WASH Officer - Abala, Ethiopia

About the role

Plan International is hiring a WASH Officer for its emergency response project in Abala, Afar Region, Ethiopia. The officer leads water, sanitation and hygiene activities, working with government stakeholders, contractors, engineers and communities to deliver quality, accountable and sustainable WASH services under an ECHO-funded humanitarian project. The role is full-time, fixed-term, grade C1, reporting to the Emergency Project Coordinator.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out WASH needs assessments, baseline surveys and technical assessments to identify service gaps and community priorities.
• Develop designs, drawings, bills of quantities, cost estimates, specifications, work plans, budgets, procurement plans and implementation schedules.
• Integrate gender, disability inclusion, protection, environmental sustainability, PSEA and accountability into project design and delivery.
• Supervise rehabilitation and expansion of water systems, pipelines and distribution networks, and construction of inclusive latrines and handwashing facilities.
• Monitor water quality and support safe water treatment, disinfection and chemical management.
• Strengthen WASH committees (WASHCOs) in operations, maintenance, financial management and repairs.
• Plan and deliver hygiene promotion, sanitation campaigns, CLTS, behaviour change communication and menstrual hygiene support, including training and supervising hygiene promoters.
• Conduct field monitoring, technical inspections, functionality assessments and post-distribution monitoring, and collect, analyse and report programme data.
• Prepare technical and donor reports and coordinate with government offices, partners and communities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Environmental Health, Sanitary Engineering or Public Health.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in WASH programming.
• Proven experience studying, designing and supervising construction of multi-use solar-powered water systems and rural water supply systems (water supply and irrigation).
• Strong understanding of community-based WASH governance and hands-on experience in hygiene promotion.
• Advantageous: experience integrating WASH with food security, solar project implementation, and knowledge of Water-CAD and AutoCAD.
• Effective oral and written English; knowledge of Afar is desirable.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion policies and Plan International's Code of Conduct.

Required skills

• Preparation of BOQs, technical specifications, bid documents, evaluation and contract documents, and negotiation management.
• Knowledge of national MoWE-MoA standards, Sphere, ECHO, UNHCR, UNICEF and WASH Cluster standards.
• Project cycle management and child-centered community development programming.