WASH Intern (Water & Wastewater Management)

CHAK is an organization whose constitution allows membership to Protestant churches' health facilities and community-based health programs, provided their services are not for profit. Its mission is to facilitate member health units in providing quality healthcare services through advocacy, health systems strengthening, networking, and innovative health programs.

This internship offers an opportunity to contribute to the development of CHAK's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) project. The role involves conducting assessments of health facilities, managing technical data, assisting with project design and cost estimation, and facilitating communication and coordination between CHAK and LifeFirst.

1. Conduct WASH assessments in CHAK member health facilities, specifically evaluating water supply, wastewater, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure.
2. Collect, analyze, and maintain facility-level WASH and technical data.
3. Identify infrastructure gaps, challenges, and opportunities for improvement within the facilities.
4. Provide support for site visits, technical assessments, measurements, and documentation under the guidance of the LifeFirst Engineer.
5. Develop and maintain the Water & Wastewater Opportunity/Project Pipeline.
6. Assist in the development of technical concepts, preliminary Bills of Quantities (BOQs), specifications, costing information, and proposals.
7. Coordinate site visits, meetings, and communication among CHAK, member health facilities, and LifeFirst.
8. Follow up on agreed actions and outstanding technical information.
9. Prepare assessment reports, progress reports, meeting minutes, and other essential project documentation.
10. Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, mid-term reviews, and final reporting processes.
11. Document lessons learned and identify opportunities for scaling WASH solutions across the CHAK network.
12. Maintain professional neutrality and ensure compliance with CHAK, member facility, and project procedures.

1. Hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher diploma in Civil Engineering, Environmental Health, Public Health, Water Resources Management, Water Engineering, Sanitation/WASH, or a closely related field.
2. Additional training in Sanitation/WASH in healthcare facilities, environmental health, project management, GIS, or data management is considered an advantage.
3. Possess desirable exposure to WASH, environmental health, water engineering, or public health.
4. Demonstrate basic technical knowledge of water supply, wastewater, sanitation, and environmental sustainability.
5. Be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, and have desirable experience with digital data collection tools.
6. Ability to set up structured databases and trackers, analyze basic facility-level data, and produce tables, charts, and summaries.
7. Exhibit strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
8. Be willing and able to travel to CHAK member health facilities for assessments.
9. Possess personal attributes such as being analytical, organized, proactive, ethical, collaborative, adaptable, and eager to learn.