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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: WASH Project Officer
Duty Station: 3 positions (Nuwakot, Kavhrepalanch, Sindhupalchok)
Position Category: Full-time
Part-time
Salary Level: TBD
Current Employee: N/A
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
On April 25, 2015, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter Scale struck Nepal, causing
significant loss of life and injuries as well as extensive damage to infrastructure including roads, markets, buildings
and water systems. An estimated 8 million people have been directly affected by the earthquake with a death toll
reported over 6,000 and many more are injured and displaced. As a result, Mercy Corps is launching a significant
response in areas of shelter, food/non-food, water and sanitation programming.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
The Project Officer will advance Mercy Corps’ ongoing WASH programming in the target district by assisting the
WASH Program Manager in the coordination and project implementation that focus on increasing access to safe
water, sanitation services/facilities, and proper hygiene conditions and practices for earthquake affected communities
in the target areas. The Project Officer will work closely with Mercy Corps local implementing partner/s in the field,
and provide technical assistance and oversight for hygiene and sanitation interventions, and will be responsible for
producing key documents and materials, providing support to plan, implement and monitor the communications
components of the project that includes hygiene promotion and mobilization.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
1. Jointly with WASH team, conduct rapid assessment of the target affected areas to determine scope of work,
and resource requirements.
2. Assist WASH Program Manager in developing overall and monthly work plans.
3. Assist WASH Program Manager and other senior program team in project monitoring activities and, work
closely with the local implementing partners to ensure effective and timely completion of the WASH
interventions.
4. Support community mobilization and hygiene promotion activities in the target program area in collaboration
with local partners and trained volunteers.
5. Prepare bi-monthly reports to be submitted to WASH Program Manager and District Coordinator;
6. Support in facilitating agency and donor monitoring visits;
7. Support in establishing and maintaining proper project documentation and records, including but not limited
to: needs assessments questionnaires, monitoring questionnaires, certificates of vouchers receipts,
consolidated list of beneficiaries, photos etc.
8. Participate and represent the organization in field coordination meetings as requested by the WASH Program
Manager.
9. Conduct visits to implementation sites including target communities/villages to verify quality and details of
sanitation and hygiene promotion interventions.
10. Work closely with Mercy Corps M&E Focal Person/s to help maintain and update village/community level
database of beneficiary profiles, needs and project interventions.
11. Work with WASH team to review existing WASH hygiene promotion and water conservation materials and
advise on how to improve further, including development of new materials to increase community awareness
as well as visibility.
12. Coordinate with M&E team to gather and use existing success stories that highlight Mercy Corps’
interventions for donors.
13. Contribute to Mercy Corps’ activities on social media.
14. Apply and maintain Mercy Corps brand identity and parameters in all written and audio visual materials
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15. Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
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Ensure all activities are gender sensitive and follow Mercy Corps’ Gender Equity Policy;
Contribute to monthly reports and other ad hoc reports to meet donor and internal requirements;
Participate in internal office coordination and planning meetings and workshops;
Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps
and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
Communications
ACCOUNTABILITY:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY: N/A
REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: WASH Program Manager and District Coordinator
WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: WASH Field Engineer, Project Team, M&E Team
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
 Bachelor’s Degree in social or natural sciences.
 Familiarity with the issues of water and sanitation systems in disaster affected settlements, municipal water
and sanitation facilities,
 Minimum of 3 years’ work experience working directly for an NGO or relevant organization in Nepal
 Demonstrate good expertise in hygiene promotion and behavioral change activities under emergency
programs
 Commitment to local capacity building and the ability to engage local stakeholders in project design and
implementation.
 Demonstrated capacity to collaborate closely with INGOs and national NGOs, CBOs, and User Groups
 Good organizational and basic project management skills
 Experience working with IDPs or other vulnerable population required, implementing a WASH project and
conducting training is preferred.
 Proven understanding of Do No Harm principles and methodology with applied experience implementing
projects with/for women and girls.
 The applicants should have good written and verbal English and Arabic skills.
 Must be computer-literate, particularly in programs such as MS Word and MS Excel. Strong organizational
and collaboration skills required, with the ability to work independently and be self-directed, as necessary.
 Must work well as a member of a team, with willingness to travel throughout Nepal.
SUCCESS FACTORS:
The successful candidate will be bright, energetic, hard-working and eager to learn. S/he will take a deep personal
interest in humanitarian and development assistance. S/he will be attentive to detail and able to carry out assigned
tasks in a timely manner and according to a very high standard of quality. S/he will be creative and flexible, but at the
same time will not have any difficulty in adhering to systems and procedures. S/he will strictly follow all protocols
related to safety and security.
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