Job Purpose:
The WASH Intern position is designed to provide a structured learning opportunity for a motivated individual to build foundational knowledge and practical exposure in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programming. Over the course of the six-month internship, the intern will be guided through core WASH themes including water supply, sanitation infrastructure, hygiene promotion, water quality monitoring, and monitoring and evaluation through mentorship, and hands-on learning activities.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
· Participate in induction sessions covering core WASH concepts (water supply, sanitation, hygiene promotion) and relevant national/international standards (e.g., Sphere).
· Learn how WASH needs assessments, KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) surveys, and baseline studies are designed and conducted, including basic data collection practice under supervision.
· Learn basic water quality testing procedures and observe how results inform program decisions.
· Learn community mobilization approaches, hygiene behavior change communication, and participatory tools used in the field.
· Learn how WASH indicators are tracked and how reports feed into program improvement.
· Learn how WASH interventions are adapted in humanitarian/emergency contexts.
· Understand how sex, disability, and social broad participation considerations are integrated into WASH programming, including accessible facility design and comprehensive community engagement approaches.
· Gain basic familiarity with WASH engineering aspects such as borehole drilling, hand pump mechanisms, water treatment systems, and latrine construction technologies.
· Learn to document lessons learned, success stories, and challenges from field activities to build report-writing and analytical skills.
Engage in regular debrief/mentoring sessions with a supervisor to review learning progress, ask questions, and set personal development goals.
Organizational Responsibilities:
Policy Adherence
· Adhere to the Code of Conduct, maintain humanitarian principles, and respect international humanitarian law.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse:
· Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.
Compliance and Ethics:
· Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout the International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards. Conducts work with the highest level of integrity
Safeguarding
It is all staff’s shared responsibility and obligation to safeguard and protect populations with whom we work, including adults who may be particularly crisis-affected and children. This includes safeguarding from the following conduct by our staff or partners: sexual exploitation and abuse; exploitation, neglect, or abuse of children and adults at risk; and any form of trafficking in persons.
