General Description of the Organization:
Orange is a non-governmental civil society organization devoted to alleviating the suffering and improving the sustainability mechanisms of the conflict-affected population. Since its establishment, Orange has partnered directly with affected Syrian populations, delivering programs spanning sectors, including humanitarian and development programs in the Early Recovery and Livelihoods, Food Security and agriculture, Education and Protection, WASH, and Shelter, in addition to long-term impact interventions focusing on the economic empowerment and the local value chains improvements to enable targeted communities to improve their living practices and their sustainable mechanisms. Orange collaborates with various national and international non-governmental organizations, as well as local initiatives, to adopt a community-based approach that improves the response’s impact on the humanitarian crisis and provides sustainable and alternative solutions.
Job Purpose:
The WASH Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, and monitoring of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure to ensure safe and sustainable access to clean water and sanitation services. This role involves conducting technical assessments, planning and supervising the installation of key infrastructure such as solar-powered water systems, elevated (high) water tanks, and sanitation facilities. The WASH Engineer is also tasked with monitoring and following up on the implementation and functionality of these systems to ensure long-term effectiveness and compliance with environmental, health, and safety standards. This position requires strong expertise in civil or environmental engineering, a solid understanding of WASH principles and renewable energy systems, and the ability to work effectively in field-based and humanitarian settings.
Duties, objectives, and competencies:
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepare BOQs and technical documents before implementation to ensure feasibility and accuracy of inputs required (in terms of quality and quantities) in coordination with the Projects Manager
• Conducting weekly/Daily visits to WASH & Shelter program sites in coordination with partners and collecting all technical notices about the quality of implementation.
• Prepare Daily and Weekly reports on WASH & Shelter programming progress, documenting any challenges or delays in work plans.
• Lead the technical needs assessment regarding WASH & Shelter for new projects and monitor market price changes.
• Ensure the technical quality of program implementation, per project work plans and objectives and in line with international humanitarian (WHO) standards.
• Assist the M&E team and provide technical support required for monitoring activities related to WASH & Shelter projects with partners.
• Flexibility in schedules and tasks is expected from the employee.
• Other tasks at the request of the line manager
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Engineering degree (civil, architecture,)
- Very good communication skills
- At least 2 year of proven work experience in the same position.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); also, E-learning software is an asset.
- strong skills in time management.
- Understand the humanitarian/civil society issues.
Orange’s Values and Principles:
We believe that:
- Maintaining a positive, healthy, and trusting relationship is central to making partnership a success.
- Appropriately trained and resourced staff and volunteers are key to effective and efficient service and program delivery in the development sector.
We are committed to:
- Shared responsibility, accountability, and decision-making in any partnership.
- Providing access to high quality learning to empower people and professionals in the development sector, particularly in the developing world.
- Learning from each other to strengthen and enhance the long-term sustainability of our services and programs for the benefit of children and communities that we serve.
Child safeguarding & PSEAH policy
Orange aims to create an organization that is safe for children and women but is also aware of the need to keep child protection concerns proportionate and to guard against over-zealous attitudes. Child and women abuse thrives in closed and secretive atmospheres. Orange’s best protection is to create an open and aware culture where people are not afraid to speak about their concerns.
Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of Orange capacity building must sign the Child Safeguarding and PSEA– Declaration of Acceptance Form and comply with the Orange child safeguarding and PSEA Policy which is a statement of Orange commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact