Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Peace Winds is a disaster preparedness, response and recovery organization. Peace Winds advocates for increased collaboration between governments, militaries, NGOs, and the private sector to prepare for and respond to natural disasters across the globe, with the Japan - U.S. relationship as the cornerstone of humanitarian assistance.

Responsibilities or duties

The WASH-Sanitation and Hygiene Assistant will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day implementation of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) activities. This includes supervising community-based sanitation activities, and conducting hygiene promotion to improve the health and living environments of refugees and host populations.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Sanitation: Supervise the construction and maintenance of household and communal latrines, ensuring compliance with PWJ and UNHCR technical standards.
• Hygiene Promotion: Conduct community outreach sessions on handwashing, safe water storage, and waste management to prevent waterborne diseases.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Assist in water quality testing (residual chlorine monitoring) and collect field data for monthly progress reports.
• Community Engagement: Work closely with WASH Committees and community leaders to ensure project ownership and sustainability.
• Emergency Response: Support rapid WASH assessments and distribution of hygiene kits during disease outbreaks or influxes of new arrivals.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Education: Degree in Public Health, or a related field.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in water quality testing, basic plumbing, or construction supervision of sanitation facilities is added advantage
• Soft Skills: Ability to work under pressure in hardship environments and strong interpersonal skills for community mobilization.

Experience needed

• Experience: At least 2 years of experience in WASH interventions, preferably in an NGO set up. Experience in a refugee camp setting (Kakuma or Dadaab) will be an added advantage.

• Sanitation: Supervise the construction and maintenance of household and communal latrines, ensuring compliance with PWJ and UNHCR technical standards.
• Hygiene Promotion: Conduct community outreach sessions on handwashing, safe water storage, and waste management to prevent waterborne diseases.
• Monitoring & Reporting: Assist in water quality testing (residual chlorine monitoring) and collect field data for monthly progress reports.
• Community Engagement: Work closely with WASH Committees and community leaders to ensure project ownership and sustainability.
• Emergency Response: Support rapid WASH assessments and distribution of hygiene kits during disease outbreaks or influxes of new arrivals.

• Proficiency in water quality testing, basic plumbing, or construction supervision of sanitation facilities is added advantage
• Ability to work under pressure in hardship environments and strong interpersonal skills for community mobilization.

• Degree in Public Health, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in WASH interventions, preferably in an NGO set up. Experience in a refugee camp setting (Kakuma or Dadaab) will be an added advantage.