WASH Assistant (Subject to Donor approval)

Organization Background:

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through healthcare training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and healthcare to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated healthcare systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

To learn more about our mission, visit https://internationalmedicalcorps.org/who-we-are.

Job Purpose:

Under the WASH Technical Manager's direct supervision, the WASH Assistant will contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the WASH component of the Program in the targeted areas. This position will directly supervise.WASH staff. The holder of this position will link, build, and strengthen relationships in the field with communities, local leaders, Government authorities, NGOs, and other partners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing WASH activities at the field level and coordinating with the Field Supervisor and WASH Technical Manager at the Kabul level.
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing WASH activities including water supply, KAP survey, Hygiene promotion, and waste clean-up campaigns, at the health facilities, and community base,
• Responsible for supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of the WASH activities at the health facilities level and community base.
• Follow up on the construction and rehabilitation activities in the targeted areas to ensure standard and qualitative systems are established.
• Follow up on project indicators and activities regularly by updating PMTs and follow up on every single activity with WASH project staff in the field.
• Coordinate with the Logistics team and ensure logistics systems are understood (procurement, transport, storage, communications,) estate/buildings management, asset management, etc.
• Ensure that procurement of goods and their delivery to the project areas is done timely.
• Participate actively in the program planning process and budgeting of the program.
• Preparing Monitoring reports and follow-up action points through developing proper M/E techniques and feedback mechanisms for each single Monitoring visit.
• Establishing a sound coordination system with all project staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily comprehensive.
• Responsible for organizing training for community hygiene promoters.
• Provide direct supervision of community hygiene promoters.
• Provide technical support to community hygiene promoters during their practical work in the field.
• Responsible for all community-level reporting (distribution of tools, collecting, reviewing, feedback, and sharing with the Project Manager. 
• Review the quality of the work completed with the teams regularly to ensure that it meets the project’s standards, targets, and objectives.
• Contribution to pipeline preparation every month.
• Represents International Medical Corps and projects at communities’ districts and provincial levels by attending meetings, sharing information, and providing feedback when requested.

Organizational Responsibilities:

Policy Adherence

• Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles, and respect international humanitarian law.

Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:

• Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.

Ethical Conduct at International Medical Corps 

As part of a global, humanitarian team dedicated to saving lives, easing suffering, and building self-reliance, International Medical Corps staff are responsible for adhering to our Code of Conduct and Ethics and for knowing and abiding by International Medical Corps policies and standards. All staff play a vital role in preventing violations of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, including conflicts of interest, fraud, corruption, and any kind of exploitation or abuse. International Medical Corps is also committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment free of harassment, bullying, and other misconduct, enabling staff to build and maintain professional, respectful working relationships.  

International Medical Corps prioritizes safeguarding the populations with whom we work from exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk, and/or any form of trafficking in persons. International Medical Corps is committed to engaging members of crisis-affected communities to participate in meaningful ways in a crisis response, including making informed decisions about the assistance they receive, mitigating potential risks, and holding us accountable for the commitments we make. All staff are expected to support International Medical Corps’ culture of accountability toward our stakeholders, particularly the crisis-affected communities and individuals we serve.  

As part of International Medical Corps’ commitment to a speak-up culture and as one of the primary ways we collectively hold ourselves accountable for complying with the ethical principles and standards of conduct outlined in the Code of Conduct and Ethics, all staff are required to report suspected or actual misconduct or violations of organizational policies. Our Code of Conduct and Ethics and Whistleblower Policy prohibit any form of retaliation against whistleblowers or individuals who report a concern in good faith. Staff who violate these protections may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment or contractual relationship with International Medical Corps. 

Qualifications:

BSc degree in civil engineering, water resource engineering, or related engineering fields.

Experience:

At least 3 years of demonstrated experience in designing, managing, or leading WASH projects in communities, health facilities, or schools, within UN agencies, government institutions, or international/national NGOs.

• Strong and proven track record in the surveying and designing of water supply and sanitation systems.
• Experience in project, logistics, and admin Management.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, representation, and negotiation skills
• Goal-oriented with the ability to work under pressure, independently, and with limited supervision

         Experience in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene assessment methodologies.

Competency:

Leadership: Can engage in leadership and coordination.

Problem-solving: Provides solutions to the problems.

Relationships: Has good interpersonal relationships with (Projects engineers, community leaders, supervisors, other actors, etc.).

Adaptability: Easily adapts to the work routine, adaptability to live and interact with project staff, and capacity and ability to live and/or work in environments where projects are implementing.

Professionalism: Has the knowledge and understanding of project survey, drawings, design, estimation and implementation strategies and approaches and project monitoring systems. Ability to think critically, work under pressure, meet commitments/deadlines, and show persistence in facing challenges.

Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively. Listens to others and shows a real commitment to maintaining open communication with the client and team members.

Teamwork: Committed to working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve project tasks for the team. Willing to learn from others and open to giving and receiving feedback.

Flexibility/adaptability: This requires the candidate to have the sufficient capacity to adapt to the IMC work methodology and different work environments (office and field) that the candidate might have later during a mission.

Important Point: You will be asked to travel or be deployed anywhere within the program area to perform services. There may be some insecure areas where you may need to travel and perform the activity without any hesitation in coordination with the security department.

Submission Guideline:

Dear Applicant,

International Medical Corps never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. If you are asked for money in connection with this recruitment, please report to International Medical Corps at the website provided at the end of this document. 

Please note that:

• IMC commits to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• IMC will conduct his recruitment on the base of need only.
• Only HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• IMC may keep data of your application for its pool of candidate and might propose you other position than the one you applied for based on your qualification.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application responds to the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.

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Preference will be given to local residence applicants.

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Equal Opportunities:

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran.

Misconduct Disclosure Scheme:

All offers of employment at International Medical Corps are subject to satisfactory references and background checks. The International Medical Corps participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme from the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR). In accordance with this, we will request information from an applicant’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Submission Email:

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