and distribution of hygiene materials
  • Work under the direct supervision of Shelter officer/Coordinator to conduct hygiene promotion trainings, awareness sessions and community mobilizations.
  • Actively Participate in conduction of KAP1 and KAP2 surveys.
  • Monitor the WASH activities and the impact of the sensitizing sessions by KAP-1 and KAP-2 surveys,
  • Organize and deliver the hygiene promotion sessions for target populations (Community and School)
  • Contribute to implement Cleaning campaigns (including community mobilization, community sessions, house-to-house visits,) from planning, to implementation and monitoring
  • Monitor proper hygiene practice among beneficiary and motivate them if required
  • Distribute the hygiene kits to the targeted beneficiaries and keeping documents of distribution
  • Carry out children hygiene promotion activities in schools.
  • Assist the Shelter officer/Coordinator on supervision of water and sanitation and other construction activities
  • Produce reports regularly as per the project requirement
  • Contribute to any other HP activity implementation
  • Ensure the inclusion of cash-based interventions and marked based programmes in country and area-based strategies and their implementation across and within NRC’s core competencies
  • Provide an enabling environment for the implementation of cash-based interventions, including multi-purpose cash assistance, emergency cash responses
  • Any other related tasks assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

  • 2 years’ experience from working in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Knowledge and experience within a relevant administration, WASH or technical field and
  • Ideally a relevant community mobilization qualification
  • Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market based programmes
  • Bachelor Degree Civil Engineering/ Public health Institute 
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting rapid emergency assessments in projects.
  • Experience in working in insecure/conflict environments.
  • Manage time effectively, prioritizing tasks and able to work to deadlines.
  • Good cultural, social, political and security knowledge of the area.
  • Proven communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills with strong experience.
  • Working knowledge of English language
  • Computer skills.
  • A sense of humour.
  • Innovative and creative thinker.
  • Work confidently within a group.

Personal qualities

  • Handling insecure environment
  • Planning and delivering results
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Communicating with impact and respect

We can offer

  • Monthly Salary based on NRC Afghanistan Salary Scale
  • Top up Credit card on monthly basis
  • Leave and Holidays accordingly Afghanistan Labor Law