Disaster Response WASH Volunteer

Position Title:                          Disaster Response WASH Volunteer                                         

Location:                                 Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina                   

Assignment Type:                    Volunteer; joining the Global Roster pre-qualifies you to be able to deploy with us when we support communities and survivors facing disasters.

Application Requirements:      Resume and completed application questions

About Americares: 

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster. Each year, Americares reaches 85 countries on average, including the United States, with life-changing health programs, medicine, medical supplies, and emergency aid. Americares is one of the world’s leading nonprofit providers of donated medicine and medical supplies. For more information, visit americares.org.

Americares Values:

We create global community, treating people as they want to be treated.
 
We respond effectively and responsibly, putting plans into practice.
 
We embed ethics and equity in our work and workplace.
 
We are better together; partnership is at our core.
 
We ask and listen, to create sustainable solutions for a healthier tomorrow.
 
We commit to quality, growing and improving to ensure individuals and communities thrive.

About the Americares Global Roster:

Americares maintains a Global Roster, which is comprised of experienced professions all over the world who can be available for short-term emergency deployments. Roster members are generally deployed after an initial rapid assessment is conducted by Americares core staff, but on occasion we may ask Roster members to deploy immediately. Acceptance to the Roster does not guarantee deployment but does qualify members to respond with us for a future response if their qualifications would supplement the objectives of the intervention.

Selected candidates will be required to complete a series of short online trainings on general safety and security and other topics or will be required to demonstrate they have completed same or similar trainings. Periodic trainings will be offered to all candidates on relevant topics. After training and onboarding is complete, Roster members are considered eligible to deploy.

Deployments can last anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on the needs of the response. Roster members are not compensated for time spent on trainings or other requirements. Competitive deployment compensation will be offered based on the candidate’s skills and experience if a member is requested to deploy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Operations Lead, the WASH Officer position will organize water, sanitation and hygiene efforts in the aftermath of a disaster. Americares is looking for an experienced professional to ensure WASH standards are met in the EMT-1 field site. 

This can include, but is not limited to:

• Provide operational guidance on site infrastructure, such as access to clean water, latrines and other sanitation facilities and hygiene materials
• Set up and manage in-country site for deployed staff based on initial geophysical analysis
• Act as technical advisor for staff living/working on the field site in relation to WASH needs
• Liaise with local NGOs and iNGOs and government contractors

All Global Roster Members will actively model and contribute to Americares values, work culture and mission, engage in and contribute to team spaces with openness, global competencies, and a growth mindset, and complete other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

These competencies are required for the role:

• Degree/training required: Bachelor's or Advanced degree in public health, global health, international development, engineering, construction management or equivalent subject appropriate for the relevant position
• Demonstrated experience with international humanitarian standards and best practices in WASH
• Ability to effectively utilize the limited resources available and adapt to the changing needs of the project
• Employ independent decision making while also providing support to team members
• Works well under pressure and in stressful situations
• Extremely organized, flexible, and excellent communication skills

Ability to deploy within 24-72 hours of notice and US work authorization is required for this role.

These competencies would be great to have, but are not required:

•  Experience working in an emergency response context.
•  Fluency in languages that are spoken in at least one of our core locations (India, Philippines, Tanzania, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Colombia, etc.), in addition to English.

Additionally, our core competencies as an organization are:

•  Ownership and results
•  Communication
•  Problem solving
•  Equity and inclusion
•  Teamwork and conflict resolution
•  Leadership
•  Prioritization
•  Management
•  Strategy and planning
•  Decision making

We know not all applicants will demonstrate all the competencies we’re looking for, and that women and underrepresented groups tend to not apply unless they meet all the requirements. We encourage you to apply even if you do not check all the boxes above, and we look forward to reviewing your application holistically.

What you can expect, if you move forward in the recruitment process:

1.     Interview with People and Talent (45 minutes)

2.     Technical video interview (1 hour)

3.     Reference check and background check

4.     Onboarding to the Global Roster, including completion of required training