WASH Assistant (Gedaref) – ZOA International
Job Description
| Section/Unit | Program |
| Supervisor | Senior Water & WASH Engineer and Project Officer |
| Duty Station | Gedaref |
| Duration | One year |
| ClosingDate | 15 Jan 2026 |
Background:
PURPOSE of the POSITION:
The WASH Assistant (WA) will provide day-to-day support for project and Office operations to ensure smooth running of all WASH activities to ensure that they are well planned, timely implemented, and fulfil the technical, social, economic and environmental requirements / standards.
The position requires extensive and continuous communication and feedback with beneficiaries, partners, local authorities, concerned technical offices at locality and state levels.
Duties and responsibilities:
MAIN RESPOSIBILITIES/ ACTIVITIES:
- The position holder will assist in the implementation of WASH activities and support the team in sanitation and hygiene promotion programming and coordinating with relevant institutions in this regard.
- Supports the team to monitor activities implemented by local partners at the field level.
- Assists the WASH Team to implement timely and quality activities in line with technical guidelines, administrative systems, and implementation strategies.
- Supports evaluating relevance and appropriateness of current and future WASH and hygiene promotion interventions in the local context.
- Supports strategies and effort to mainstream gender, protection, disability and DRR in project and program activities.
- Support WASH Team in the activity plan and monitoring and evaluation system for the project(s).
- Supports and Assist arranging and facilitating field visits, assessments, awareness – raising and educational activities, functions, events, etc., as appropriate.
- The WA will work with finance department to arrange logistics for project activities and draft correspondence to partners, NGOs and other agencies as requested.
- Assists in coordinating planning of meetings, workshops, sessions and ensures that all logistics arrangements are in place while ensuring that meeting notes are taken and disseminated timely to all participants.
- S/he will work closely with other project team members to ensure necessary project planning, resource availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
- Works with partners to regularly assess the quality of the relationship, ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that any shortcomings are addressed.
- Assists in the development of monthly, quarterly and annual reports, as well as of humaninterest stories, bulletins, factsheets, technical briefs, abstracts and other relevant publication related to the project interventions.
- Performs other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
COMPETENCIES:
- University Degree in Public Health, Environmental Health or similar disciplines.
- Minimum 3 years working experience in the field of WASH.
- Trained on PHH/ CLTS/CATS/ PHAST approaches.
- Training in gender and community mobilization will be an asset.
- Good computer literacy levels, with specific reference to MS Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
ATTIUDE/ SKILLS:
- Good written and spoken English and Arabi Skills.
- Good reporting and communication skills.
- Ability to work fast, meet deadlines and pay attention to details.
- Experience in cross-cultural settings would be an asset.
- Experience in dealing with sensitive topics and an appreciation for how these issues are dealt with in different cultural contexts.
- Knowledge of safe hygiene and sanitation practices.
- Decent ability to draft and edit official letters, travel requests, etc.
- Familiarity with Gedaref and Kassala state localities is a Plus.
WE OFFER:
The salary scale for this position is ranged between G 2-564 – G 3-593 USD per month based on experience and qualifications. All the recruitment process will take place in Gedaref.
Interested and you want to apply:
Applicants should submit full documents before 15/1/2026 to HAC and -Labour Office at Gedaref
ATTENTION :
- Females and persons living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
- High flexibility to work on weekends, holidays and after office hours when required.
- This position is for one year subject to renewal based on performance and availability of funding.
- ZOA is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances5.
- This position is only for Sudanese
