ction Against Hunger (ACF) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-political, non-denominational and non-profit making organisation working in the Palestinian Territory since 2002.

ACF is recruiting for its Gaza office a

Hygiene Promotion and Water Sampling Technical Assistant - Part time

For a period of 6 months 

 

The Candidate will:

 

-Collect water samples from domestic and drinking water tanks at household level.

-Calibrate and use Del Aqua Kit for water testing (chemical and biological parameters).

-Document and archive all required data for each water sample according to ACF and/or donor procedures.

-Enter, analyse and report all water tests results.

-Follow up the water quality in targeted households by using specific monitoring and evaluation tools.

-Support Hygiene Promotion Officer in correct implementation of the community awareness activities and monitor these activities through regular field visits.

-Assist Hygiene Promotion Officer to manage community mobilizers in the field. 

-Support Hygiene Promotion Officer to organize information, meetings and workshops with community members to develop their knowledge in terms of water quality and hygiene practices. 

-Support Hygiene Promotion Officer during distribution of hygiene kits.

-Contribute to writing of internal project reports.

-Contribute to the internal reports and submit to the Hygiene Promotion Officer.

-Participate in writing mid-term and final reports to the donor in collaboration with Hygiene Promotion Officer.

-Follow the specific safety rules of the security plan of the mission and the base. 

-Communicate with security focal point in the base any information related to the safety or the failure of the security plan.

 

Profile of the Candidate:

 

-Minimum Diploma in laboratory testing, public health, environmental engineering, chemistry or related field.

-Knowledge in water sampling and testing.

-At least two (2) years-experience in water sampling and testing. Proven experience in hygiene promotion/conducting community awareness activities.

-At least one year-experience in humanitarian or emergency programming and strong preference for experience in WASH projects.

-Good communication and presentation skills.

-Capacity to apply organizational rules and procedures.

-Capacity to treat information confidentially.

-Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills 

-Flexibility and ability to work under pressure

-Excellent in reading, writing and speaking both Arabic and English 

-MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email/internet software.

 

 

 

Application Procedure:

 

Interested candidates should send a letter of motivation and their updated CV including at least two professional references covering the last two supervisors for their last two jobs to 

 

recruitment-gaza@pt.acfspain.org  

 

Applications will be accepted up to and including the 3rd May 2016.

PLEASE indicate the reference WASH/TTPP/16/04 in all correspondence.

Only those candidates pre-selected for a test and an interview will be contacted.