Concern Worldwide WASH Project Officer Job in Kenya

Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Kenyan nationals for the following position:

Job Title: WASH Project Officer – Sanitation and Hygiene

Location: Marsabit

Contract: One Year Renewable

Job Summary: The incumbent will work closely with stakeholders in ensuring adherence to Concerns technical and operational standards particularly by giving technical input and support including to facilitating development of project agreements with partners, annual plans and budgets, project reports and proposals, community capacity building and the advocacy component of the programme in relation to sanitation and hygiene.

Job Specification:

• A degree in Community Water and Sanitation, Public Health, Environmental Science or any other WASH related technical field
• At least three years’ experience in sanitation and hygiene projects within a pastoralist/agro-pastoralist ASAL context in Kenya or East Africa
• Knowledge and experience of participatory methodologies for use in community development, programme design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation within international best practices

How to Apply

A detailed ToR for this position may be obtained by sending an email to the following address: concern.kenyavacancies@concern.net

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a CV and covering letter, with the subject of the email as WASH Project Officer-Sanitation and Hygiene to:
The Human Resource Manager,
Concern Worldwide, Nairobi,
to the following email address: nairobi.hr@concern.net

Each application should include three referees who can validate technical expertise.
Telephone contacts must be submitted with the application.

The closing date for application is Sunday 28th June 2015.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Concern’s Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Code of Conduct have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants, especially beneficiaries, from abuse and exploitation.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer