BACKGROUND
The International Rescue Committee, one of the world’s largest humanitarian international NGOs, provides relief, rehabilitation and development support to vulnerable people and communities over 30 countries. We began work in Ethiopia in 2000 in response to severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region and are currently providing assistance to Ethiopians and refugees in six regions in Ethiopia, implementing emergency and development programs in health, water and sanitation, economic recovery and development (ERD), women’s protection and empowerment, education, child protection, and multi-sectoral emergency response.
Job Overview/Summary
Under the direct supervision of the ERR Manager or Senior EH manager, the Senior EH Officer is responsible to provide leadership and management of all aspects Emergency response and camp-based WASH intervention in Shire operational areas in Tigray including southern camps (Mai-Ayni & Adi-Harush refugee camps) and Mai-Tsebri IDPs and Hosting Community
The principal role of the Senior EH/WASH officer is to ensure quality program implementation, and she/he will base in Shire with frequent field.
She/he will have responsibility for supporting the emergency WASH response interventions and regular operations including representations in southern camps (AH & MA Eritrean refugee camps) and surrounding host and local communities and IDPS. The position holder is generally responsible for coordinating and managements of the WASH program activities of active grants (UNHCR, UNICEF and BHA) and programs works in line with the IRC operational and emergency policies. She/he is also responsible to prepare detail drawings, BOQ, design for all public service facilities implemented by IRC (Health, CWI, CP, and ECCD) and ensure that all structures are constructed at the accurate locations and as per the design.
Major Responsibilities and Tasks: - Specific tasks include, but not limited to the following:
2. Capacity Building Trainings
3. Integration and Coordination