PHP & social mobilization Assistant/PHE Assistant

Vacancy Announcement

Forum for Community Upliftment System Nepal (FOCUS-Nepal) Dhading a NGO working in diversified field in Dhading, District. Currently, it is looking for the potential candidates for the following position:

1)Position: PHP & social mobilization Assistant – 2 Nos. (Post Earthquake Reconstruction (PURNIMA) Project funded by OXFAM

Key Responsibility:

The PHP & Social Mobilization Assistant carries out tasks in accordance with the project document, the policies and systems of FOCUS-Nepal and donor agencies. She/ He shall follow the guidance of the Purnima/WASH Program Coordinator and closely work with other relevant departments necessary to fulfill the responsibilities.

• Demonstrates commitment to FOCUS-Nepal core values. 
• Displays cultural, gender, religious, ethnicity and age sensitivity and adaptability. 
• Work prioritization, the ability to multitask and willingness to go the extra mile to support what the job demands is a must. 
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy confidentiality concerning to gender related activities.
• Good planning and coordination skills to ensure a wide variety of activities, often with an urgent nature, to be carried out in an efficient and economic manner
• Hygiene needs assessments, Assist to community on safe drinking water, waste water management.
• Assist to WUC for Tariff collection mechanism development and its monitoring.
• Assurance of collection of O&M fund in the WUC, in preconstruction phase.
• Updates of WUCs Fund mobilization in post construction stage
• Facilitation to WUC for registration process
• Facilitation to WUC to affiliate in Fed WASH and expansion of networks
• Assist to WUC to expand the relation with private sector  service providers
• Assist to WUC and WSP Team for effective implementation of WSP plan.

Qualification, Skills & abilities;

• Certificate level in public health or equivalent or relevant field, minimum of 3 year  experience in Public health  &  social mobilization in WaSH
• Good communication skills both in English and Nepali.
• Ability and willingness to work in team and to work under pressure and in remote/difficult circumstancesTrain and transfer knowledge to community. 
• Document project and coordination activities and relay to PHE Officer, Line manager.
• Provide basic assessment information on program activities that will need to be demolished. 
• Liaise with the team, produce activity and status reports on the Area of Responsibility; 
• Perform any other duties as required.

2)Position: PHE Assistant -1 No. (Post Earthquake Reconstruction (PURNIMA) Project funded by OXFAM

Key Responsibility:

• PHE Assistant would be fully involvement in planning, need assessment, preliminary survey, detail survey and support to PHE Officer to design, drawing, cost estimation of water supply schemes.
• PHE assistant would be responsible for Layout of water lines and water structures as per design and drawing (i.e Tap Stand, RVT, Intake etc) 
• S/he would have to maintain quality of work by regular supervision, monitoring, guiding to social technician, WUC, skilled labors. 
• S/he has to responsible for creating good working environment  by close coordination with PHP & SM Assistant, ST, and WUC
• Assist to PHE for Preparation of detail implementation plan (DIP) of the Technical part of the WASH unit.
• Assist to PHE on supervision of Water supply system construction activities.
• The post has to assist the PHE in data collection and supervision of construction and rehabilitation of Water and sanitation related activities 
• Regular supervision & involved in survey and design process of WASH scheme
• Implement the program on the basis of DIP in close coordination with PC & PHE, Local authority, community and stakeholders.
• Strengthen the capacity of Water User committee, Social Technicians in the field of construction, disaster preventive and sustainability of the construction.
• Technical assessment, prepare technical report, feedback to the construction community/WUC and follow up, prepare work completion of report of each of the construction by the project.
• Insure Quality of the Water supply systems, Hand washing points, prepare monthly technical progress report, & Supervise guide to ST, overall responsibility of WSS at field as ensure quality, time frame and over all field management

Qualification, Skills & abilities;

• Diploma in Civil Engineering (Overseer) with at least 3 years in WaSH 
• Experience of working in Humanitarian response programme will be preferable.
• Tactfulness and excellent interpersonal skills 
• Good communication skills both in English and Nepali
• Ability and willingness to work in team and to work under pressure and in remote/difficult circumstances
• Perform any other duties as required.

Application procedure:

Interested qualified Nepali candidates are encouraged to apply with updated CVs and an expressive cover letter with reference through email: recruit.focusnepal1@gmail.com by 26th April 2019. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further selection process. Applications will proceed as soon as we receive. FOCUS Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all applicants. Woman and disable candidates from marginalized castes and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply. Telephone enquiries will not be entertained.