WASH Officer – Cotabato (Filipino Nationals Only)

Duration : 4 months
Start date : ASAP

You’ll contribute to ending world hunger by …

• Will oversee all technical activities related to water supply, sanitation (WASH), infrastructures activities and will contribute to the efficient and smooth implementation of the water supply, sanitation (WASH water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures projects in Action Against Hunger targeted areas.
• Commit to abide and promote the organization’s Charter of Principles, Code of Conduct, ethical policies (Safeguarding, Harassment, Anti-Bribery, Fraud, Corruption, etc.), sectorial policies and security protocols.
• Be available to respond to any emergency response assessments or projects should there be a need.

Key activities in your role will include

Objective 1: Programming

• Support and compliment in the conduct of water supply, sanitation (WASH) infrastructures technical engineering assessments at field level, including analyzing, presenting, and reporting the results and recommendations to the Technical Team
• Participate in joint sector assessments, surveys, and evaluations to focus on water supply, sanitation (WASH), and its contribution and impact on the other sectors.
• Support the WASH Engineer with feasibilities for development for water supply, sanitation (WASH) infrastructures related intervention.
• Participate in the planning for construction-related activities in the assigned sites making sure that beneficiaries and vulnerable groups such as women, girls, elderly, and people with special needs are consulted and involved in the process of the construction phases such as protection concerns during nighttime use sanitation facilities, provision access aids for elderly and among others.
• Monitor day-to-day activities according to BOQs and drawings/schematic diagrams in collaboration with skilled and unskilled labor.
• Support in the conduct of regular water quality testing and monitoring of water facilities prior to and after the repair/construction works and at the household level and provide feedback to the community and LGU.
• Apply and ensure Build Back Safer and Do No Harm principles in the designing planning and implementing construction activities.
• Guarantee that activities don’t contribute or impact the environment and the community such as construction waste, contamination of sanitation facilities to surface water and water points and among others.
• Monitor and secure functionality of WASH facilities, if needed, report to the WASH Engineer in replacing parts or repair WASH, to ensure continuous use.
• Ensure a good respect for working conditions while in the field, especially the respect to Action Against Hunger’s Code of Conduct and standard operating procedures for the area of operation and safety rules on the construction site.
• Support in the conduct Capacity building for WASH Committee/BAWASA for the sustainability of built WASH facilities.
• Maintain good communication with beneficiaries and partner organizations in the field.

Objective 2: Reporting, Monitoring, Accountability

• Monitor and report implementation of water supply, sanitation (WASH) infrastructures.
• Archiving project technical documents systematically to facilitate organizational level learning, memory, and reporting.
• Consolidate annual technical reports of Action Against Hunger project teams and of partners.
• Support the WASH Engineer in preparing reports on the detailed progress of construction for the assigned sites.
• Ensure the quality and quantity of material in the field as per BOQs and according to waybills.
• Ensure safety procedures and rules are respected in the field by all workers.
• Collection and achieving of SoVs’ based on the activities, indicators, and agreed format/tools and submit to Head of Project
• Ensure completeness and quality of construction work based on the work plan and schedules.

Objective 3: Finance and Admin responsibilities

• Prepare the daily workers payment sheet and payment documents for workers/contractors as needed.
• Support the WASH Engineer for timely submitting daily payments sheets.
• Organize day-to-day logistics, administration, and personnel activities.

Do you meet the profile required criteria?

• University/college graduate of civil/ sanitary engineering, or architecture.
• Technical knowledge:
  • Technical engineering knowledge of civil, structural, and/or water supply, sanitation (WASH).
  • Familiarity with the water supply, sanitation e.g. Sphere, Philippine Laws and LGU ordinances
  • Familiar with water systems, chlorination, water testing and plumbing, and carpentry workloads
  • Proven work experience in supervising water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures projects.
  • Experience in implementing water supply, sanitation, water supply, sanitation and hygiene infrastructures projects through cash/voucher modality is an asset, including supervising contractors.
  • Familiarity with the local culture, ability to develop respect from a wide range of people, and strong ability to communicate effectively in line with WASH.
• At least 5 years’ experience in development and humanitarian organization, especially in the WASH
• With prior experience working in emergency, recovery and development works.
• Excellent English, Filipino and local language.
• IT systems:
  • With good working knowledge on how to use Microsoft Office package e.g. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, and TEAMS.
  • Proficiency in the use of AutoCAD and SketchUp
• Valuable prior experience in issues related to the promotion of gender equality and child rights or personal commitment to gender equality and child rights.

Our remuneration package:

• Compensation based on Action Against Hunger salary grid and candidate’s previous experience
• Benefits: Health insurance, accident and life insurance, leave entitlements, government-mandated benefits
• Project-based employment

Action against Hunger is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work such as but not limited to sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and/or financial misconduct; We expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through endorsing our code of conduct and other related policies and only those who share our values and code of conduct will be recruited to work for us.