Action Against Hunger
Description
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organisation committed to ending world hunger and recognized as a leader in the fight against malnutrition. Founded in 1979, Action Against Hunger delivers programmes, in over 40 countries while committed to respect humanitarian principles as a non-governmental, non-political, non-religious and, non-profit organisation. Our mission is to save lives through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations and conflict. Action Against Hunger intervenes in four main areas: Nutrition, Mental Health & Care Practices; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Food Security and Livelihoods; Advocacy and Raising Awareness.
 Action Against Hunger is looking for a Site Engineer-Wash Technician based in its office in Basra.
 Work place: Basra with frequent visits to ACF areas of interventions.
 Type of contract: Initially 12 months Fixed-Term contract with the possibility of extension.
 Working Hours: Full Time Contract of minimum 40 hours per week up to a maximum of 48 hours per week
 Monthly Basic Salary: Action Against Hunger provide competitive salary according to ACF salary grid.
 Benefits: Monthly Transport Allowance, Medical Insurance and + End of Year Benefit.
 Purpose of the position : Implementing , and supervising water resource and sanitation construction and rehabilitation activities.
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Specific Objectives: Assignment 1:  Assess needs and gaps and design response  ·      To assess the needs in term of small repairing in sanitation (broken doors, broken windows, drainage improvement, broken taps, hand washing facilities, clogged discharge pipes, intimacy fence, small concrete infrastructures …) ·      To assess the issues of the infrastructures and support the line manager for designing the bill of quantities. ·      To be able to assess the needs in term of small repairing in water supply system and irrigation methods (Repair, basic leakages, change broken taps, small concrete infrastructures,…) ·      To be able to list the material and equipment required for the repair and installations. ·      To be able to take delivery of the material and to ensure that the delivery is conform to the order. ·      To be able to repair identified broken components.  Assignment 2:  Implementation of WASH project activities  ·      To supervise the infrastructure rehabilitation/construction make sure the implementation is according to the standards and designed BOQs. ·      Follow up and supervise the construction works through the supplier.  Assignment 3 : Manage the daily workers ·       To train daily workers on basic repairing. ·      To supervise daily workers, and follow up with the supplier engineer.  Assignment 4 : Planning and reporting, providing accurate and timely information to the project manager. ·      Submit to line manager weekly activity reports for all implemented activities. ·      Document best practices, failures and lessons learn Assignment 5 : Relay ACF activities and objectives to the communities and partners Â
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Qualifications
Recruitment Criteria:
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Qualification/Degree |
Technical Certificate in water supply and sanitation construction |
Professional Experience |
3 years of work experience in a relevant field. |
Specialized/Technical Skills |
Strong knowledge in plumbing and/or a serious professional experience in infrastructure rehabilitation |
General Skills |
Strong commitment to the humanitarian crises Good physical condition, Dynamism –Good organizing capacity – Rigour Capacity to manage priorities, Ability to analyze problems in the filed and find solutions, Good organizational skills, Diplomacy, and Flexibility |
Managerial Skills |
Able to organize a team of daily workers, and contractor engineer |
Language Skills |
Spoken proficiency in Arabic (mandatory) English Compulsory |
IT Skills |
Knowledge in Microsoft software: Word and Excel |
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How To Apply
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Closing Date:Tuesday 14th of February 2023
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Qualified candidates must submit a Cover Letter and a Resume (CV) including 2 professional references and a copy of any relevant Certification/Degree and a copy of National ID and/or Residency Card to
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Please indicate the job reference number: BAS/Wash/13/122022, in the e-mail subject line.
Action Against Hunger encourages female candidates to apply.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, we will only contact short-listed candidates for further screening.
Please note that the final candidates will be subjected to security screening and positive references.
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For more information please visit our website: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en
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Deadline: 2/14/2023