WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) program officer

Workforce Humanity gives entry-level humanitarian workers the opportunity to gain international field experience through an internship with an NGO. Interns work with our NGO partners in Africa and Asia for approximately six months to improve the technical expertise of the skills on the ground. We believe in local development through capacity building of NGOs so that we can empower their representatives and our interns by helping to develop technical expertise, strategic capacity, and enable better responses to the needs of beneficiaries.

Our partner in Phnom Penh is looking for a WASH Program Officer to support their work.

The Role:

The WASH Program Officer ensures that water, sanitation, and hygiene project, programs, and awareness are implemented effectively, professionally, and in accordance with the culture and practices of the local population.

WASH Programming

• Advising the WASH team in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programming, in broad coordination with other sectors
• Ensuring quality and integrity of implementation, including adherence to technical guidelines, administrative systems, and established deadlines
• Identifying and addressing staff capacity building opportunities
• Evaluating the relevance and appropriateness of current and future programming in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in the local context
• Advising on mainstreaming gender, protection, and DRR in project and program activities
• Assisting in the preparation of the WASH proposals
• Conducting inquiries to evaluate the costs for a 1-year WASH project
• Preparing the activity plan and monitoring and evaluation system for the proposal
• Analyzing the baseline study data to determine the underlining needs of the beneficiaries
• Undertaking staff capacity building in the use of mapping tools
• Contributing to contingency planning for possible WASH emergency response if required
• Contributing to the preparation of internal and external reports for the NGO and donors, including expenditure plans and situation reports (SitReps)

Representation

• Representing the organization externally
• Collaborating and coordinating with the government, NGOs, and UN agencies on WASH issues at district level with your supervisor
• Participating in district and provincial level WASH meetings and other relevant humanitarian/recovery coordination meetings
• Ensuring that all relevant stakeholders have information about the organization’s background, program, objectives, working areas, duration of programs and activities in the field
• Promoting and reinforcing relationships with district and provincial technical authorities
• Ensuring correct MOUs are in place with relevant district/province stakeholders

Qualification and skills required:

• Degree in Engineering, or other relevant training
• Experience dealing with sensitive topics and an appreciation for how these issues are dealt with in different cultural contexts
• Training in gender issues would be an asset
• Experience in cross-cultural settings would be an asset
• Prior overseas experience would be an asset

Please Note

In accepting this position you agree to adhere to the organization's child protection policy, and to the Cambodian and Vietnamese customs and cultures of the rural communities the organization works with.

Workforce Humanity provides you with:

• Experience in the field in the international development/humanitarian sector
• Access to a resource library with guidelines and tools from the NGO sector, to a career development centre, and to advice from experienced humanitarian workers
• A member forum to share and learn from experiences of other participants

This is unpaid and participants must pay the administrative fee as well as their travel costs (flight, visa, insurance, accommodation, etc.).