WASH Technical Officer at Action Against Hunger (A.C.F) International
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
Action Against Hunger | ACF-International is recruiting interested and suitably qualified candidates into the following position:
Job Title: WASH Technical Officer
Purpose:
To oversee and participate in WASH (Wash, Sanitation and Hygiene) Technical Activities.
Summary of Key Objectives:
- To support WASH Technical Development Programs.
- To undertake technical feasibility studies and monitor technical performance through technical audits.
- To provide project designs, technical specifications and Bill of Quantities (BOQs) for the execution of WASH projects.
- To participate in Emergency Response and Relief (ERR) program on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in the mission.
- To Support the supervision, monitoring of WASH activities.
- To visit sites and ensure quality assurance of construction being delivered and adherence to design specifications.
- To coordinate technical workshops in targeted health facilities with surrounding/close by communities (practical organisation and liaison with key persons in the communities).
- To communicate & report WASH technical activities
Qualifications & Essential Skills:
- Experience of assessing, reviewing and monitoring technical projects.
- At least 5 years relevant experience in water and sanitation programs in low income contexts.
- Command of written English to produce technical documents and report in good standard.
- Good verbal communication skills in Hausa and English.
- Ability to maintain good working relationship with colleagues and partners
- Good IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, Knowledge and experience using design and drawing applications.
- Ability to critically review technical options.
- Ability to creatively adopt models to suit local context.
- Accuracy and keen attention to details, in order to produce high quality documents and maintain good records.
- B. Sc. /High National Diploma in Civil or Building Engineering, Hydrogeology with hand on experience in developing and adopting WASH technologies and designs.
- Experience of disaster resilience technologies, water resources management and water quality issues
Mode of Application:
Interested and qualified applicants should forward their CV together with their Cover Letter as an email attachment to the following email address to: recruitment.ng@acf-international.org
Applicants should indicate in the subject title of their forwarding mail, the title of the position they are applying for.
Note: Please do not attach your certificates to the application email. Any application received after Tuesday, 19th August 2014 will not be considered.
Application Deadline:19th August, 2014.
Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed
