WASH Officer – Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

About the role

The WASH Officer will lead water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in health facilities and surrounding communities, ensuring safe water supply, functional sanitation, infection prevention and control, and proper healthcare waste management. This role supports Action Against Hunger’s mission to end hunger by improving health‑related WASH services.

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.
• 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 and manage healthcare waste segregation, storage, transport, incineration and sharps pit construction.
• Conduct KAP surveys, develop IEC materials and deliver hygiene promotion sessions to communities and health workers.
• Train and mentor health staff on WASH, IPC and waste management, providing supportive supervision.
• Implement community‑level WASH activities, promote safe water handling and support risk communication.
• Apply environmental screening tools, ensure compliance and mitigate public health risks.
• Coordinate with ministries of health, NGOs and other partners to align WASH activities.

Required profile

• Degree in public health, environmental engineering, water resources, or a related field.
• Proven experience implementing WASH programmes in humanitarian or health‑care settings.
• Strong knowledge of health‑facility water and sanitation standards and IPC protocols.
• Ability to train, mentor and supervise staff and community volunteers.
• Excellent communication skills in English and capacity to work with ministries and partners.

Required skills

• Water quality testing and treatment
• Solar water system installation
• Design and construction of gender‑segregated latrines
• Healthcare waste segregation, storage and disposal
• Incinerator and sharps pit construction
• Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) implementation
• KAP survey design and analysis
• IEC material development for hygiene promotion