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Sanitation Engineers for Community and on-site systems

for USAID IUWASH PLUS
Jakarta

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation that focuses on increasing people’s incomes
and access to basic services in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Agriculture, and Renewable Energy.
By connecting our global expertise with longstanding in-country presence, we help realise locally-owned
solutions in more than 25 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Established in 1965 in the
Netherlands, our projects directly benefit millions of people (4.4M in 2018). SNV specializes in supporting
the resourcefulness of development actors by developing local capacities, improving performance and
services, strengthening governance systems, helping to create access for excluded groups and by making
markets work for the poor.

The USAID Indonesia Urban Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Penyehatan

Lingkungan Untuk Semua (IUWASH Plus) Program

IUWASH Plus Program is a five-and-a-half-year initiative designed to assist the Government of Indonesia
(GOI) in increasing access to water supply and sanitation services as well as improving key hygiene
behaviors among urban poor and vulnerable populations. USAID IUWASH PLUS works with governmental
agencies, the private sector, NGOs, communities and others to achieve the following "high level" results:
1) An increase of 1,100,000 people in urban areas with access to improved water supply service
quality, of which at least 500,000 are from the poorest 40% of the population (also referred to as
the “Bottom 40%” or “B40”), vulnerable groups or Indonesia’s eastern provinces; and
2) An increase of 500,000 people in urban areas with access to safely managed sanitation.

To ensure that improvements in access to WASH services are sustained, USAID IUWASH PLUS is guided
by a development hypothesis that focuses on strengthening service delivery systems, so they can more
effectively reach the poorest and most vulnerable segments of the population. In order to achieve this at
scale, the program undertakes activities through four interrelated components, including: 1) improving
household WASH services; 2) strengthening city WASH institutional performance; 3) strengthening the
WASH financing environment; and 4) advancing national WASH advocacy, coordination and
communication. In support of these components, USAID IUWASH PLUS also implements a Local
Sustainability and Innovation Component (LSIC) that is designed to stimulate WASH innovations that
strengthen community, private sector and government WASH service provision.

Objective

The primary objective of the above position is to support implementation of IUWASH PLUS’ sanitation
marketing activities in providing access of sanitation through strengthening business development
services (BDS).

Responsibilities

The Sanitation Engineer for Community and On-Site Systems will assist IUWASH PLUS WASH staff at the
local level in a range of activities to ensure proper construction of appropriate sanitation facilities that meet
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national standards (SNI) and which in most cases will be based on available designs. His/her responsibilities
and duties will involve supporting IUWASH PLUS regional and local personnel in the development of
community and on-site sanitation systems through:
1) Conducting technical assessments in targeted communities (and households where necessary) to
ensure that the choice of infrastructure (individual septic system, shared septic systems, community
treatment plant or IPAL) are feasible and appropriate.
2) Providing technical training to micro- and small-scale construction contractors (WASH Entrepreneurs)
to ensure their understanding of and compliance with SNI standards.
3) As needed, assisting WASH Entrepreneurs in better understanding management requirements of SNI
systems (Bill of Quantities, Specifications, etc.)
4) Advising local community leaders on technical, operation and maintenance requirements related to
sanitation improvements. As required, supervising local construction work to ensure compliance with
both SNI standards as well as site safety and other requirements.
5) Advising program staff on areas of potential improvement as concerns community-and household-
based construction.
6) Maintaining regular contact with IUWASH PLUS personnel (WASH Facilitators, Behavior Change /
Marketing Specialists, Urban Sanitation Specialists, etc.) joining IUWASH meetings, and providing
advice as indicated.
7) Assisting the Senior Specialist / On-Site Sanitation in monitoring progress at the local and regional
level and advising on areas of potential improvement.
8) Providing other engineering support services as requested.

Deliverables

1) Work products related to the above;

2) Monthly reports highlighting key achievements and lessons learned.

Locations

The Sanitation Engineer will be based in the area of IUWASH’s Regional Office in Jakarta.

Reporting Relationship

 The above individual will be supervised directly by IUWASH On-Site Sanitation Specialist as Primary
Supervisor and IUWASH Regional Urban Sanitation Specialist (USS) as Secondary Supervisor.
 The above individual will report to SNV’s senior Sanitation Engineer, that will also provide backstopping
and technical guidance as needed

IUWASH Plus Outcomes

The above proposed activities will contribute to the following IUWASH PLUS outcomes:
HR 2: People gaining access to safely managed sanitation services.
C1-a: Number of people from the bottom 40% by wealth gaining access to shared or basic sanitation
services as a result of USG assistance
C1-c: Number of WASH business development services firms accessible to targeted areas
C1-d Number of WASH enterprises with improved WASH product or services offerings as a result of
US. Government assistance