International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Water Quality Officer.

The IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation. It responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

• Ensure proper treatment/disinfection of water before distribution
• Establish clear and straightforward management systems
• Conduct regular water quality test
• Develop necessary formats and a database for regular water quality data collection, data entry, storage, analysis and report production
• Raise purchase requests for procurement of equipment, reagents, treatment chemicals, and ensure the availability of all necessary items in stock
• Ensure the cleaning of service reservoir, and clean water wells at regular, scheduled intervals
• Prepare operation and training manuals for the water quality monitoring operation
• Work with other environmental health team and coordinate with other stakeholders on information sharing
• Summarise and produce weekly and monthly water quality report
• Participate in different WASH coordination meetings
• Serve as the focal person for water quality issues for EU Trust Fund project in Assosa and head of the water quality lab
• Conduct annual regular training/refresher for water quality experts
• Conduct training for water quality experts of the WSU and health facilities throughout the project implementation period
• Prepare notes, modules, and other related resources regarding the training component
• Organise the laboratories with necessary equipment, manuals for equipment, books, and other electronic reference materials

Requirements

• Qualification in Sanitary/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health, Applied Chemistry, Applied Biology, or a relevant field
• Three years, minimum, of relevant experience
• NGO experience will be a plus
• Experience of managing/monitoring a town’s water supply, particularly in surface water treatment and quality monitoring activities
• Basic supervisory/managerial skills
• Technical and report writing skills
• Computer literacy
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

To apply and for more information, click here.

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