WASH Officer – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

About the role

Action Against Hunger is seeking a WASH Officer to lead water, sanitation and hygiene interventions across its health facilities and communities. The role focuses on ensuring reliable water supply, safe sanitation, infection prevention, waste management and hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts.

Key responsibilities

• Rehabilitate and upgrade water supply systems in health facilities, ensuring continuous running water in OPD, maternity, pediatric, laboratory and immunization 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, disposal, incinerators and sharps pits.
• Develop and deliver hygiene promotion materials, conduct KAP surveys and train community volunteers and health workers.
• Provide capacity‑building, mentorship and supportive supervision to health staff on WASH, IPC and waste management.
• Coordinate with ministries of health, partners and community structures to implement WASH activities and ensure environmental compliance.

Required profile

Required skills

• Water quality testing
• Solar water system installation
• Healthcare waste management
• Hygiene promotion and IEC material development
• Construction of sanitation facilities