Posted on: Wed 30-08-2023

Idmibok International is a 360° systems diagnostic and correction company. We offer holistic, pragmatic, and robust systems appraisals, to intervene in a targeted yet comprehensive manner to address critical organizational, business and development-related issues. By collaborating with global and local development and private entities – such as governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, non-governmental organizations and the private sector, we draw on breadth and wealth of experience in diverse environments or ecosystems, globally and across Africa, including in South Sudan, and extensively in Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: WASH Specialist

Locations: Bauchi, Oyo and Sokoto

Job Overview

• This role is for a proposal the organization is currently working on. The WASH Specialist will support the implementation of the Safe Water Expansion-Water Point Exploration Survey in Nigeria.
• The project aims to estimate the number and types of communal water points suitable for safe water programs in Bauchi, Oyo, and Sokoto states.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team to finalize the scope, design, and survey attributes of the Water Point Exploration activity.
• Provide input and feedback on the survey implementation guidelines, protocols, and training materials.
• Advise on the operational feasibility of survey sampling and data collection methods.
• Engage local stakeholders to garner approval for activity implementation.
• Train enumeration staff to collect data using Survey CTO as per survey implementation protocols.
• Deploy enumeration staff to sampled communities, ensuring proper supervision.
• Conduct water quality testing at communal water points using appropriate methods.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Hydrology & Water Resources Management, Public Health, Water Engineering, Water and Environmental Management or other specialist field related to WASH is required.
• A minimum of five years of professional work experience in WASH-related programmes.
• Proven experience in advising and implementing community-level data collection activities, preferably in the water sector.
• Strong knowledge of survey design, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies.
• Experience working with government stakeholders and navigating approval processes.
• Familiarity with water quality testing methods and tools.
• Excellent communication, training, and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in using digital data collection platforms, particularly SurveyCTO.
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.

Application Closing Date

5th September, 2023.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV (addressing previous related work) to: [email protected] with Job Title and state of interest as the subject, e.g. “WASH Specialist- Bauchi”.

Note

• Applications without indicated state of interest will not be considered.
• The project will be carried out in 3 states (Bauchi, Oyo and Sokoto).
• We endeavor to respond to every application, however, occasionally due to the number of applications we receive it may take us longer than we would originally like to get back to you. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
• Female applicants are encouraged to apply.

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