Job Summary

The WASH Officer is responsible for supporting the implementation of WASH interventions in targeted localities of West Kordofan. Responsibilities will include supporting construction works; facilitate formation and training of WASH committees to improve access to safe and sustainable water; undertaking water quality testing; and enhancing hygiene and sanitation practices in targeted health facilities and catchment areas. He/she will work with health and nutrition team to ensure integration of WASH with health and nutrition happens at activity implementation. This position will work closely with health facility-based staff and the relevant State Ministry of Health department to ensure they develop, deliver, and monitor all WASH activities in line with project proposal and ensure implementation complies with concern and donor procedures and standards.

Programme Development and Implementation Support

• Contribute to program development including contextual analysis, concept papers, proposals, project work plans and budgets.
• Lead on implementation of WASH interventions for Concern, promoting effective integration of WASH services with health and nutrition in targeted health facilities and catchment areas
• Working closely with global WASH technical advisor, develop BoQs, detailed implementation plans, procurement plans, and supplies request for materials
• Provide technical supervision of construction works of WASH hardware including construction/rehabilitation of latrines and incinerators, ensuring contractors are monitored for quality assurance at each critical moment of the works.
• Prepare workplan and regularly review and track progress against targets, estimating works completion dates, and identifying projects critical pathways.
• Lead on the formation and training of WASH committees to ensure effective maintenance of the WASH facilities
• Identify WASH related capacity gaps and provide training of frontline workers (health facility staff and community health workers) on key hygiene messages and approaches, including visit to hygiene promotion campaign areas to ensure quality dissemination in respect to the approved methodology.
• Conduct regular field visits to programme locations, assess implementation progress, and identify what is working well and areas for improvement, and support the HF staff to implement the agreed action. 
• Conduct regular support supervision visits integrated with on-the-job coaching to develop the capacity of health facility staff and community health workers.
• Contribute to the development of WASH tools, including training materials, IEC, and other resources to enhance the capacity of community health workers and facility health service providers in collaboration with the Programme Manager and Health and Nutrition Coordinator.
• Prepare and submit high-quality narrative reports and documentation related to programme progress and lessons learnt as required.
• Support health facility and strengthen their capacity and readiness to anticipate, respond to, and ensure continuity of quality primary health care services during Acute Watery Diarrhoea/Cholera outbreaks.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning 

• Responsible for collection, collation, and dissemination of WASH data from all the projected supported health facilities
• Contribute to updating of project database and maintenance of statistical database for all project supported sites, and compile information to produce monthly narrative reports.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports highlighting project achievements, challenges, and plans and share them with Program Manager on timely manner.
• Participate in periodic, project review to guide adaptive management and improve programme quality.
• Regularly update the activity tracker, monitor project outputs and activities on a monthly and quarterly basis to ensure performance targets are on track. 
• Work with the MEAL team to document and share experience, best practices, and learning for future replication.

Coordination and Representation

• Active networking and maintain positive relationships with relevant WASH sector coordination bodies and stakeholders such as SMoH, UNICEF and other nongovernmental organizations in West Kordofan.
• Participate in the relevant sector coordination mechanisms at state and locality level and represent Concern in technical meetings as needed.
• Represent Concern in technical health and nutrition missions conducted by the SMoH, UN agencies and other stakeholders.
• Ensure Concern participation or take lead in organizing national and internation day’s events such as world water day, global hand-washing day, world toilet day, etc. 

Accountability 

• Upholding and promoting Concern’s values, including workplace equality, diversity, and inclusion values. 
• Ensure the highest standards of accountability through ensuring good communication and information sharing within and outside the programme and enabling staff, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders’ participation.
• Support relevant colleagues to ensure that the Feedback, Complaints and Response Mechanism (FCRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed.
• Comply with Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, Safeguarding, finance, logistics, HR, security management, etc.).

Other Duties

• Upholding and promoting Concern’s values, including our workplace equality, diversity and inclusion and safeguarding values. 
• Participate and contribute as necessary towards Concern’s emergency response as and when required.
• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned, including administrative and planning functions.
• Any other tasks agreed with the Line Manager.

Disclaimer: This job description is not exhaustive and may be revised from time to time.

Qualification, Skills and Experience

• A Degree or Higher Diploma in Public Health Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, Hydro Geology, Building Construction Engineering or another relevant field 
• Technical skills in Community Total Lead Sanitation (CLTS) and/ or Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Methodology (PHAST) tools
• At least three (3) years' project implementation experience in water and sanitation or public health preferably with an International NGO
• Good knowledge and understanding of WASH systems, guidelines and standards
• Proficiency in using computer software e.g. MS office and internet
• Proficiency in using and interpreting computer Aided design software e.g. AUTOCAD, ARCHICAD etc.
• Ability to work well under pressure and in response to changing needs, especially in case of emergencies.
• Willingness to undertake regular field visits with rough roads and extreme weather conditions
• Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, and facilitation skills 
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic. 

Concern Core Competencies

• Managing yourself – Holds an awareness of own abilities and areas for development; adapts and uses abilities to work well with others and to help achieve Concern’s objectives.
• Communicating and working with others – Uses the most appropriate channel to share information with others both inside and outside Concern; adapts the message to meet the communication needs of the audience.
• Delivering results – Systematically develops plans towards achieving Concern’s objectives and delivers on commitments; uses appropriate techniques to help achieve agreed objectives.
• Individual Leadership – Acts to inspire others by clearly articulating and demonstrating the values and principles that underpin Concern’s work. Holds a sense of pride in Concern and loyalty to the organisation. Supports others to achieve excellent results.

How To Apply

Interested applicants should submit a Cover Letter and CV detailing your experience, skills and qualifications, a telephone contact number and three professional references to sudan.jobs@concern.net. The subject of the email should be "WASH Officer - West Kordofan". The deadline for applications is Monday, 16 November 2026. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Concern is an equal opportunities employer. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
 

Concern Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies.

Concern has an organisational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organisation, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organisation to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s

Core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies.

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