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He/she will ensure that emergency response activities and routine operations are implemented within the agreed timeframe, meet the required quality standards, and follow the implementation approach outlined in the project proposal, logical framework, and work plan.

1.  POSITION SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND TASKS.

• Objective 1: Ensure the effective implementation, monitoring, and quality control of WASH activities, with a particular focus on water quality monitoring and field-level operational support (60 %)
  	Lead and implement water quality monitoring activities, including water sampling, field testing, laboratory coordination, analysis, and reporting, to ensure the safety and quality of drinking water.
  	Monitor and supervise water trucking activities, ensuring compliance with approved water sources, agreed quantities, delivery schedules, and quality standards.
  	Monitor and supervise desludging activities, ensuring proper service delivery and compliance with technical requirements and safety standards.
  	Provide operational and field support during WASH-related distributions, ensuring proper preparation, implementation, monitoring, and documentation.
  	Ensure proper collection, management, and reporting of field data and supporting documents related to WASH activities.
  	Report field challenges, technical issues, and identified risks to the line manager and contribute to identifying appropriate corrective measures.
  Objective 2: Data collection, Reporting, and Archiving. (40 %)
  	Collect, verify, and compile data related to WASH field activities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely submission
  	Prepare and maintain field monitoring reports, water quality testing records, distribution reports, and other relevant activity documentation.
  	Ensure the proper scanning, filing, organization, and archiving of hard and soft copies of WASH-related documents.
  	Regularly update monitoring tools, databases, and tracking sheets to ensure accurate and up-to-date project information.
  	Follow up on missing or pending documents and coordinate with relevant team members to ensure proper documentation and timely reporting.
  	Ensure the confidentiality, traceability, and accessibility of project records in accordance with ACF internal procedures.
  Objective 3: Security.
  	Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
  	Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan
  Objective 4: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger.
  	Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.
  	Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.
  Objective 5: Gender & Safeguarding
  	Promote safe and equitable environments, through knowledge and application of the protocol against harassment and gender policy.
  	Knowledge and compliance with safeguarding policy.

• Degree in Water and Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Public Health, Biology, Chemistry, or any other relevant field related to water quality and WASH activities
• Good knowledge of water quality monitoring, sampling procedures, and testing methodologies, including physical, chemical, and microbiological parameters. Familiarity with water quality testing equipment and field testing kits, water sample collection, preservation, transportation, and laboratory analysis procedures. Knowledge of water supply systems, water trucking operations, wastewater management, and desludging activities. Good understanding of WASH monitoring, data collection, documentation, and reporting procedures
• Previous experience in WASH-related activities, preferably in water quality monitoring, water sampling, field testing, and laboratory coordination. Experience in supervising and monitoring water trucking and desludging activities, supporting WASH distributions, and conducting field visits. Previous experience working with humanitarian organizations or within emergency response projects is an asset.