VACANCY – Water, Sanitation, and Health (WASH) Specialist
1. ACTED Background
The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to each context.
1. ACTED Background
The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) is a French non-profit organization working in over 30 countries worldwide to provide emergency response, early recovery, and development assistance to communities in need. ACTED's interventions seek to cover multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a multidisciplinary approach that is both global and local, and adapted to each context.
ACTED's vision is to establish the link between emergency, rehabilitation, and development. ACTED aims to guarantee the sustainability of relief interventions carried out during crises by remaining in the field after the emergency to engage in long-term support to communities in food security, health, education, economic assistance, advocacy, and cultural promotion. ACTED's actions are needs based and identified in a participatory manner with communities in the areas where we are present. ACTED has been active in Indonesia since April 2005, assisting those affected by the tsunami and Nias earthquake and is now working to support livelihoods, community-based disaster risk reduction, and child protection in North Sumatra, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), and elsewhere.
Currently ACTED has an immediate need for a qualified and experienced Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Specialist to be in Belu, southern Belu District, Nusa Tenggara Timur. In order to apply, please submit (1) cover letter stating how your experience and qualifications meet the professional qualities and skills listed below as well as expected or most recent salary range, (2) your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English labeled with your name (maxiumum file size 200KB), and (3) Three professional references. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to belu.administration@acted.org belu.administration@acted.org> by Friday, March 22nd, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
A. Professional Qualifications and Skills
Currently ACTED has an immediate need for a qualified and experienced Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Specialist to be in Belu, southern Belu District, Nusa Tenggara Timur. In order to apply, please submit (1) cover letter stating how your experience and qualifications meet the professional qualities and skills listed below as well as expected or most recent salary range, (2) your Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English labeled with your name (maxiumum file size 200KB), and (3) Three professional references. Applications must be submitted by e-mail to belu.administration@acted.org belu.administration@acted.org> by Friday, March 22nd, 2013. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
A. Professional Qualifications and Skills
- Engineering degree or equivalent in a field related to Water, Sanitation, and Health and or professional training specific to WASH;
- Minimum of 5 (five) years of experience working in management; experience working and/or international NGOs (especially in NTT) desired;
- Experience working at community level in remote areas required;
- Experience integrating Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) into WASH programming and/or working in DRR preferred;
- Experience in program design for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions preferred;
- Good communication skills and written/spoken fluency in English required;
- Good interpersonal skills, including patience, diplomacy, willingness to listen as well as respect for beneficiaries required;
- Ability to plan, organize, and think strategically required;
- Ability to anticipate, identify and resolve problems required;
B. Personal Qualities:
- Flexible and adaptable, willing to learn new skills and conform to new systems and situations;
- Honest, responsible, self-motivated and able to take initiative under minimum supervision;
- Able to give helpful directions, detailed instructions and demonstrations;
- Ability to work as part of a team in a cross cultural environment;
- Able to negotiate and to clarify expectations of both the beneficiaries and team;
- Willing to spend a considerable amount of time in the field.
2. Application process
Each applicant should provide:
Each applicant should provide:
- CV
- Cover letter including salary expectation/most recent salary
- Three (3) professional references
