Save the Children WASH Officer Jobs Ethiopia 2025 – NGO Jobs in Ethiopia. Save the Children has announced a new and exciting career opportunity for job seekers in Ethiopia. They are currently hiring for the position of WASH Officer at Nekemte. This role is a great opportunity for candidates.
Save the Children WASH Officer Jobs 2025 Details
| Position | WASH Officer |
| Location | Nekemte, Ethiopia |
| Organization | Save the Children |
| Application Deadline | 27th July, 2025 |
| Job Type | Temporary |
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage the Water Sanitation and Hygiene Project in Sasiga and Guto Gida IDP Woredas of East Wollega Zone
- Implement WASH activities in Sasiga and Guto Gida IDP Woredas of East Wollega Zone
- Coordinate and mobilize community user groups, including the formation of effective household-based sanitation committees and water user management committees.
- Establish or revitalize Woreda WASH coordinating Committees and community WASH Committee members for each of the WATSAN schemes management and sustainability
- Using the behavior change strategy in WASH, mobilize the community around the promotion of key WASH messages;
- Mobilize schools, different art clubs, key stakeholders and community leaders on WASH promotion and for better implementation;
- Educate community groups to promote and implement household latrines to address 100% coverage in the target community.
- Organize meetings & communication activities such as workshops, focus groups seminars, and review meetings with HDAs, HEWs, volunteers, mothers and local community groups;
- Support ongoing monitoring of capacity building and effectiveness of mobilized community interventions; ensure the functionality of constructed WASH facilities are in use by communities
- Adapting and developing appropriate training manuals for community volunteers, and conducting orientation training for HEWs and HDAs.
Other KPIs:
- Ensure timely reporting of the security situations in the program implementation area;
- Providing orientations on Child Safeguarding for HDAs, communities and project beneficiaries;
- Ensure timely reporting of any suspected/concerns on fraud and child safeguarding issues
- Carry on Recording, Documentation and Reporting of Attainments and Encounters on daily, monthly, and quarterly bases as needed
- Collect data and statistics concerning cases, morbidity and mortality of diseases related to water and sanitation
- Ensure child participation in project monitoring and evaluation through an invitation for meetings, joint supervision, workshops etc
Reporting:
- On monthly basis produce community mobilization reports and submit them to line/project managers;
- Monthly basis produce activities conducted on child safeguarding and report to line/project managers;
- Monthly basis produces humanitarian situation reports and submits line/project managers;
- Monthly basis produce complaints received and managed and report to line/project managers;
- Prepare and submit regular activities achieved on child participation in project implementation, monitoring and evaluation and report to line managers/project manager;
- Prepare and submit feedback reports submitted to partners;
- Produce case stories on monthly basis and share them with his/her supervisor
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through the official Save the Children career portal.
(Visit the link and search for the job title “WASH Officer – Nekemte” to begin your application.)
Make sure to submit your application before 27th July, 2025, as late applications will not be considered.