WASH Officer - Gaza Response Program

About the role

Project HOPE, an international NGO, is hiring a WASH Officer (local hire) for its Gaza Response program, reporting to the WASH Coordinator. The officer provides technical leadership and operational oversight for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene interventions in an active conflict setting, covering emergency, early recovery and rehabilitation phases. The position is advertised contingent on award, with no formal offer until funding is confirmed.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct technical assessments of water, sanitation, hygiene and IPC needs in health facilities and communities, and design and supervise water and sanitation systems, including source selection, treatment, storage, distribution, drainage, vector control, solid waste management and hygiene promotion.
• Prepare technical bills of quantities and support technical specifications, and ensure activities integrate health, nutrition, protection and gender considerations.
• Coordinate hygiene promotion and distribution of WASH Non-Food Items with Community Health Promoters, and contribute to concept notes, proposals, budgets and technical annexes.
• Support IPC programming in health facilities, assess gaps using WASH FIT tools, develop IPC improvement plans, oversee safe medical waste management and ensure safe, inclusive, gender-sensitive sanitation including menstrual hygiene management.
• Coordinate emergency WASH interventions with Health, Protection, Nutrition and Logistics teams, participate in WASH Cluster coordination and liaise with government and non-governmental stakeholders.
• Support supervision, monitoring and evaluation, procurement planning, and obtain government permissions while maintaining professional relations with local authorities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly plans, site visit documentation, internal and donor reports, and keep WASH activities visible and compliant with donor requirements.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Water and Sanitation Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related technical WASH field.
• At least 3 years of experience designing and implementing emergency WASH programs in humanitarian contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in emergency response, early recovery, WASH assessments, program design, proposal development and working with major humanitarian donors.
• Fluency in Arabic and strong working proficiency in English.
• Ability to work in high-risk, conflict-affected, resource-constrained environments and to travel internationally; physical demands include mobility in an office and occasional travel in austere conditions.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of WASH in health care facilities, including IPC and medical waste management.
• Technical experience designing water supply systems and distribution networks, including AutoCAD and WaterCAD.
• Preferred: experience in Gaza or similar high-intensity conflict settings, familiarity with WHO, Sphere and Global National WASH in Health, and experience supervising technical teams and multi-site projects.