WASH Assistant – Garissa (Humanitarian)

About the role

The WASH Assistant will support the WASH Officer in delivering quality water, sanitation and hygiene programmes across Garissa and surrounding counties, focusing on emergency response and integration with health, nutrition and protection sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise construction or rehabilitation of WASH facilities such as animal troughs, tank platforms, elevated tower tanks, borehole equipment and solarisation.
• Organise and lead hygiene‑promotion activities and distribute WASH non‑food items (jerricans, buckets, soap, PUR, Aquatabs).
• Maintain project documentation, capture success stories and ensure accurate weekly reporting of beneficiaries and activities.
• Validate contractor progress and quality against Save the Children checklists and coordinate payments with logistics and administration.
• Plan field logistics for monitoring, supervision and community participation meetings.
• Coordinate WASH construction with other sectors (health, nutrition, education, child protection) and ensure gender, child protection and environmental considerations are integrated.

Required profile

• Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Public Health or Sanitation.
• Minimum two years experience in WASH infrastructure construction in humanitarian or development settings.
• Proven project‑management experience delivering integrated health and WASH projects within time and budget constraints.
• Experience working with community participation and accountability mechanisms.
• Strong written and spoken English; ability to communicate in Kiswahili and/or Somali.
• Excellent communication, influencing and reporting skills.

Required skills

• Civil engineering
• Water engineering
• Sanitation
• Project management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Report writing