WASH Officer

About the role

The WASH Officer will lead the design, implementation and monitoring of water, sanitation, hygiene and infection‑prevention activities in health facilities and surrounding communities. This role supports Action Against Hunger’s mission to end hunger by ensuring safe water and sanitation services that protect health and improve resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Rehabilitate and upgrade water supply systems in health facilities, ensuring continuous running water in OPD, maternity, pediatric, laboratory and immunisation areas.
• Support solarisation of water systems, expand pipe networks and install water storage reservoirs.
• Conduct water quality testing and treatment, and establish water‑point management committees.
• Construct gender‑segregated, disability‑inclusive latrines and improve sanitation facilities in health centres.
• Ensure functional hand‑washing stations, provide soap and alcohol‑based hand rubs, and strengthen IPC compliance.
• Establish healthcare waste management systems, including waste segregation, storage, transport, incinerators, sharps pits and colour‑coded bins.
• Develop IEC materials, conduct KAP surveys and deliver hygiene‑promotion sessions to communities and health workers.
• Train and mentor health staff on WASH, IPC and waste management, and support community‑level WASH activities.
• Coordinate with ministries, partners and community structures to ensure environmental compliance and risk communication.

Required profile

Required skills

• Water quality testing
• Solar water system installation
• Pipe network expansion
• Construction of water storage reservoirs
• Sanitation facility construction
• Healthcare waste management
• Incinerator and sharps pit construction
• PPE provision and colour‑coded bin usage
• KAP survey implementation
• IEC material development