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Water Mission (WM) is an international non-profit Christian engineering organization that designs, builds, and implements safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas. Our mission is to transform lives through sustainable safe water solutions. Since 2007, WM has been operating in Uganda as Water Missions Uganda (WMU).
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Jinja, Uganda
Water Mission is a nonprofit Christian engineering organization dedicated to designing, building, and implementing safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions for people in developing countries and disaster areas, driven by its mission to honor God by developing, restoring, and preserving safe water access for all. Founded in 2001, Water Mission has earned global recognition for combining faith-based compassion with innovative engineering to address the world’s water crisis, impacting over 8 million people in more than 60 countries.
The organization fosters a mission-driven work culture that emphasizes servant leadership, technical excellence, and teamwork, offering fulfilling career opportunities with flexible arrangements for professionals passionate about humanitarian impact. Water Mission continues to evolve through its evidence-based and scalable business model, integrating solar-powered technologies and data monitoring systems to ensure sustainability and community empowerment.
With a growing team of engineers, health professionals, and community workers across regional offices in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, Water Mission holds fast to its core values of love, excellence, integrity, and stewardship. The organization also champions corporate social responsibility through disaster response, education programs, and partnerships with local and global stakeholders. For more information, visit www.watermission.org.
Are you looking for NGO/Engineering jobs in Uganda 2024 today? then you might be interested in Technician job at Water Mission
Full Time
Deadline:
6 Dec 2024
Job Title
Technician job at Water Mission
Water Mission
Job Description
Job Title: Technician (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: Water Mission (WM)
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
Under the direction of the Utility Engineer, the Technician is responsible for performing the duties and tasks as outlined below. This is a full-time position and requires that the person resides near the SWIG office and travels to remote locations within Luuka district. This role will focus on ensuring sustainable operation and maintenance as well as extension of distribution points in communities where safe water projects are implemented by Water Mission.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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Deadline: 6th December 2024
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How to Apply
General responsibilities
Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, donors, partners, volunteers the communities we serve, and the public.
Work in a posture of humble service to God and others.
Engage and participate in prayer before and after team meetings.
Lead and participate in biblically based staff devotions.
Understand, support, and nurture the Vision, Mission, and Core values of Water Mission.
Documentation and reporting
Help build and manage required key capacities of water system operators, including refresher training of operators and orientation of new operators.
Manage the process of submitting funding requests for work, ensure accurate documentation and tracking, and provide detailed accounting and reconciliation of funds after the work is complete.
Conduct analysis and reports regularly on water quality tests and other tests.
Maintain documentation of work activities, prepare regular reports on progress and outcomes, and ensure timely submission of all required documentation to the supervisor.
Troubleshooting
Monitor, report, and rectify any issues arising during the operation of the water systems, including the monitoring system and pre-paid meters.
Be part of an on-call rotation to respond to system outages during weekends, working collaboratively with the team to ensure timely resolutions, which may include in-person support if necessary.
Minor Repairs
Carry out minor repairs on pumps, solar panels, water treatment systems, storage tanks, distribution lines, tap stands, household connections, and general electrical and plumbing works or any components of the water system.
Major Repairs
Supervise contractors to carry out major repairs.
Extensions of Household Distribution Points
Install and/or supervise the connection of On-Premises Connections, including but not limited to, excavation of the trenches, connecting to the water main, installing the service line, fitting of the water meter and appurtenances, installing the splash pad, and coordinating with the homeowner.
Other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications:
Diploma in Water Engineering from a recognized or reputable institution.
Minimum of 1 year of practical experience in solar piped water schemes
General competence and experience in hands on masonry ,plumbing and electro mechanical works.
Competent with an office computer and smart phone (Word, Excel, GPS, mobile data collection tools).
Skills and Abilities:
Personal and growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Alignment with Water Mission’s Statement of Faith and core values of Love, Excellence, and Integrity. Alignment with the principles of servant leadership as embraced within Water Mission.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Lusoga languages.
Excellent analytical ability and process troubleshooting skills.
Impeccable integrity and stewardship demonstrate to those who invest in Water Mission Uganda a sense of security and trust that their gifts are well used and invested.
Must be standards and detail-oriented with an ability to plan.
A strong work ethic.
Ability and willingness to travel for fieldwork.
Valid driver’s license.
Legal authorization to work in Uganda.
