WASH COORDINATOR

All Hands and Hearts Smart Response, Inc; Caracas; On-site; VES 15,241,000 - 17,335,000; Full time

Job summary

All Hands and Hearts Smart Response, Inc seeks a technical WASH coordinator to lead design, implementation, monitoring and external coordination of emergency sanitation, water-treatment and hygiene activities for earthquake-affected communities. Open to qualified national and international candidates.

The role involves supervising assessments, developing response strategies, and ensuring safety, data management and reporting across field teams and partners in challenging post-disaster

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering, public health, water resources or related field.
• 1–2 years implementing emergency WASH programs, with experience in two of sanitation, water treatment, filtration, water quality or hygiene promotion.
• Spanish language fluency required; working knowledge of English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and monitor emergency WASH activities per Sphere standards.
• Lead WASH assessments on water access, sanitation, hygiene and needs.
• Prepare response strategies, technical designs, BOQs, specifications, work plans and procedures.
• Oversee installation of emergency sanitation, handwashing, filtration solutions.
• Provide technical oversight and coaching to field teams, partners and vendors.
• Represent All Hands and Hearts in WASH coordination forums and with authorities and NGOs.
• Implement WASH health and safety measures and incident reporting.

Skills

Communication

Coordination

Facilitation

Representation

Data management

Reporting

Spanish language

English knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering, public health, or related field

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Purpose

A technical coordination position within a dynamic nonprofit that helps communities recover after disasters and gets children back in school. This full-time role leads the design, implementation, monitoring and external coordination of emergency sanitation, water-treatment and hygiene activities for earthquake-affected people in formal and informal camps and host communities. Open to qualified national and international candidates.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to Program Manager
• Roles reporting to position None
• Approximate number of reports 0

Essential Functions

• Lead the design, implementation and monitoring of safe, inclusive emergency WASH activities in line with national requirements, Sphere Standards, and response priorities.
  • Lead WASH assessments covering water access and quality, sanitation, hygiene risks, service gaps and community priorities.
  • Prepare response strategies, technical designs, scopes of work, bills of quantities, specifications, work plans and procedures.
  • Oversee installation and commissioning of emergency sanitation, handwashing, household and community filtration solutions.
  • Design and oversee hygiene-kit and water-filter distributions, including targeting, demonstrations, feedback and post-distribution monitoring.
• Provide technical oversight, quality assurance, troubleshooting and coaching to field teams, volunteers, partners, contractors and vendors.
• Integrate community engagement, accountability, protection, safeguarding, and inclusion throughout the response.
• Support procurement through technical specifications, supplier evaluation, material inspection, asset tracking and appropriate storage.
• Maintain plans, budgets, and program data; track indicators; contribute to reporting and learning.
• Represent All Hands and Hearts in WASH coordination forums and with authorities, UN agencies, NGOs, service providers and communities..
• Implement WASH health and safety measures, including site risk assessment, safe chemical handling and incident reporting; perform other duties as required.

Position Requirements

• Education Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering, public health, water resources or a related field; equivalent relevant education and professional WASH experience accepted.
• Related Experience 1-2 years implementing emergency WASH programs, with experience in at least two of: sanitation, water treatment or filtration, water quality, or hygiene promotion.
• Special Competencies/Certifications Ability to prepare designs, bills of quantities and specifications; supervise installation quality; conduct water testing and treatment; and apply Sphere and WASH Cluster guidance. Relevant certification is an asset.
• Language Spanish fluency required; working knowledge of English preferred
• Strong communication, coordination, facilitation, representation, data-management and reporting skills. Proficient in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office; organized, solutions focused and able to manage competing priorities in a high-stress emergency environment.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

• Regularly works outdoors in adverse weather and around damaged or contaminated infrastructure
• Frequently moves items weighing up to 40 lbs on work sites or at base
• Frequently operates a computer and water-quality testing equipment
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position and navigate uneven terrain
• Frequently travels to remote project locations, camps and host communities
• May live in a communal environment
• Works in high-stress post-disaster settings with limited amenities and potential exposure to wastewater, treatment chemicals and other hazards; required personal protective equipment must be used.

Compensation & Benefits

• Typical starting salary is $1,550 - $1,763 USD / month, and up to $1,975 for highly qualified candidates who have previous experience in this role.
• Room & board
• Monthly R&R breaks with allowance
• Visa extension reimbursement
• Travel to and from program location
• Coverage for emergency medical injury or illness if outside country of origin

Diversity is the acknowledgment, promotion and celebration of our differences and similarities. All racial identities, ethnicities, sexes, nationalities, gender identities and expressions, physical and mental abilities, sexual orientations, ages, spiritualities, points of view and socioeconomic statuses can fit in with us. We support individuals from around the world and serve communities affected by disasters with purpose. Response, recovery, resilience and renewal are why we exist. Respect for the value of diversity, inclusion and social justice drives us forward every day. Everyone is welcome.

All Hands and Hearts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic.