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• Conduct water quality monitoring with
  staff, the district and advice accordingly on the quality on weekly,
  monthly and quarterly basis.
• Carry out inspection of boreholes, shallow
  wells and water pumps and other water supply systems to ensure they are
  operational.
• Provide support in major repairs and
  installation of new materials, supplies, machinery and/or equipment.
• Actively contribute to mobilization of
  beneficiary communities to maintain the established/ rehabilitated and
  protected water sources.
• Take part in preparing daily/ weekly/
  monthly/ quarterly/annual highlights and end of year reports.

• Represent DRC at WASH Water Quality
  Monitoring exercises in the field.
• Ensure integration of WASH activities with
  other DRC sectors.
• Coordinate with WASH counterparts in Rhino
  camp in the implementation of common funded projects.
• Ensure good representation and reputation
  of WASH Sector at all levels.
• Actively participate in internal and
  external coordination meetings.

• Work closely with the WASH Officer,
  initiate development of project concepts and proposal documents in respect
  to Water Quality.
• Develop the project’s M&E tools for
  monitoring Water Supply.

• Ensure water quality control in accordance
  to Sphere, UNHCR and the Uganda National standards.
• Prepare WASH daily, weekly, monthly,
  quarterly, annual reports and timely submission to relevant authorities.

• Work closely with Community Based Hygiene
  Promoters and local leaders to ensure proper dissemination of information
  on water issues to beneficiaries for improvement.
• Uphold DRC’s code of conduct and
  principles of accountability.
• Develop and agree on own performance
  objectives, targets and ensure appraisals are conducted on the set targets
  as required.
• Conduct daily field visits to support
  other field staff on implementation of WASH.

• Support the WASH Officers to monitor
  financial commitments and expenditures against budgets and provide timely
  feedback on budget follow ups on a daily/weekly/ annual basis especially
  on water quality monitoring.
• Initiate procurements and make follow up
  with the line supervisor to ensure their execution.
• Actively contribute to grants management
  of all WASH projects through management of day to day project
  expenditures.

• The ideal candidate for the Danish Refugee
  Council (DRC) WASH Assistant job placement must hold a Diploma in
  Environment Health Science, Water Engineering or WaSH related course from
  recognized institution. Possession of a Bachelor’s degree is an added advantage.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in
  implementing WaSH project
• Extensive knowledge of WaSH national and
  international standards.
• Strong competence in English literacy
• Proven skills in computer programs (Word,
  Excel; minimum)
• Strong interpersonal and communication
  skills
• Excellent skills in report writing and
  meeting dead lines
• Demonstrated ability to work in war
  conflict areas
• Ability to build effective working
  relations with the other team members and other stakeholders.
• Show commitment to accountable practices.
• Extensive knowledge of working in
  challenging environments.
• Proven ability to manage large varied
  workloads and deal constructively with stress and periods with long hours.
• Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet
  deadlines and work with limited supervision
• Proactive, stable and robust character and
  a good team player.
• Excellent communication skills, calm and a
  good sense of humor.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and
  demonstrated ability to establish effective working relations at all
  levels. 

• A cover letter (1 page) in which you
  explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the
  qualities and qualifications criteria
• Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages).
  The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant
  training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant
  references.

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