Position Title: WASH Assistant_Marsabit, ACTED

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Location: Marsabit

Starting date: Sept 2023

Contract: Fixed term

I. Background on ACTED

ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Their interventions seek to cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each context. Their 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable development.

ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated, experienced and committed team player to fill the position based in Marsabit.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Prepare the work plan and time schedules for implementing the WASH activities and share with the Project Officer;
  • Support in technical designs and Bills of Quantities for WASH interventions;
  • Implement day to day WASH activities with stakeholders in field ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation;
  • Prepare technical layouts, technical designs and Bills of Quantities
  • Ensure the development, implementation and monthly review of implementation plans for WASH projects.
  • Ensure WASH activities are executed on time, meeting the target and within the budget;
  • Assist the Project Officer to trouble-shoot any unforeseen challenges during the project implementation;
  • Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to the Project Officer;
  • Prepare field success stories for Acted’s program activities;
  • Keep record of all WASH activity documents, in particular beneficiary list, designs, Bills of Quantities, activity reports, progress reports, photo updates, completion certificates, attendance sheets, etc.;
  • Help maintaining a beneficiary master database/tracker containing all beneficiary registration and baseline information as well as the WASH activities from which the beneficiaries benefitted ensure the data is protected from misuse in line with Acted’s data protection policy;
  • As will be guided by the Project Officer, undertake communication and liaison activities to actively consult and involve beneficiaries, key informants, actors, partners and stakeholders in all stages of project design and implementation;
  • Cultivate good relations with stakeholders – local leaders, including government authorities and non-state actors;
  • Ensure efficient use of project resources;
  • Undertake regular field visits to provide technical guidance and supervision as well as regularly monitor the progress of WASH activities;
  • Prepare activity reports and support in works completion certificates upon ascertaining the works as completed to Acted’s satisfaction.
  • Monitoring of Acted’s WASH activities in the field;
  • Document lessons learned and best practices and share them with the Office Manager/Project Responsible so they can be reflected in project planning and decision making.
  • Any other project related tasks as assigned by the Line Manager.

Protection mainstreaming– Promoting of and adhering to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy and guidelines (for site residents, ACTED staff, partner agencies, casual labors etc.)

Qualifications/Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Development studies, Social science, Water and Sanitation or other relevant discipline
  • 2-3 years WASH management experience in Donor Funded Projects
  • Good understanding of SPHERE and other international standards.
  • Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office;
  • Good inter-personal skills, commitment, motivation and demonstrated ability to establish effective work relations at all levels,
  • Computer literate and with excellent IT Knowledge.

How to Apply

Qualified Kenya Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications by 17/08/2023, 05:00PM to kenya.jobs@acted.org with the subject line: APPLICATION FOR WASH ASSISTANT_MARSABIT accompanied with:

  • Curriculum Vitae (Maximum 03 Pages)
  • Cover Letter (Maximum 01 Page)

Cover Letter and CV must be shared as a single PDF document i.e. with the Cover Letter being on the first page and CV starting on the next page, detailing 03 work referees and their day time contacts. Please do not attach any other documents while sending your application. If required they will be requested at a later stage.

Applications failing to respect the criteria above will not be considered.

Please note:

  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
  • Review of Applications and Shortlisting will be done on rolling basis and ACTED reserves the right to hire before the deadline.
  • ACTED will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent(s) in connection with recruitment.

ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behavior and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts. Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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