Environmental Health Officer

Job Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the largest humanitarian agencies in the world, providing relief, rehabilitation, and post-conflict reconstruction support to victims of oppression and violent conflict. IRC has worked for over seven decades in the world addressing both the immediate, life-saving needs of conflict-affected people in an emergency and the reconstruction needs in post-conflict societies. IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships, and thorough accountability to those we serve.

Summary Statement of the Job and Detail Responsibilities:

Under a joint supervision of the Senior EH Officer and Camp Manager (administratively), the Environmental Health Officer involves in planning, management and monitoring & evaluation of the water systems, sanitation infrastructures and capacity building of staff and volunteer refugees in Benishangul Gumuz Region, _____ Refugee Camp. they is responsible for the construction of WASH facilities and management of water supply system and operation in coordination with Water Technician. The position requires strong project and grant management skill, including the accurate management of the financial, material, and other resources under the program.

Detailed Responsibilities

Water Supply:

- Handle the operation & maintenance/installation of WASH facilities including new construction, rehabilitation, expansion, facilitation in site selection & supervision for water well drilling, design for pipe lying, procurement & design for generators and pumps, follow-up the supply of electromechanical equipment etc. - Ensure the accurate operation and maintenance of motorized boreholes, river intake system, hand-dug wells, springs and rainwater supply systems at the Refugee Camp, transit centers and host community villages. - Coordinate with water technician and ensure the daily data for water production and quality is gathered and recorded is kept in soft and hard copies in the refugee camp and transit centers if any. - Prioritize and facilitate for timely response to any water supply system breakdowns in the refugee amp and transit centers in coordination with the water technician and water technician assistant and ensure that water supply is not changed. - Produce all the vital designs and bills of quantities, specification, drawings for the water system and prepare follow-up schedules and implement throughout the construction phase. - Participate in emergency need assessment in the EH/WASH sector when required for the refugee and host community program. - Supervise all outsourced construction activities for WASH facility construction and ensure the design and constructed facilities met the UNHCR & IRC standards. - Initiate procurements as per IRC procedure and follow up the delivery of supplies required for construction of WASH facilities including building materials, generator sets, pumps, control panel, sanitation construction materials and pipes & fittings for balanced operation of the system etc. - Creative to bring long lasting, low cost and acceptable sanitation facilities design & implementation with innovative manner. - Prepare Activity, Procurement & Spending plan for active EH grants and monitor the activity implementation and budget expenditure accordingly. - Ensures that all refugee EH projects are implemented in a timely and professional manner (IRC standards), according to goal, objectives, and indicators and in line with donor requirements and beneficiary needs. - Consistently review real-time budget monitoring system, BvA, follow-up budget expenditure against plan and ensure efficient budget utilization for EH active grants. - Draft and share weekly and monthly progress reports in collaboration with the Hygiene Promotion & Water Technician Officers. - Facilitate and coordinate in documenting EH related data and promotion records with soft and hard copies. - Ensure the appropriate management of EH items at warehouse and collaborate closely with the supply chain to ensure that bi-weekly checks are made on camp store stock records. - Act as the focal person for all activities, participate on meetings regarding EH activities in the refugee camp as advised by supervisors. - Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisors.

Staff management

- Liaises with HR/Admin, Supply Chain and Finance Departments to ensure smooth operations of activities and procedural recruitment of skilled personnel, social incentive workers and other EH staff for the implementation of the program. - Directly supervise a construction team assigned for refugee Camp WASH facility development. - Directly supervise Water technician assistant/plumbers daily monitoring of water distribution, shifting and maintenance of leakages - Assists and facilitate in the orientation of newly recruited camp based EH staff on behalf of EH team. - Prepare annual Performance Goal, provide bi-annual Performance Evaluation report, and conduct joint evaluation with supervisors.

Qualifications

- University Degree in Hydraulic, Water Resource, Water Supply, Civil Engineering, and related engineering fields and 3 years of proven experience with first degree or 2 years for post graduate degree holders, - Experience in Water Supply, Hygiene and Sanitation promotion activities, preferably in a humanitarian setting at refugee camp, transit centers & post conflict areas. - Proven experience in project planning, management, monitoring and evaluation. - Experience in interaction with other implementing partners in the camp context. - Have knowledge of national WASH strategies and standards related to local community WASH access. - Strong mentorship, advisory and sharing capacity for supervisee. - Ability to work under pressure in a potentially unstable security environment within different contexts.

Skills Required

- Basic supervisory/managerial skill. - Technical report writing skill. - Computer literate. - Proficient in spoken and written English. - Good communication and interpersonal skill. - Knowledge & skill of EPANET, AUTOCAD, WATERCAD and other engineering software.

IRC is an equal employment opportunity employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation and Combating Trafficking in Persons

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols, and other supportive benefits and allowances

Equal Opportunity Employer: IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.