Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Assistant

International Rescue Committee · Maracaibo The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela continues to intensify. Venezuelans face hyperinflation, which puts basic goods and services, including healthcare and food, out of reach. The lack of medical supplies makes it difficult to diagnose and treat communicable diseases and sexual and reproductive health needs. The IRC provides emergency response services in the states of Zulia, Lara, Falcón, Táchira, and Apure, working in collaboration with Venezuelan civil society organisations to provide essential services to vulnerable people, including Primary Health Care (PHC), Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), Nutrition, prevention and response to Gender-Based Violence (GBV), child protection, Education in Emergencies, Food Security, and Livelihoods. Job Summary: The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Assistant is responsible for implementing the strategy and activities of the project, in coordination with the Food Security, Livelihoods, and WASH Manager and/or WASH Officer. Key Responsibilities: Support the implementation of the project's work plan, designed by the Food Security, Livelihoods, and WASH Manager and/or WASH Officer. Lead and support the implementation of formative activities in selected methodologies of the IRC-Venezuela, directed at targeted communities. Support the processes and strategies of prevention developed in Communities by the WASH Officer/Food Security, Livelihoods, and WASH Manager. Lead and support participatory community diagnostics in identified intervention areas. Support and ensure compliance with internal procurement processes; develop purchase plans, create purchase requests, and other elements of the institutional process. Identify means of communication, participation spaces, and key actors in intervention territories for the development of mandatory activities. Support the WASH Officer/Food Security, Livelihoods, and WASH Manager in identifying needs of targeted communities. Develop sensitization actions in communities about IRC-Venezuela programs and interventions. Support monitoring, evaluation, and follow-up processes (Experience Exchange and Learning Communities) of impacts and changes in communities. Manage additional and/or complementary needs of clients, identifying existing service offers and possible organisations to provide response. Support the implementation of the Community Mobilisation Strategy of IRC-Venezuela in the field. Deliver weekly activity reports. Requirements: Professional in engineering, environmental and natural sciences, social sciences, development management, or related areas. Minimum 1-year experience in humanitarian project management, with a focus on water, sanitation, and hygiene and/or logistics management. Previous experience in an international organisation, preferably with humanitarian experience. Strong capacity to follow instructions, manage resources, and communicate assertively. Experience in representation and coordination platforms. Strong organisational and time management skills; proven ability to prioritise and deliver according to work plans. Strong analytical skills to solve problems and solid results-oriented approach. Ability to work independently and in a dynamic, multifunctional global team structure. Demonstrable experience in community work, methodology development in livelihoods, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and/or food security. Specific Knowledge: Water, sanitation, and hygiene. Training in hygiene, sanitation, or multiple barrier methods for safe domestic water. Participatory methodologies for adult training. Protection (desirable). Logistics.