The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

• Conduct technical assessments of water supply, sanitation, hygiene, and waste management in healthcare facilities.
• Identify gaps in infrastructure and service delivery, ensuring integration with IPC and facility management.
• Develop WASH designs, BoQs, technical drawings, and work plans tailored to healthcare settings.
• Ensure WASH planning aligns with Ministry of Health standards and WHO Essential Environmental Health Standards in Healthcare.
• provide technical training to health facility staff on water safety planning and operation and maintenance (O&M) of WASH systems and support IPC committees in facilities to adopt safe WASH practices.
• Coordinate with Health, IPC, and Facility Management teams for integrated service delivery.

• Provide contractor/ stakeholders with technical guidance and assistance during project implementation process.
• Checking the quality of all construction materials including concrete and mortar marks, concrete and mortar ingredients quality, steel quality and quantity and etc. according to the structure design and drawings.
• Supervises the contractor work progress and quality according to the work plan, design, and technical specification.
• Control quality of all construction materials and ensure that all the construction activities of the contractor are according to the construction norms and with good quality.
• Estimate and measure the completed work progress for each payment according to the payment schedule of supplier contract.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports of the project
• Conduct field visits to WASH project sites regularly for supervisory and monitoring work.
• Following up the procurement process with supply chain team at field and Kabul level
• Conduct meeting with communities, contractors, PDoPH, and other stakeholders regarding project progress, challenges, and coordination.
• Provide technical oversight to the development and implementation of assessments aimed to identify WASH needs and gaps.
• Coordinate with EH and quality assurance relevant staff at KBL level to address challenges on timely manner.
• Maintain project technical documents /files and share it through online tools with relevant staff.
• Ensure that all Water supply activities are finished within the allocated time, budget and scope
• Stay at field for some days after receiving security approval to monitor the work properly.
• Participate in WASH Cluster meetings at provincial level regularly to present IRC WASH Activities
• Maintain good relationship with community CDCs, PRRD, Citizen charter, DOPH and DOEduc relevant staff
• Perform any other duties as required or asked to do by the supervisor.

• Having bachelor’s degree in civil, Water, sanitation, environmental engineering or any other relevant field of study
• Having minimum 2 - 3 years relevant work experience in the WASH sector specifically WASH in HFs.
• Experience in implementation of water and hygiene promotion activities.
• Able to stay at project sites for some days after security approval
• Experience in using software i.e., MS office, AutoCAD and etc.
• Experience of working with multiple projects at a time
• Experience of managing staff at the field level.
• Willingness to travel to project implementation areas.
• Good knowledge of the social and culture dynamics of the intervention area
• Having the skills and ability to work within a team
• Good Written and spoken English and can Speak/understand/write local language

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Kunduz-Afghanistan/Environmental-Health-Engineer_JR00000166

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosqu