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• Work in close guidance with the Project
  Officer – Engineering, ensure the monitoring of the water trucking
  operation, this includes water delivery to each sites from its production
  source.
• Ensure all water trucking drivers follow
  the agreed root to deliver water in good time, report immediately to the
  Project Officer – Engineering on any irregularity in this regard.
• Ensure all documentations is counter
  signed by the designated and responsible persons, this include refugee’s
  representatives.
• Ensure quality of water delivered to the
  beneficiaries.
• Conduct regular physical and FRS test and
  report to the Project Officer – Engineering.
• Ensure all monitoring formats completed
  and signed off by counter
• Supervise masons, contractors and
  unskilled labourers during repairs and construction of WASH related
  facilities (water tap-stands, valve chambers, operator sheds, pipe
  installations & repairs and other water works).
• Tasked with tracking construction
  materials supplied and utilized during construction
• Monitor closely bursts, leakages and
  repairs in the water supply network and lead, manage skilled &
  unskilled work force to maintaining the water facilities
• Responsible for the safe keeping of all
  water supply tools and materials and at the same time tracking and keeping
  records on the same
• Supervise the borehole
  attendants/operators to ensure un-interrupted water supply to the
  beneficiaries
• Offer technical support to the borehole
  attendants, tap-stand monitors and WASH Committees in the daily operations
  and on O&M
• Lead the repair team in pressure
  regulation for equitable portable water distribution in the reticulation
  system, in line with the set water regime and SPHERE/UNCHR standards
• In collaboration with the Project Officer
  – Engineering and WASH Committees work out practical ways of ensuring
  equitable distribution of water in the camp
• On a daily and weekly basis record and
  report to supervisor all the works done in the field
• Update and keep record and data on the
  daily water production monitoring sheet and submitting it to Project
  Officer – Engineering on a weekly basis for reporting.
• Inspect and certify any pipe repair work
  done by the repair team before backfilling the soil to ensure quality
  workmanship is maintained
• Approve trench excavations done by
  contractors to ensure correct depth and width is achieved before pipe
  installation commences
• Work together with WASH Committees,
  Community leadership in the field in identification of problematic areas
  of water reticulation systems with a view of providing sustainable
  solutions
• Ensure FRC levels are maintained within
  the acceptable range at the source and tap-stand levels by spontaneous
  monitoring and sampling.
• Collaborate with other agencies staff
  during field discussions
• Lead in responding to bursts and leakages
  in the entire pipeline system.
• Supervise laying of pipes and repair of
  water reticulation system
• Perform any other duties as they may be
  assigned by the supervisor. 

• The applicant for the Norwegian Refugee
  Council (NRC) Project Assistant- Water Trucking job placement should hold
  a Degree or Diploma in Water Engineering.
• At least three to five years of proven
  experience in either relief or development Organizations including managing
  a large scale Community based water project with evidence of successful
  implementation of similar projects
• Good experience in supervising, training,
  and coaching staff.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  SPHERE and other international standards.
• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in MS
  Office software.
• Personal Competencies:  Staff Development, Team player,
  Communication, Learning innovation, a willingness and stamina to work for
  long and odd hours and ability to work with minimal or no supervision are
  important assets to this job.

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