WASH Officer (Emergency) - Uror, South Sudan

About the role

NRC South Sudan is recruiting two WASH Officers (emergency) for the Uror project in Jonglei State. The posts are field-based with high mobility at emergency locations, report to the WASH & Shelter Coordinator and last 5 months. The officer implements WASH activities such as borehole rehabilitation, construction of sanitation facilities and preparation of design plans and bills of quantities.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate WASH activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets and plans, and develop technical specifications and bills of quantities.
• Manage WASH assistants, incentive workers, pump mechanics, community hygiene promoters, school hygiene clubs and water user committees, and prepare weekly reports with follow-up actions.
• Support the WASH & Shelter Project Coordinator in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and assist in procurement and logistics of equipment and materials.
• Rehabilitate boreholes and water points, upgrade them to mini or full water yards, and hand them over to communities with photo documentation and reports.
• Train local pump mechanics and water user committees, and facilitate community involvement in the design and delivery of WASH services.
• Carry out regular water quality tests with the DelAqua kit, set up surface water treatment plants and construct emergency latrines.
• Represent NRC at county-level forums such as the WASH Cluster, cooperate with local authorities and communities, and write intervention reports in English using NRC templates.
• Take part in WASH assessments, baseline and post-intervention surveys, and maintain accurate records of field equipment, expenditures and field equipment stocks.