Job Description
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Job title
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District Project Officer
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Grade
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7
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Location
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Debagarh, Odisha
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Reporting to
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District Coordinator
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No. of Positions
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1
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Contract Duration
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March 31, 2027 & Extendable
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About WaterAid India:
Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (JSCF) is registered in India as a not-for-profit company under Chapter 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. JSCF, is an associate member of the WaterAid federation and uses the brand name ‘WaterAid’ in India.
WaterAid India seeks to improve the quality of life of 5,000,000 households – with a special emphasis on the vulnerable by 2029 through the provision of climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services via demonstration, institution strengthening, and the effective utilization of public resources. We work in rural and urban areas and seek to deepen our presence in states we operate in and to work in small towns. Thanks to our amazing supporters, we have reached millions of people with these three essentials – clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene – enabling communities to unlock their potential to break free from the cycle of poverty and to change lives for good.
We will not stop. Not until clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are a normal part of everyday life for everyone, everywhere.
WaterAid India’s (WAI) country office is based in New Delhi with State Offices in Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna, and Raipur. We currently have a presence in ten states in the country.
WAI’s Programme focus in the next five years is on ensuring access to safe and assured drinking water in the households, as well as safely managed sanitation at both the household and habitation level. Further, we seek to ensure that anganwadis, schools and health care facilities have adequate and appropriate water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure. Finally, we seek to create integrated water and sanitation solutions in small towns. In all these efforts, ensuring climate resilience of infrastructure and systems is critical. We seek to do this through demonstration and the provision of technical and knowledge support to governments at all levels who can facilitate adoption on scale. Implementation is primarily through our own field teams. Further details about WAI can be accessed athttps://www.wateraid.org/in/
Roles & Responsibility: -
Programme
- Ensure objectives and targets are planned and delivered as per program plan & timelines.
- Undertake intensive and regular field visits to implement project activities related primarily to water purification but not limited to it.
- Extending technical support to government departments on themes related to Jal Jeevan Mission as per the WaterAid’s mandate.
- Support field team to plan and execute the project activities.
- Demonstrate and undertake community mobilization and community institutions’ capacity building activities with the target communities.
- Ensure proper coordination between MIS and Documentation Assistant, technical coordinator and Field Facilitators through planning and effective team communication.
- Represent project activities and achievements at suitable forums for replicability.
- Capacity building and thematic inputs to project team working with you.
- Ensure timely uploading of MIS data by the team, regular project updates and donor reports.
- Validation of reports, data and review of case study through regular field visits.
- Facilitate WAI project related assessment, monitoring/quality assurance, donor visits, audit visits.
- Ensure timely and effective utilization of project budget and keep track of the variance and maintain and generate all budgetary reports as and when required.
- Undertake any other activity/ work as directed by Line Manager or Supervisor including looking at the larger program commitments in WaterAid.
Finance
- Ensure deliverables committed under the project as planned.
- Follow financial procedure of WaterAid on procurement process and expenses and support first round verification of bills.
- Consolidate and compile the reports of monthly field work with statement of verified bills Ensure timely utilisation of project Budget and keep track of the variance as per monthly plan.
- Support internal and external audit visits.
- Ensuring effective utilization of budget as per plan with quality standard.
- Responsible for financial activity and budget utilization.
- Responsible for Monthly financial plan tracking and MIS review.
Eligibility and requirements Education:
- Post graduate degree or graduation in fields related to, Social Work/ Rural Development/ Environment Science/ Environment Management/ Public Health/ Public Policy or equivalent.
Experience:
- At least 3 years’ experience in a non-governmental organisation, leading WASH projects would be desirable.
Skills:
- Experience of working closely with block level on the issue of Water & sanitation will be desirable.
- Sound understanding of issues pertaining to rural water and sanitation in India.
- Good communications and presentation skills, both written and oral, in, Odia, English and Hindi.
- Ability to work comfortably in MS Word, Excel and Power point
- Proactive and self-motivated individuals capable of engaging persuasively with various stakeholders.
- A self-starter, able to motivate and lead the district team.
WaterAid India (Jal Seva Charitable Foundation) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace. All recruitment decisions are made purely based on merit, qualifications and alignment with the role and organizational values - without discrimination based on caste, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected under Indian law.
All hiring is conducted directly by our internal team and via official communication channels, and we do not authorize any third party, individual, agency or external consultant to act on our behalf in any capacity related to recruitment. We do not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process including application, interview, selection, or onboarding. Any communication claiming to offer employment with WaterAid India in exchange for money or through unauthorized channels should be considered fraudulent. WaterAid India will not be responsible for any loss or damage incurred by responding to such unofficial communication.
WaterAid India (Jal Seva Charitable Foundation) is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. WaterAid India expects all staff, volunteers, vendors and anyone representing WaterAid to share this commitment through our code of conduct and the Safeguarding policy.
If you come across any suspicious recruitment posts in our name on social media pages or WhatsApp groups or receive such emails, calls, or messages on any medium, please verify them by writing to us at waindiahr@wateraid.org. We reserve the right to initiate legal action against individuals or entities misrepresenting the organization or engaging in recruitment-related fraud.