Emergency WASH Officer (6 Positions)

• Job TitleEmergency WASH Officer
• OrganisationAction Against Hunger (USA) – Uganda
• Positions6
• LocationUganda (emergency field locations; duty stations not stated)
• Experience3+ years (2 in emergency WASH preferred)
• DeadlineFriday, 23 October 2026

Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organisation working in 52 countries to end hunger, reaching about 28 million people a year with prevention and treatment programmes.

Action Against Hunger USA runs its Uganda programme through its Horn and Eastern Africa Regional Office in Nairobi. In Uganda it works in 16 districts and 12 refugee settlements on health, nutrition, food security and WASH, and has been a frontline responder in the 2026 Ebola outbreak.

The Emergency WASH Officer is responsible for the assessment, planning, design, implementation, quality assurance, monitoring and documentation of emergency WASH interventions, integrating them with health and nutrition and mainstreaming protection, disability inclusion and accountability to affected populations.

The officer also supports stakeholder coordination, risk management, resource management and technical supervision.

Assessment, Planning and Design

• Run rapid WASH assessments in affected communities, evacuation centres, refugee settlements, IDP camps and health facilities.
• Turn findings into response priorities and support concept notes, proposals, budgets and log frames.
• Support preparedness, contingency planning and anticipatory action.
• Develop technical designs, BoQs, specifications and workplans for water, sanitation and hygiene works.

Implementation and Quality

• Lead implementation in line with plans, budgets, designs and timelines.
• Supervise WASH staff, contractors, suppliers, casual labourers and partners.
• Carry out site supervision and verify measurements, quantities and completion certificates.
• Ensure works meet Sphere, WHO and national WASH standards and donor and government rules.
• Integrate WASH with health, nutrition, IPC and hygiene promotion.

Monitoring, Coordination and Risk

• Develop WASH monitoring plans and tools, including water quality and facility functionality checks.
• Prepare activity, technical and situation reports and document lessons learned.
• Coordinate with District Local Governments, Disaster Management Committees, OPM/NECOC, health authorities and partners.
• Identify and mitigate operational, technical, security and financial risks.
• Ensure facilities are safe, accessible and gender-sensitive and run AAP feedback mechanisms.
• Support WASH budgets, BoQs and procurement plans and promote value for money.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Water Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Public Health or a related field.
• Postgraduate diploma in project planning, M&E, disaster risk reduction or humanitarian action is an added advantage.

Experience and Skills

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, preferably at least 2 in humanitarian or emergency WASH with a reputable NGO.
• Technical experience in WASH assessment, design, implementation and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of the disaster management cycle.
• Proficiency in QGIS, Google Earth Pro, EPANET/WaterGEMS, AutoCAD or similar, and Microsoft Office.
• Practical use of Sphere Standards, WHO guidance and national WASH standards.
• Experience with proposals, budgets, BoQs and technical documents.
• Fluent English; local languages are an advantage.

Technical Skills

• WASH design: Water supply and sanitation.
• Engineering software: QGIS, EPANET, AutoCAD.
• Standards: Sphere, WHO and national.
• M&E: Water quality and reporting.

Soft Skills

• Coordination: Government and partners.
• Supervision: Staff and contractors.
• Composure: High-pressure emergencies.
• Inclusion: Protection and AAP.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Six positions open.
• Frontline emergency response work.
• Global humanitarian organisation.
• Hands-on engineering and public health mix.
• Strong pick among health jobs in Uganda and project jobs in Uganda.

Email your CV and cover letter to [email protected] by Friday, 23 October 2026, with “Emergency WASH Officer” in the subject line. Candidates may go through safeguarding screening and reference checks. See more NGO jobs in Uganda and engineering jobs in Uganda.

• Put the job title in the subject line.
• Show emergency WASH responses you’ve led.
• Name the software you use (QGIS, EPANET, AutoCAD).
• Mention Sphere and BoQ experience.
• Apply by 23 October.