WASH / Infrastructure Officer (Emergency Roster) at Danish Refugee Council

Overall purpose of the role: 
Ensure the quality of the planning, implementation and follow up of all technical aspects of WASH and infrastructure activities being implemented by DRC in field locations. 
Sector responsibilities: Construction, maintenance and repair of latrines, installation water points, boreholes wells and water storage. Construction and site supervision of physical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, community centers, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level. 
Responsibilities: 

Programming & Operations:

• Ensure efficient and effective program implementation while following the budget and work plan, including conducting site assessments, developing and designing technical plans, drawings and BoQs, specifications and cost estimates for infrastructure and construction works, and provide on-site technical assistance to contractors or service providers and beneficiaries during the process of implementation, including management of construction activities;
• Participate in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual highlights/reports and proposals and budgets for donors
• Lead the team in carrying out monitoring and evaluation exercises
• Ensure engagement, participation and coordination with beneficiaries and community leaders in all aspects of programme delivery, to ensure community buy-in and ownership;

Coordination and representation:

• Collaborate with relevant internal and external technical experts on sector relevant issues
• Represent DRC at meetings with key stakeholders and other relevant technical coordination meetings at Woreda and Zonal level, and with community members and leaders
• Ensure integration with other DRC sectors

Project development:

• Develop project plans and budgets for funding 
• Develop projects tools 
• Project implementation and reporting 
• Monitor and evaluate projects

Logistics/Finance:

• Support the monitoring of financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely feedback on budget follow-up 
• Plan and coordinate proactively logistics and movements of staff from and to different operational areas
• Initiate procurements and ensure their execution

Experience and technical competencies: 

• Minimum 2 years of practical experience in sector area working for an INGO
• Demonstrated experience in implementing engineering and construction projects, and knowledge/understanding of processes including tendering of works and monitoring of construction sites. 
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, AUTOCAD
• Familiarity with the SPHERE Project and Minimum Standards
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values

Education:

• A University degree in Civil, water resource or environmental engineering 

Languages: 

• Fluent skills in speaking, reading and writing Somali. 
• Excellent skills in speaking, reading and writing English.