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Emergency WASH Assistant - National Position

Type of employment
National Position
Continent
Africa
Country
Nigeria

Malteser International is the international humanitarian relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta. For over 60 years we provide relief and recovery for people during and following conflicts and disasters around the world. Christian values and humanitarian principles form the foundations of our work. In over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, we support people in need – regardless of their religion, origin or political convictions.

We have  been working in Nigeria since 2017. In Northeast Nigeria and more specifically in Borno, Taraba and Adamawa States, MI is currently active in the WASH, Protection and FNSL sectors for saving and  improving the lives of both the IDP/refugee  populations as well as the host communities. The WASH activities focus on improved access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene which include NFI distribution, solarization of boreholes, rehabilitation of hand pumps, construction of latrines and hygiene promotion. The protection activities focus on prevention and response to Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases. The Food Nutrition Security and Livelihood interventions mainly focus on micro gardening, pullet rearing for egg production, composting and Nutrition (food demonstration, referrals of malnutrition cases to nutrition partners, and sensitization on nutrition. Malteser International applies a participatory, gender-sensitive and inclusive approach.

Following the floods in Borno State, Malteser International is recruiting 4 WASH Assistants to implement a project to respond to the needs of affected people.

Under the management of the Emergency WASH Officer, the incumbent of this position will provide support in coordinating WASH in emergency preparedness and response, Monitoring and Reporting Networking and partnership-building through Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks.

Your responsibilities:

  • Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of WASH with other MI sectors
  • Support Emergency WASH Officer in the development and implementation of the MI WASH Response Plan (targets, indicators, activities, budget), ensuring quality response implementation of the implementing partners and accounting for specific needs of women, men, boys, girls and persons with disabilities.
  • Support the Emergency WASH Officer in identifying and implementing strategies and mechanisms to scale up the WASH preparedness and response in case of an emergency
  • Ensure effective and coherent analysis of implementation, including identifying and recommending appropriate actions to cover gaps, involving all relevant partners
  • Prepare requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to ensure MI is prepared to deliver on its commitments for WASH
  • Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, and recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and decisions
  • Prepare regular and mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress

Your profile:

  • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Public Health, Social Sciences,Ssanitary Engineering, Utility Engineering, Environment or Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Climate change or another relevant technical field
  • Experience CCM setting is well-appreciated, with at least 2 years of progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with UN, governments, and/or NGO, including programme management and/or coordination in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster
  • Proven ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders in an emergency
  • Excellent presentational skills
  • Being immediately available

What we offer:

  • Start Date: Subject to the availability of funding
  • Duty Station: Maiduguri, Jere and Konduga
  • Salary expectation: According to qualification and experience
  • Group Life Insurance Package, Health Insurance Package, 13th Month bonus, and other petty benefits like monthly call card and beverages

Working for Malteser International

Malteser is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all people, regardless of gender, confession or origin.

Malteser International is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Malteser International conducts reference and background checks for all staff (including criminal records check for specific roles). Any candidate offered a job with Malteser International will be expected to sign MI’s Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.

Whether you work as a specialist on overseas service or in one of our regional offices - we offer you a challenging working environment in an experienced international team. More than 1,000 national and international staff are currently deployed in various crisis and disaster areas around the world as well as in our regional offices in Cologne and New York City. For more information please have a look here.

Contact Details:

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply online at our job portal until Friday, 5th October 2024.

N.B Your cover letter and resume should be saved as one PDF document.

Suitable candidates may be contacted before the application deadline.