WASH Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene
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IRC is hiring a WASH Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene in Kakuma, Kenya, to lead technical oversight, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of hygiene and sanitation initiatives. The role involves project planning, community engagement, and coordination with partners to ensure humanitarian standards are met. A degree in environmental health or a related field and at least three years of WASH or public health experience are required.
- Mid-level technical WASH role with IRC in Kakuma, Kenya
- Responsible for hygiene and sanitation project planning, implementation, and monitoring
- Requires degree in environmental health or related field plus 3+ years WASH experience
- Needs strong PHAST, CLTS, and community engagement skills
- Involves proposal development, SOP design, and stakeholder coordination
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WASH Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene | IRC - International Rescue Committee
WASH Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene
IRC - International Rescue Committee
Kakuma
International
Mid level
Apply
Summary by Impactpool
The WASH Officer for Sanitation and Hygiene at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responsible for the technical oversight, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of hygiene and sanitation initiatives. This role involves planning and designing projects, ensuring adherence to standards, and engaging with communities and stakeholders. The officer will also support fundraising efforts and maintain effective communication with various partners. The position requires a strong commitment to community needs and the promotion of inclusive participation.
Candidate
Requirements
Degree in environmental health science or related field
Minimum of 3 years
for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Summary by Impactpool
The WASH Officer for Sanitation and Hygiene at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is responsible for the technical oversight, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of hygiene and sanitation initiatives. This role involves planning and designing projects, ensuring adherence to standards, and engaging with communities and stakeholders. The officer will also support fundraising efforts and maintain effective communication with various partners. The position requires a strong commitment to community needs and the promotion of inclusive participation.
Candidate
Degree in environmental health science or related field
Minimum of 3 years
Experience
in WASH or public health
Strong skills in PHAST, CLTS, and sanitation marketing
in community engagement and participatory approaches
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to conduct WASH needs assessments and evaluations
Good understanding of SPHERE and humanitarian standards
Proficient in MS Office and engineering design software
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Job Purpose/Objective
The position holder is responsible for the technical oversight, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of hygiene and sanitation initiatives. This includes regular consultation with project stakeholders and management of relevant consultants, supplies on hygiene and promotion interventions. Ensure complementarity with other sectorial interventions, i.e. Health, Nutrition, DRR and livelihood as well as proper coordination, consultation and information sharing with partners and other stakeholders.
Main
working/programming in WASH, humanitarian work or development.
Required
& Competencies:
Minimum of 3 years relevant work
in WASH, Public health, community development
Strong skills in PHAST, CLTS, sanitation marketing, design for behavior change models essential.
in community engagement approaches, participatory approaches, and community negotiation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with a team.
Ability to conduct community WASH needs assessment, program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of WASH activities.
Good understanding of SPHERE and other humanitarian standards
Good computer application skills (MS-Office, application software to engineering designs).
Important Notice:
Recruitment for these positions is contingent upon the successful proposal approval and availability of funding.
Professional Standards:
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in
IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct
. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on
Safeguarding
, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
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in WASH or public health
Strong skills in PHAST, CLTS, and sanitation marketing
in community engagement and participatory approaches
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to conduct WASH needs assessments and evaluations
Good understanding of SPHERE and humanitarian standards
Proficient in MS Office and engineering design software
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WASH Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene
IRC - International Rescue Committee
Kakuma
International
Mid level
Apply
Responsibilities
The WASH Hygiene officer shall be responsible for the technical aspects of hygiene and sanitation promotion and adherence to IRC values. S/he shall be responsible for planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of high quality, innovative Hygiene and Promotion interventions. She/he will ensure that an engagement approach to working with communities, the local authorities, partners other stakeholders is employed, and all activities are carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs and promotes the full and equal participation of women, men, children, youth, people with disabilities, and special interest groups.
Primary
include:
Project planning and design
Support in the planning for and Design of the project hygiene and sanitation initiatives and methodology.
Support in the project assessments and proposal development for potential sanitation and hygiene promotions.
Design and develop relevant specifications for hygiene and sanitation including standard operating procedures (SOPs), design reports, technical specifications.
Project implementation
Ensure that the hygiene and sanitation promotion activities of the project are implemented according to the approved SOPS, donor guidelines and humanitarian standards.
In collaboration with the WATSAN officer, ensure that hygiene and sanitation promotion activities accompany the water supply and sanitation interventions.
Working with the WATSAN Officer facilitate training WMCs, other Community structures (SMCs, CHWs, CHEWs, Youth Groups) and local authorities on improved hygiene/sanitation practices and management.
Project monitoring and evaluation
Ensure timely delivery of projects activities.
Ensure that up to date project documents are in place including approved work plans, log frame, detailed project implementation plan and financial forecasts.
Documentation of lessons learnt and good practices.
In consultation with MEAL, design and conduct all quantitative and qualitative assessments, KAP surveys, and follow-up assessments with concrete feedback findings.
Ensure laid down SOPs, technical, health and safety standards are adhered to in all projects.
Fundraising and networking
Support in the development of technically sound proposals.
Uphold good relations of project stakeholders including the contractors, suppliers, site committees and clients.
Engage actively in relevant clusters and networks.
Coordination and Collaboration
Co-ordinate and network with the relevant County Government ministries and departments, Community based organizations, Faith based organizations and NGOs and other relevant departments in providing technical support and assistance to WASH activities.
Liaise directly with communities, and community structures on hygiene and sanitation issues as well as other agencies (particularly those carrying out similar activities) regularly to ensure coordination and effective implementation of activities through guidance of the Supervisor/FC.
Under the guidance of the supervisor (or head of field office) contributes towards strengthening of integration of WASH programming with the other key IRC program Sectors.
Reporting
Develop and delivery in a timely manner monthly, quarterly, semi- annual and end of projects reports in accordance with donors’ and IRC Kenya requirements.
Support development, monitoring and evaluation WASH project indicators and standards.
Provide regular update reports on hygiene and sanitation activities and program progress against work plan as maybe required.
Maintain an up to-date activity tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all hygiene and sanitation initiatives.
Actively participate in inter-sectoral activities
Support WASH department in other tasks, roles and,
as may be assigned by the supervisor.
Required Qualifications:
Degree in environmental health science, community development, social development public health, or related field. A minimum of Three years’