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WASH Engineer
Country Afghanistan Province Helmand, Kandahar,
Categories Engineering, Type Full Time
Post Date 2023-06-25 Close Date 2023-06-30
Vacancy No VN-040 Gender male female
No Of Jobs 1 Contract Duration Base on Project contract ,but the probation period is 3 month
Education Bachelor degree in civil engineering Experience 2 years’ experience in relevant field.
Organization Opportunities for you Salary Base on Budget

About Company

About COAR: About COAR: Citizen Organization for Advocacy and Resilience, COAR (formally Coordination of Afghan Relief) CoAR is an Afghan, independent, nonpolitical, non-sectarian, and non-for profit organization established in 1989 and registered formally with the ministry of Economy. COAR actively bridging between donors of humanitarian aid and rural Afghan communities severely affected by almost four decades of wars, internal conflicts, natural and manmade disasters, and complexities. COAR endeavors to reach the unreached and embark on strengthening local coping mechanisms to enable communities to find durable local solutions to their local problems and encourage self-reliance and sustainability. COAR works with communities to proactively utilize their own scarce and limited resource the most efficient and effective way and discourage a culture of aid dependency, except in times of disasters and extreme poverty. COAR has maintained the access of beneficiaries to basic services with strict observation of humanitarian principles of Independence, Neutrality and Impartiality in practice. Child Safeguarding: COAR has a zero tolerance towards child exploitation and abuse. All concerns, suspicions or incidents of actual or a risk of harm will be treated seriously. The prevention of harm to children is prioritised through careful assessment and mitigation risks across the organisation, programs and activities. COAR is committed to providing a safe environment for all children and young people at all times. COAR recognises that the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is everyone’s responsibility. All personnel are trained and supported to uphold the Child Safeguarding Policy, including leaders and Board members. There is an expectation across COAR that all personnel, regardless of position role, model child safeguarding behaviours. PSEA-Zero Tolerance: COAR observe a culture of ZERO Tolerance for any form of ethical misconduct including sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment. It applies that all and any case of SEA will be responded strictly and all disciplinary actions will be taken irrespective of the position of the person involved. The person involved will undergo through a detail investigation and will face strict disciplinary sanctions, which may also include termination from the employment, if found guilty. COAR see SEA as a violation of basic human right. SEA is an act of ethical misconduct and can take form of criminal activity. COAR is committed to design and apply an effective system and controls to ensure that any act of SEA is not occurring by any mean in its working place by anyone, whether by its employee or by persons connected with COAR otherwise. Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development COAR is committed to observe all laws, regulations, code of conduct that are issued by the government, donor agencies or the UN agencies as issued in theUN Secretary General’s Bulletin, Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

Job Description

  • Responsible for implementation of all WASH activities (gravity pipe schemes, spring protection and construction of latrines and bathing facilities) in the assigned project.
  • Responsible for conducting village assessment survey and selecting proper locations for water points, bathing facilities and latrines. 
  • Check quality of construction materials on site.
  • Follow up the curing of concrete work and concrete elements.
  • Keep daily record of project progress. 
  • Assign vehicles, equipment and skilled laborers for daily project’s activities.
  • Assist the project manager in training new mechanic/ valve man locally assigned by community, if there are not already trained mechanics, collecting mechanic wages during the installation of the hand pump/stand post.
  • Provide the progress of work to project manager
  • Any other task given by the superior.
  • Responsible for implementation of all WASH activities (gravity pipe schemes, spring protection and construction of latrines and bathing facilities) in the assigned project.
  • Responsible for conducting village assessment survey and selecting proper locations for water points, bathing facilities and latrines. 
  • Check quality of construction materials on site.
  • Follow up the curing of concrete work and concrete elements.
  • Keep daily record of project progress. 
  • Assign vehicles, equipment and skilled laborers for daily project’s activities.
  • Assist the project manager in training new mechanic/ valve man locally assigned by community, if there are not already trained mechanics, collecting mechanic wages during the installation of the hand pump/stand post.
  • Provide the progress of work to project manager
  • Any other task given by the superior.

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor degree in civil engineering.
  • 2 years’ experience in relevant field.
  • Further qualifications in engineering in development related contexts preferred.
  • Technical and practical competence in WASH including experience in Gravity pipe schemes, spring protection and sanitation facilities.
  • Prepare and qualities assure monitoring plans.
  • Excellent communication, cooperation and interpersonal skills.

Submission Guideline

Qualified candidates may send their CV’s include Cover letter to CoAR Human resource department to this email address:cv@coar.org.af
The Candidates Cv’s must be received by 30-06-2023 CV’s received after the closing date will not be considered
The subject line of the email must be (WASH Engineer VN-40) otherwise your CVs may not be considered
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the Written test and Interview
CoAR is an equal opportunity to the employer all ethnic groups and both genders are urged to apply
Main office: House No.48, Dehbori 3
District Kabul - Afghanistan

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