Programme Officer – WASH (Marsabit)

About the role

The Programme Officer – WASH will support the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene activities at field level in Marsabit, ensuring they meet donor and Concern standards and integrate with health and nutrition programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor all WASH activities, including hygiene promotion, water storage and transportation, within agreed plans, budgets and donor guidelines.
• Prepare project documentation such as bills of quantities, work plans, procurement plans and supply requests.
• Lead community mobilisation, formation and training of water and sanitation committees, and ensure cross‑cutting issues are addressed.
• Conduct operation and maintenance assessments, promote sustainable solutions and oversee quality assurance of contractor work.
• Document impact, best practices and provide technical supervision during implementation.

Required profile

• Degree in Public Health Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Hydro‑Geology or Building Construction Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years experience in WASH or public‑health project implementation, preferably with an international NGO.
• Demonstrated understanding of WASH programming in urban and rural contexts, including ASAL and informal settlements.
• Experience working in insecure areas and with government systems.

Required skills

• Proficiency in MS Office and Microsoft Outlook.
• Working knowledge of Project Cycle Management.
• Familiarity with technical approaches such as CLTS, PHAST, sanitation marketing and engineering design.