VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
WASH Field Officer (Irish Aid Funded Project)
Established in 2007, the Liberia WASH Consortium (LWC) brings together five international
organizations (Action Against Hunger, CONCERN Worldwide, TearFund, Oxfam and Water Aid)
to support the Government’s efforts in improving the health status of vulnerable communities to
attain their set targets for the clean water and sanitation SDG6 as well as contributing to meeting
Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) and Goal 3 (Good Health and Well Being).
The 5 consortium members have designed a 3 phased approached program- with phase one focusing
on formative research on the barriers and the drivers of stunting in Liberia- with key formative
researches/studies: Nutritional causal analysis, cost of diet analysis, the social behavior change, and
barrier analysis as well as contributing to the formulation of national strategies based on the
research/studies outcomes (this phase is completed). A sub group of the consortium members
(Action Against Hunger – The Lead – , Concern Worldwide and WaterAid) will implement the
“Multi-sectoral response aiming to improve nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in
two counties of Liberia” (Grand Bassa and Rural Montserrado ) for 12 months. The duration of the
whole program is anticipated to be 4 years. Action Against Hunger is the consortium lead.
About us :
Action Against Hunger is an international network (Paris, New York, London, Toronto, Madrid
and New Delhi) committed to ending world hunger. Action Against Hunger (AAH) has been
working in Liberia since 1990 with the purpose to respond to the needs of the most vulnerable
people, at first during the emergencies and then in a more development setting, until the 2014 Ebola
outbreak and the emergency it generated in the country. AAH interventions in Liberia aim at
improving the nutrition security of the population, with particular focus on children under-five and
pregnant and lactating women. AAH aims at doing so by implementing multi-sectorial programs,
which encompass direct nutrition intervention and prevention activities to address the underlining
causes of undernutrition, i.e. poor health, food insecurity, poor care practices, and poor access to
water and sanitation. AAH also has an integrated advocacy strategy in the mission that cuts across
all the sectors.
Action Against Hunger is currently recruiting one WASH Field Officer who shall be responsible
to support the implementation of the WASH component of the Liberia WASH Consortium project.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
 Ensure that community action plans are utilized to facilitate sanitation improvement.
 Conduct community mapping of sanitation facilities coverage/management in
collaboration with local partner.
 Encourage VSLA’s to set a proportion/ quota of loans for latrines in collaboration with
local partner.
 Encourage VSLA’s to elect sub-groups that support construction of sanitation facilities &
water source management.
 Train Community Sanitation Technicians to pilot different types of latrine construction.
 Assist in the development of Community engagement and WASH training manuals
 Conduct Water Aid led Training of Trainers (Community engagement, sustainability,
water management, HBC and Sanitation) for frontlines health and WASH practitioners in
collaboration with partner.
 Conduct training of WASH Committees or Maintenance Committees on WASH
infrastructure sustainability strategy using approved training materials
 Provide timely and high quality internal reporting, of all WASH activities of the project,
together with a critical analysis
 Compile, correct and analyze statistics of activities implemented in communities, provide
recommendations for improvements and submit all reports and information to the Program
Manager in a timely manner (training reports, community activities reports, supervision
and monitoring reports, etc)
QUALIFICATIONS
 Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering
or technical diploma in Water and Sanitation Services, related disciplines with at least 2
years’ experience working in WASH programs at health facilities or in communities with
national or international non-governmental organizations.
 At least 2 years’ experience in WASH infrastructure construction site supervision and
quality control
REQUIRED COMPETENCE AND SKILLS:
 Good understanding of Liberia WASH sector to provide improved WASH services at
health care facilities and host communities
 Experience in wells siting, drilling supervision, and or hydrogeology
 Extensive knowledge and experience in rehabilitation and construction of water points,
water supply system, sanitation, and waste management facilities at health facilities
 Experience in training WASH infrastructure maintenance training
 Good analytical and report writing capacity
 Ability to work autonomously
 Experience working with partners and government ministries and agencies including
LWASHC, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Public Works
 Good computer skills (Microsoft office)
 High level of English (spoken and written)
 Knowledge of local languages in project areas is an asset
 Flexibility for field work as the job requires overnight stay and travel to ‘hard to reach’
rural communities in the counties
Remuneration package
 Starting date: 21st April 2021
 Duration of contract: 12 month
 Location: Montserrado with travel to other locations
 Monthly basic salary: between 806
 Monthly transport allowance: 75 USD
 Monthly education allowance: 90 USD
 Medical insurance
HOW TO APPLY: Send your motivation letter, CV with names of three (3) professional referees
Click the apply button below to apply via the system.
Deadline for the receipt of applications is 18th April 2021 no later than 5:00 PM.
Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer that receives applications from all
sections of the society. Women are strongly encouraged to apply