Job: Water & Sanitation Officer

Location: N' Djamena, Chad 
Description

DUTIES & QUALIFICATIONS

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The Water and Sanitation Officer will work under the overall supervision of the Assistant Representative of Operations and under the direct supervision of Senior Public Health Officer or the designated officer and in co-ordination with the other colleagues working in the Field, in particular on engineering, health and community services, and with technical backstopping from Public Health and HIV section of Division for Programme Support and Management (DPSM) at the UNHCR HQ Geneva.

With the collaboration with his supervisor, the staff member will also work in coordination with the technical departments and delegates of the Chadian hydraulic and sanitation to ensure that national and international standards are progressively met. In addition the staff member will ensure coordination in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector with other UN agencies, Partners and other organizations operating in the area.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT:

Under the direct supervision of Senior Public health Officer, N¿djamena the incumbent will perform the following duties in the Chad's refugee camps and if possible in surrounding villages:

• Consolidate and provide technical guidance and support to IPs on all water, sanitation and hygiene promotion related issues, to ensure quality, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and environmental soundness in their implantation and in accordance with UNHCR policies and priorities.
• Implement and continue the UNHCR Plan Stratégique UNHCR 2008 ¿ 2010 and assure the transfer of competences, technologies and projects at UNHCR national level.
• Act as a focal point on water, sanitation and hygiene promotion issues within UNHCR and liaise with UN related agencies and governmental and nongovernmental counterparts.
• Review performance, monitor development and evaluate approaches adopted by partners in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion and related sectors i.e. natural resources management, environment assessment, technical capacity of implementing partners etc. and formulate appropriate designs and corrective measures as deemed necessary.
• Ensure regular, up to date assessments of beneficiary needs related to water and sanitation services are undertaken and formulate project submissions to respond to these needs in collaboration with appropriate authorities, implementing partners and UNHCR program and technical sectors at all levels. - - Ensure that mechanisms to promote and monitor the performance of UNHCR's partners on water, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities in the refugee camps/ host community are in place and that there is a coordinated delivery of WASH services to beneficiaries that meet UNHCR standards of assistance.
• Review on a regular basis the quantity and quality of water and sanitation services offered in the camps and host community and ensures the maintenance of records of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion performance indicators for all locations.
• Put measures in place to ensure that regular and accurate reports that analyze the challenges encountered in providing water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services for beneficiaries are prepared and circulated and that periodic reports required by UNHCR at all levels are submitted in a timely manner.
• Make provisions for the installation of WASH services in any new camp or camp extension identified for the settlement of refugees.
• Supervise and monitor the implementation of water and sanitation projects administered by UNHCR, directly by the office or indirectly through NGOs partners and facilitate the implementation of appropriate strategies, with particular attention given to sustainable exploitation of groundwater and mitigating potential impacts from the existing wells or others systems through various alternative actions.
• Assist in on-the-job development/capacity building of UNHCR colleague's implementing partners/agencies.
• Provide other duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

Advanced University Degree in Civil engineering, Public Health engineering, Environmental Studies, Hydrology or water resources development. Experience in emergency Minimum 5 years of previous relevant professional working experience; it will be an added advantage if the person has previously worked in drilling project Understanding of GIS Strong interpersonal skills; Self-motivated and demonstrate a dynamic ability to work with people of different cultural and national background; Excellent knowledge of English and French ( written and spoken).

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES:

Computer Literate Modeling software Good Communication

How to apply:

Please apply on our UNHCR website at: http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c491.html ; under 'International Professional Category'

Job ID: #607529

Career categories: Monitoring and Evaluation

Country: Chad

City: N' Djamena

Organisation: UN High Commissioner for Refugees

Theme: Water Sanitation Hygiene

Job years of experience: 5-10 years

Job type: Job

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