Location: Caracas/La Guaira
Duration: Short-term contract
Reporting to: WASH Coordinator
Closing date: 3 November 2026
Job purpose
The WASH Officer will serve as the primary technical and operational liaison to ensure the smooth implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions following the June 2026 earthquakes.
Under the supervision of the WASH Coordinator, the WASH Officer will lead the execution of technical assessments, the rehabilitation of community and health infrastructure, and hygiene promotion. They will also ensure effective coordination with local stakeholders and adherence to quality standards and reporting deadlines for programme funders.
The main responsibilities of this post include:
1. Technical implementation and infrastructure
- Lead the data collection and needs assessments for WASH in the intervention areas to identify gaps in water and sanitation services.
- To technically supervise the construction, rehabilitation or adaptation activities of sanitation structures and community water infrastructure.
- Lead the evaluation of essential equipment and coordinate the implementation of handwashing stations at scale in priority clinics in La Guaira.
- Ensure that all technical interventions comply with Sphere standards and WASH methodologies in emergencies.
2. Supervision of community activities and promotion of hygiene
- Carry out follow-up visits and continuous monitoring of the implementation sites to verify the development of activities and ensure that the project objectives are achieved.
- Develop, organise and support training processes, guiding communities and local teams on the use, maintenance and good practices of water and sanitation.
- Support the logistics of community activities, maintaining fluid and assertive communication with community leaders, institutions and operational partners to facilitate access and implementation.
- Proactively identify risks, problems, or delays in the execution of field activities and propose timely corrective actions.
3. Logistics and operational coordination
- Support the monitoring of field budgets and the tracking of requests for the acquisition of critical WASH supplies.
- Oversee community distribution and inventory control of water purification tablets and hygiene kits, ensuring that they conform to current budgetary adjustments.
- Collaborate with the logistics team to ensure that transport contracts, warehouse space rentals and material branding are aligned with distribution schedules*.*
4. Monitoring, data and reports
- Prepare periodic field reports, records, attendance lists, minutes and other qualitative-quantitative verification means related to the activities carried out.
- Consolidate and validate the information collected in the field using mobile information collection tools (e.g., Kobo Collect).
- Ensure the timely delivery of technical draft progress reports to strictly comply with the cut-off dates and reporting deadlines of the various donors.
5. Protection and safeguarding
- Ensure that all procedures developed in the field protect and seek dignified treatment towards programme participants and partners.
- To act with the highest level of honesty and integrity in the detection, care or referral of any possible case of mistreatment, abuse or sexual exploitation.
- Promote a protective culture, guaranteeing the privacy and strict confidentiality of the organisation's data, facts and procedures.
5. Others
- Any other function that may be assigned by the WASH Coordinator.
The MENTOR Initiative works in a constantly changing humanitarian environment - reasonable duties that do not fit the above job description but help to further the overall aims and goals of the programme may be requested.
Role requirements
- Have the legal right to live and work in Venezuela.
- University degree in environmental health, sanitation, civil or environmental engineering, public health or related fields (Essential)[SB1] .
- Minimum two years of verifiable experience in supervisory roles, monitoring and implementation of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in Venezuela (Essential).
- Previous experience in community activities and hygiene promotion.
- Practical knowledge of Sphere and WASH standards in emergencies and methodologies such as Community Led-Total Sanitation (Desirable).
- Basic or intermediate proficiency in Office 365 and mobile data collection tools.
- Excellent skills in developing qualitative and quantitative reports, and good communication skills (oral and written).
- Proactive, empathic, strong service orientation and ability to work in a team.
- Experience working with NGOs in emergency contexts (Desirable).
The MENTOR Initiative is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the organisation. We ensure the constant non-discrimination throughout the recruitment process.
The MENTOR Initiative is committed to promoting diversity and gender equality and strongly encourages candidates from under-represented backgrounds to apply.
The MENTOR Initiative applies a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, mistreatment or harassment, and other types of unethical behaviour including fraud.
The MENTOR Initiative will contact previous employers of applicants to determine if they have any history of violating international standards and codes of conduct relating to such matters.