Project Officer – WASH
Company: Catholic Relief Services
Location: Mbeya
Application Deadline: 6th March 2025
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution with a major in civil, water, or environmental engineering
- Registration as a Graduate/Professional Engineer with ERB
- At least four years of similar experience with I/NGO and Government specifically in rural water supply facilities and community-based water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Tanzania
- Technical expertise in assessment, planning, design, and report writing
- Proven experience in designing water and sanitation engineering projects
- Experience working with RUWASA and Local Government, coupled with an understanding of the rural community environment
Competencies
- Basic engineering principles and practices
- Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems
- Proficient in Word
- Knowledge of word processing, CAD and spreadsheet skills (engineering software like Epanet, Auto CAD and Arc CAD)
- Ability to work in a complex environment and work under deadlines and minimal supervision
- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate engineering records
- Ability to read and interpret plans and maps
- Good time management skills with ability to work on multiple tasks
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented
- High level of integrity
- Adaptable, flexible, willingness to learn and innovative
- Rational, organized and take pride in a job well done
- Self-starter – can work with minimum supervision
- A commitment to equity and pro poor development
- Team player and Gender sensitive
Responsibilities
- Assist community-based water supply organizations in creating and implementing operation and maintenance plans for water schemes, along with water quality monitoring plans, and oversee their execution
- Carry out inspections of water supply services delivery, including water quality monitoring
- Assist the WASH Manager in monitoring project progress throughout the project cycle from feasibility, designing, construction and O&M
- Provide technical supervision of the construction work, ensure that it is completed within the timeline and as per the approved BOQ
- Prepare and submit weekly activity reports and field visit reports at key stages of project construction activities
- Develop drawings and BOQs for the construction and rehabilitation work required for the water supply systems as well as sanitation and hygiene in schools based on assessment and program requirement
- Coordinate with beneficiary leaders to ensure community participation and ownership
- Execute other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor