WASH Assistant

Project HOPE

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the role effectively.

• Support the implementation of WASH activities in line with Project HOPE s WASH strategy at health delivery points, shelters, and within beneficiary communities.
• Monitor water distribution activities to ensure fair and equitable access for all beneficiaries.
• Monitor water tanks on trucks and at distribution points in shelters to ensure water is safe, hygienic, and free from contaminants.
• Conduct regular water quality tests and ensure compliance with established standards.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of water systems, water quality, hygiene activities, and testing results.
• Assist in implementing hygiene promotion programs that are culturally appropriate and widely accepted by beneficiaries.
• Support the supervision and monitoring of WASH facilities to ensure functionality and quality.
• Work collaboratively with the team to ensure timely provision and distribution of WASH supplies.
• Ensure that WASH activities incorporate health, gender, and protection considerations.

Community Coordination:

• Coordinate with community leaders, local authorities, and beneficiaries to ensure equitable access to WASH services.
• Assist in community mobilization and engagement activities to promote hygiene best practices.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Provide regular daily, weekly, and monthly reports to the WASH Technical Lead on ongoing activities related to water distribution, hygiene promotion, and water quality.
• Develop and maintain weekly and monthly work plans and written records of engineering activities, including site visits and progress reports.
• Maintain accurate records of field visits, inspections, and awareness sessions.
• Report challenges, gaps, or incidents promptly to the direct supervisor.

Key Focus Areas for WASH in Health Care Facilities (HCFs):

• Contribute to Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) within health care facilities.
• Assess IPC practices and coverage, including human resources, waste collection, segregation, disposal supplies, and related infrastructure.
• Coordinate with the Health team to identify key priority IPC support areas.
• Prepare IPC improvement plans for health care facilities within the project period, ensuring clear accountability among Project HOPE, facility management, and local authorities.
• Implement the IPC improvement plan in line with the project s scope and budget and coordinate with the Health and Nutrition team to address gaps in collaboration with government and other partners.
• Water Supply : Ensure access to safe and adequate water in health care facilities, including quality monitoring and support for water treatment and storage.
• Hygiene and Sanitation: Promote hygiene best practices and ensure the availability of inclusive, gender-sensitive sanitation facilities, including menstrual hygiene management.
• Medical Waste Management: Support the implementation of safe and effective systems for the collection, segregation, and disposal of medical waste.
• Environment: Promote environmental cleanliness and safety within and around health care facilities, including drainage, vector control, and waste management.
• Visibility: Ensure WASH interventions are visible and effectively communicated to stakeholders and beneficiaries.
• Safeguarding : Uphold safeguarding principles by promoting safe, inclusive, and dignified access to WASH services, particularly for vulnerable and at-risk groups.

Other Duties as required.