Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Officer job at Raising The Village
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Jan-28
Location: Western Uganda (Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kagadi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Kyenjojo)
Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Officer 2026-01-28T12:55:22+00:00 Raising The Village https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_2286/logo/Raising%20The%20Village.png https://raisingthevillage.org/ FULL_TIME Western Uganda (Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kagadi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Kyenjojo) Uganda 00256 Uganda Nonprofit, and NGO Science & Engineering, Social Services & Nonprofit, Business Operations 2026-02-10T17:00:00+00:00 8 About Raising The Village We are Raising The Village (RTV) – an international development organization and a registered charity – on a mission to end ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising The Village is a fastgrowing organization on an accelerated growth path. We have 120+ national staff in Uganda and a team of 8 people in North America working together to lift communities out of ultra-poverty in lastmile villages. We operate at the intersection of direct implementation and advanced data analytics to inform progress, decision-making, and impact. Our programs are focused on removing scarcity barriers, increasing and diversifying incomes, and ensuring sustained outcomes through 24-month partnership with last-mile villages and local governments. We work in the thematic areas of agriculture, WASH, Financial Inclusion through a gender transformative and community-driven development approach. To date we have supported more than 665,000 people through our innovative holistic approach and are on track to expand to reaching one million people annually in the region by 2027. We have achieved this tremendous growth with the support of our incredible partners from all around the globe who believe in our model and impact. Find out more about our programs and impact at: www.raisingthevillage.org. Job Summary The WASH Officer will ensure effective planning and design, and successful implementation and supervision of WASH interventions in Raising The Village’s partner communities, as part of our core methodology. This will involve working with our Planning, Evaluation, and Learning (PEAL) team to identify and assess the key needs of WASH facilities, working with Procurement team for the development and management of contracts in accordance with project budgets and timelines, and collaborating with program staff, local authorities and communities to support WASH interventions. The incumbent in this role will have strong understanding of small to large scale technical designs of WASH infrastructure, and demonstrated experience in the estimation of costs, development of RFP’s, bid review and evaluations and contract management. During implementation of the project's activities, the Officer will be required to provide feedback to relevant partners and the local authorities with an aim of improving overall WASH program quality. Main Responsibilities Program Design - Complete evaluations of current water access points and carry out WASH needs assessment in target communities.
- Support PEAL team to design and plan activities on construction/rehabilitation and repair of water supply and sanitation facilities.
- Develop and review technical designs, cost estimation of all WASH facilities planned for implementation in the targeted communities.
Procurement and Contract Management - Develop RFP’s as required.
- Provide technical support in evaluating bids in accordance with RTV policies and procedures, project technical requirements, budgets, timelines, and any other critical factors.
- Preparation of all contracts to be awarded to vendors of goods and services related to water supply and sanitation component of the project
- Review technical reports from the various contractors and provide recommendations to the Program Manager and Operations as to whether the delivered infrastructures meet the required standards and quality.
Program Implementation - Ensure timely procurement, and contract management services for WASH Projects and provide technical advice for effective implementation.
- Supervise construction, repair and rehabilitation of water supplies systems and sanitation facilities in strict adherence to the set regulations and standard.
- Work with the Project Teams, Water Management Committees (WMCs) and other Community structures and local authorities on improved management and sustainability of WASH infrastructure.
Coordination and Collaboration - Co-ordinate and network with the relevant Local Governments, Ministry and Department Officials as well as build relationships with other agencies, NGOs and CBOs working in the Project areas and providing technical support and assistance to WASH activities.
Monitoring & Reporting - Provide regular reports on water supply and sanitation activities and program progress against work plan and program activities.
- Maintain an up-to-date activity tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all water supply and sanitation infrastructure related activities.
Qualifications: - B.Eng. or Water Resource Management, Engineering or Architecture or any relevant technical qualification.
- Additional Qualification in Project Planning and Management is desirable.
- At least two year of experience with a non-profit, non-governmental organization or private engineering firm or water utility entity.
- Demonstrated skill in the use of AutoCad, CAD, GIS, waterCAD/Epanet software, and GPS device.
- Experience in drafting Bill of Quantities for civil works.
- Experience in ground water development and rehabilitation.
- Excellent experience with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas and pivot tables and strong skills with Microsoft Word.
- Excellent English communication skills.
- Complete evaluations of current water access points and carry out WASH needs assessment in target communities.
- Support PEAL team to design and plan activities on construction/rehabilitation and repair of water supply and sanitation facilities.
- Develop and review technical designs, cost estimation of all WASH facilities planned for implementation in the targeted communities.
- Develop RFP’s as required.
- Provide technical support in evaluating bids in accordance with RTV policies and procedures, project technical requirements, budgets, timelines, and any other critical factors.
- Preparation of all contracts to be awarded to vendors of goods and services related to water supply and sanitation component of the project
- Review technical reports from the various contractors and provide recommendations to the Program Manager and Operations as to whether the delivered infrastructures meet the required standards and quality.
- Ensure timely procurement, and contract management services for WASH Projects and provide technical advice for effective implementation.
- Supervise construction, repair and rehabilitation of water supplies systems and sanitation facilities in strict adherence to the set regulations and standard.
- Work with the Project Teams, Water Management Committees (WMCs) and other Community structures and local authorities on improved management and sustainability of WASH infrastructure.
- Co-ordinate and network with the relevant Local Governments, Ministry and Department Officials as well as build relationships with other agencies, NGOs and CBOs working in the Project areas and providing technical support and assistance to WASH activities.
- Provide regular reports on water supply and sanitation activities and program progress against work plan and program activities.
- Maintain an up-to-date activity tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all water supply and sanitation infrastructure related activities.
- Demonstrated skill in the use of AutoCad, CAD, GIS, waterCAD/Epanet software, and GPS device.
- Experience in drafting Bill of Quantities for civil works.
- Experience in ground water development and rehabilitation.
- Excellent experience with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas and pivot tables and strong skills with Microsoft Word.
- Excellent English communication skills.
- Runyakole, Rukiga, plus any other applicable native languages.
- B.Eng. or Water Resource Management, Engineering or Architecture or any relevant technical qualification.
- Additional Qualification in Project Planning and Management is desirable.
- At least two year of experience with a non-profit, non-governmental organization or private engineering firm or water utility entity.
JOB-697a073a1f7f6 Vacancy title:
Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Technical Officer Jobs at:
Raising The Village Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, February 10 2026 Duty Station:
Western Uganda (Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kagadi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Kyenjojo) Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 28 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Department: Technical
Reporting to: Programs Manager
Years of Experience 3+ Years
Location: Western Uganda (Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kagadi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Kyenjojo)
Travel Required: Up to 70%
Languages: Runyakole, Rukiga, plus any other applicable native languages.
About Raising The Village
We are Raising The Village (RTV) – an international development organization and a registered charity – on a mission to end ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising The Village is a fastgrowing organization on an accelerated growth path. We have 120+ national staff in Uganda and a team of 8 people in North America working together to lift communities out of ultra-poverty in lastmile villages. We operate at the intersection of direct implementation and advanced data analytics to inform progress, decision-making, and impact. Our programs are focused on removing scarcity barriers, increasing and diversifying incomes, and ensuring sustained outcomes through 24-month partnership with last-mile villages and local governments. We work in the thematic areas of agriculture, WASH, Financial Inclusion through a gender transformative and community-driven development approach. To date we have supported more than 665,000 people through our innovative holistic approach and are on track to expand to reaching one million people annually in the region by 2027. We have achieved this tremendous growth with the support of our incredible partners from all around the globe who believe in our model and impact. Find out more about our programs and impact at: www.raisingthevillage.org. Job Summary The WASH Officer will ensure effective planning and design, and successful implementation and supervision of WASH interventions in Raising The Village’s partner communities, as part of our core methodology. This will involve working with our Planning, Evaluation, and Learning (PEAL) team to identify and assess the key needs of WASH facilities, working with Procurement team for the development and management of contracts in accordance with project budgets and timelines, and collaborating with program staff, local authorities and communities to support WASH interventions. The incumbent in this role will have strong understanding of small to large scale technical designs of WASH infrastructure, and demonstrated experience in the estimation of costs, development of RFP’s, bid review and evaluations and contract management. During implementation of the project's activities, the Officer will be required to provide feedback to relevant partners and the local authorities with an aim of improving overall WASH program quality. Main Responsibilities Program Design - Complete evaluations of current water access points and carry out WASH needs assessment in target communities.
- Support PEAL team to design and plan activities on construction/rehabilitation and repair of water supply and sanitation facilities.
- Develop and review technical designs, cost estimation of all WASH facilities planned for implementation in the targeted communities.
Procurement and Contract Management - Develop RFP’s as required.
- Provide technical support in evaluating bids in accordance with RTV policies and procedures, project technical requirements, budgets, timelines, and any other critical factors.
- Preparation of all contracts to be awarded to vendors of goods and services related to water supply and sanitation component of the project
- Review technical reports from the various contractors and provide recommendations to the Program Manager and Operations as to whether the delivered infrastructures meet the required standards and quality.
Program Implementation - Ensure timely procurement, and contract management services for WASH Projects and provide technical advice for effective implementation.
- Supervise construction, repair and rehabilitation of water supplies systems and sanitation facilities in strict adherence to the set regulations and standard.
- Work with the Project Teams, Water Management Committees (WMCs) and other Community structures and local authorities on improved management and sustainability of WASH infrastructure.
Coordination and Collaboration - Co-ordinate and network with the relevant Local Governments, Ministry and Department Officials as well as build relationships with other agencies, NGOs and CBOs working in the Project areas and providing technical support and assistance to WASH activities.
Monitoring & Reporting - Provide regular reports on water supply and sanitation activities and program progress against work plan and program activities.
- Maintain an up-to-date activity tracking tool (soft copies and hard copies) of all water supply and sanitation infrastructure related activities.
Qualifications: - B.Eng. or Water Resource Management, Engineering or Architecture or any relevant technical qualification.
- Additional Qualification in Project Planning and Management is desirable.
- At least two year of experience with a non-profit, non-governmental organization or private engineering firm or water utility entity.
- Demonstrated skill in the use of AutoCad, CAD, GIS, waterCAD/Epanet software, and GPS device.
- Experience in drafting Bill of Quantities for civil works.
- Experience in ground water development and rehabilitation.
- Excellent experience with Microsoft Excel, including use of formulas and pivot tables and strong skills with Microsoft Word.
- Excellent English communication skills.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 24 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested and Qualified? Click here to apply Deadline: 10th February 2026. Raising The Village is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We highly encourage women candidates to apply.
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