All NRC employees are expected to work by the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity, and accountability. These attitudes and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships. 

Purpose of the role

The WASH Officer is responsible for implementing the delegated WASH project portfolio within Bekaa area to ensure proper delivery, high quality results and compliance to applicable laws, standards, practices, policies and procedures in coordination with the WASH CSP Team Leader.

What you will do

1. Adhere to NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines

2. Assist in preparing, implementing, monitoring and reporting the WASH activities, and ensuring compliance with plans and NRC standards 

3. Suggest new methods and approaches to improve the quality of the activities as relevant based on needs and field observation 

4. Take part in socialization and communication with stakeholders and beneficiaries as part of information provision and consultation on NRC WASH projects implementation 

5. Provide feedback and Suggestions to improve activity implementation when relevant. 

6. Carry out related mainstreaming of protection in programme daily implementation as per the set NRC’s Protection mainstreaming guidelines and ensure reporting any breaches/concerns to the line manager and/or focal point for proper action 

7. Ensure that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point and to the related Protection Coordinator

Specifically, you will;

1. Support the development of tailored solutions for the different intervention areas, taking into account the national WASH strategy standards, SPHERE standards, and people with specific needs by providing field data and observation
2. Support procurement and implementation follow up in coordination with the Team Leader.
3. Conduct regular site visits and report on the progress and quality of works to the Team Leader.
4. Follow up on contractor activities on site and report issues or deviations for further action.
5. Contribute to tender documentation by compiling field measurements, data, and inputs.
6. maintain regular communication and reporting; verbally and in writing on all project activities and progress to the WASH CSP Team Leader, and to the WASH Project Manager when requested
7. Assist in monitoring WASH activities across assigned project sites and report on the progress.  
8. Support the delivery of WASH operation and maintenance training as assigned.

Professional competencies

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Civil & Architect – Masters Degree are a plus.

• Experience of working minimum 2 years with WASH projects within a humanitarian/recovery context

• Previous experience of working in development projects related to rehabilitation, WASH infrastructure projects, and community projects

Behavioral competencies

• Managing resources and achieving results
• Working with people
• Coping with cultural differences
• Communicating with impact and respect

What We Offer

NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

We offer an opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause and a chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields.

We are also looking for people who share our values:

• To be dedicated in what we do;

• To be innovative with our solutions;

• To act as one unified and inclusive team;

• To be accountable to the donors that make our work possible; the people we exist to serve, and to each other… the members of our NRC family.

Kindly note that empty or incomplete applications as well as CVs received via email will not be considered official and will not be processed.