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Responsibilities

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION:

Goal / Purpose:

Under the management of the WASH REHABILITATION Supervisor (=WRS), the WASH REHABILITATION Officer (=WRO) will :
♦ participate to humanitarian & technical assessment in water/irrigation/power stations and infrastructures
♦ participate to the design and pricing of the activities in water/irrigation/power stations and infrastructures
♦ supervise and monitor implementation of SI rehabilitation activities in water/irrigation/power stations (mainly: supervise companies works on sites and control check equipment received);
♦ ensure that deadlines and quality requirements are met;
♦ follow up of all stations after handovers (water quality testing at HHs and station levels, maintenance follow up, field surveys…);
♦ collect data of completed work for final reports.

List of main tasks:

Assessment and design:

♦ Ensure the water/irrigation/power stations and infrastructures assessments:
      o Take part in the identification of sites /where work is to be carried out
      o Carry out technical assessments of identified sites and make detailed recommendations
      o Include and work in close cooperation with the workforce identified by RCC
      o Respect deadlines established with his/her WRS
♦ Participate to the water/irrigation/power stations and infrastructures designs:
      o Take part in the design of the works
      o Propose quotation and pricing, using and improving his/her knowledge of the local market
      o Participate in the elaboration of the drawings and technical specifications
      o Respect deadlines established with his/her WRS

Operational monitoring:

♦ Under the supervision of the WRS, take part in logistical and administrative organization and the planning and preparation of SI implementation and monitoring activities:
       o Ensure the water/irrigation/power stations works follow up
       o Take part of weekly meeting on sites and liaise with companies;
       o Daily visiting and supervising sites of intervention;
       o Ensure respect of safety/security procedures by all companies workers or visitors on site
       o Carry out work according to technical guidelines
       o Respect deadlines established with his/her WRS
♦ Supervise operational teams, contractors and communities, and ensure the best use of available resources
♦ Anticipate any problems associated with the management of his/her activity and propose solutions to avoid them
♦ Manage the supply of worksite materials as instructed by the WRS and by collaborating with the logistics department
♦ Report to the team leader on the state of decentralized stock (‘field’ stock) on his/her sites.
♦ Take part to the evaluation of the technical competence of contractors
♦ Respect Solidarités administrative procedures before, during and after each work project
♦ Establish safety and security measures for each activity and ensure that these rules are respected by the workforce
♦ under his/ her supervision and by the population
♦ Collaborate with local authorities and administration to ensure access and authorized works as requested by the line manager.

Reporting/communication /representation:

♦ Report the construction progress to your management and update the relevant formats and databases for the rehabilitation activities;
♦ To compile the technical reports.
♦ To measure, verify and record all technical data at each step of the project in order to submit as-built design at the end of the project.
♦ Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her WRS.
♦ Take part in the drafting of project progress reports and database under the supervision of the WRS.
♦ Take part in seminars and workshops related to the carrying-out of activities and to project objectives.
♦ Report to the WRS regarding the development of activities and specific tasks that he/she has been assigned, any problems encountered and the quality of relations with the beneficiaries.
♦ Report back all information or problems linked to his/her activity, Solidarités programs or safety issues.
♦ Make sure that the security rules are perfectly well known understood and followed by the daily workers.
♦ Listen to the local population and authorities in order to identify any needs, complaints, or major events which could affect the activities of Solidarités.
♦ Analyse the humanitarian situation by taking into account protection issues/Do No Harm to the population.
♦ Take part in lessons learnt workshops and other program evaluation activities.
♦ Collaborate with local authorities and administration.