Position: WASH Assistant
Organization: Un Ponte Per ETS (UPP)
Duty Station: Aleppo, Syria
Reporting To: WASH Officer
Duration: 4 Month
Position Purpose:
The Health and Environmental Assistant will support UPP’s WASH and Environmental Health activities in targeted health care facilities. The position will focus mainly on field-based monitoring, technical follow-up, assessment of needs, and monitoring the implementation of planned activities/rehabilitation works.
Approximately 80% of the working time will be dedicated to field activities, including site visits, assessment of needs, monitoring of ongoing works, coordination with health facility staff and relevant authorities and the environmental health officer, and follow-up of contractors and service providers.
The position will support the team to ensure that activities are implemented according to the approved plans, technical requirements, quality standards, and agreed timelines.
Field Monitoring and Implementation Follow-up
- Spend approximately 80% of working time in the field monitoring and following up the implementation of activities.
- Conduct regular field visits to the supported health facilities and project sites in Aleppo governorate.
- Monitor the progress and quality of WASH and Environmental Health activities.
- Follow up rehabilitation, construction, maintenance, installation, and other technical activities.
- Identify implementation challenges and report them to the environmental health officer and relevant technical supervisor.
- Follow up contractors, suppliers, and service providers during implementation.
- Verify completed works and quantities against approved BoQs, technical specifications, and agreed requirements.
- Support site handover, inspection, testing, and commissioning activities when required.
- Ensure that identified gaps and corrective actions are followed up until completion.
2. monitoring and mentoring the WASH in Health standards
- Ensure the proper application of WASH in health standards in the supported HCFs.
- Regularly monitor and mentor water, sanitation and hygiene conditions in health facilities, via field visits and coordination with the HCFs FPs.
- Support the HCFs staff to safely dispose of the health waste
- Coordinate with the relevant authorities to ensure the proper disposal of the health waste (municipalities, DoH,…)
- Monitor infection prevention and control-related WASH conditions in coordination with relevant staff.
- Identify gaps related to water supply, sanitation, hygiene, healthcare waste management, vector control, and other environmental health issues.
- Conduct regular field assessments and provide practical recommendations to address identified gaps.
3. Technical Assessments and Planning
- Conduct technical and environmental health assessments of health facilities and project sites.
- Collect field data, measurements, photos, and other information required for project planning.
- Support the preparation of BoQs, cost estimates, technical specifications, and other technical documents.
- Support the preparation of work plans based on identified needs and project priorities.
- Provide technical input for the development of new activities and interventions.
- Support technical evaluations during procurement and tender processes when required.
4. Supervision of Activities
- Monitor the implementation of construction, rehabilitation, WASH, and Environmental Health activities.
- Ensure that works are implemented according to approved technical documents and required standards.
- Coordinate with contractors, suppliers, health facility staff, local authorities, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Report any technical deviations, delays, or quality concerns to the responsible supervisor.
- Follow up corrective measures and verify their completion.
5. Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare regular field visit reports and activity follow-up reports.
- Document field observations, progress, challenges, and recommended actions.
- Maintain updated records of activities, site visits, assessments, and implementation progress.
- Collect and organize supporting documentation, including photos, measurements, checklists, and site records.
- Support the preparation of technical and project reports.
- Regularly update activity tracking tools and share relevant information with the project team.
6. Support to Capacity Building
- Support the delivery of WASH and Environmental Health awareness and training activities for health facility staff.
- Support Environmental Health Focal Points and relevant staff in applying WASH and Environmental Health procedures.
- Provide practical technical guidance during field visits when required.
- University degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant experience in WASH, WASH in health, construction/rehabilitation, or humanitarian programmes.
- Practical experience in field monitoring and supervision of activities.
- Good understanding of WASH and Environmental Health requirements in health facilities.
- Ability to conduct technical assessments and collect accurate field information.
- Ability to review BoQs, technical specifications, and quantities.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Good reporting and documentation skills.
- Good knowledge of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel.
- Ability and willingness to spend approximately 80% of working time in the field.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Good command of written and spoken English is an advantage.
Key Competencies
- Strong field monitoring and follow-up skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Good organizational and time-management skills.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Commitment to UPP values, policies, safeguarding, accountability, and humanitarian principles.
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