Job Title: Project Engineer - Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Program
Department: Caritas / Development and Social Services Department
Reports To:Development Coordinator
The WASH Project Engineer
will be responsible for providing technical skills required in the
implementation of WASH projects in the Diocese of Isiolo.
She/he will also ensure
effective and timely implementation of the project activities as well as
coordinate reporting and documentation.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- The project
Engineer will oversee the implementation of various CARITAS supported WASH
projects in conformance with both CARITAS and government requirements.
- Coordinate
technical studies which include feasibility studies, baseline surveys,
evaluations, water quality testing and environmental studies among others.
- Design of
water and sanitation facilities.
- Prepare
tender documents and bills of quantities.
- Supervise
construction of water and sanitation facilities.
- Conduct
water quality testing and monitoring.
- Coordinate
community training on operation and maintenance.
- Organize
quarterly progress reporting.
- Coordinate
the documentation and dissemination of lesson learnt, best practices and
success stories from the projects.
- Represent
the Caritas WASH program in district planning forums and sectoral meetings
with the government such as Water and Environmental Sanitation
Coordination (WESCOORD) meetings.
- Participate
in meetings with other project staff and other stakeholders working in the
region.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors
degree in Engineering, preferably in Water Engineering
- Knowledge of
Participatory Development methodologies as well as GoK policies on Water
and Irrigation, and Environmental Health and Sanitation
- Experience:
a minimum of 2 years experience working on community based water and
sanitation projects in NGO setting. Demonstrated ability to transfer
knowledge through formal and informal training
- Emotional
maturity, ability to work with minimum supervision, team leader and
player.
Key Working Relationships
Internal: Caritas WASH projects and other sector
projects.
External: Northern Water Services Board, Regional Water Resources
Management Authority, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Ministry of Public
Health and Sanitation as well as Ministry of Education.
Applications should be
addressed to:Caritas Director
Catholic Vicariate of
Isiolo
P. O. Box 162-60300
P. O. Box 162-60300
Isiolo
Or preferably Email to:
isiolodiocese@wananchi.com
For more information visit
our job website cd-isiolo.org
So as to reach undersigned
on or before 6th March, 2013.
