The Field Assistant supports day-to-day field implementation of WASH activities and acts as the primary link between field teams and the office. The FA will allocate 50% Level of Effort (LOE) to support the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) department and 50% LOE to direct field/operational tasks. He/She ensures accurate, timely reporting of field activities, quality of data collection, and smooth operational delivery in compliance with donor and organizational procedures.
Field Assistant (National Position)
Main tasks and responsibilities
A. Field Operations & Implementation (50% LOE)
• Support the Field Coordinator in implementing WASH activities (rehabilitation works, water tank installations, household-level support, distributions, site preparations).
• Conduct regular field visits with supervisors and technical teams to monitor day-to-day activities, verify works, and identify operational gaps.
• Support community engagement: liaise with community groups, landlords, water establishments and local actors to facilitate access, acceptance, and coordination of activities.
• Assist with beneficiary selection verification and ensure selection criteria are applied in the field.
• Support and document distributions and other logistical operations when required (attendance, beneficiary signatures, handover documents).
• Follow health, safety and security procedures at all sites; report incidents or risks immediately to the Field Coordinator.
• Support basic technical tasks under supervision (site measurements, simple QA checks on construction items, photographic evidence collection).
B. MEAL Support (50% LOE)
• Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure field activities are properly communicated, prepared for, and reflected in monitoring systems.
• Upload and report on a weekly basis all relevant project data on ActivityInfo (or agreed platform).
• Ensure all reported data are accurate: thoroughly review data before and after submission; adjust and clean datasets as needed.
• Flag and follow-up data collection issues with the MEAL team for resolution.
• Provide input on survey and ActivityInfo forms to ensure contextually-relevant and practical data collection tools.
• Support verification, spot-checks and data validation exercises conducted by MEAL.
• Maintain proper archiving of monitoring documents (hard copies and electronic), including attendance sheets, referral records, distribution lists and photographic logs.
Other responsibilities include:
• Submit weekly field updates to the Field Coordinator and MEAL (activity progress, challenges, beneficiary feedback, and photos).
• Ensure all field documentation is accurate, complete and archived according to organizational standards.
• Immediately escalate programmatic, protection, safeguarding or security concerns to the Field Coordinator.
• Maintain working relations with community groups, water establishments, municipalities and other local stakeholders to facilitate implementation.
• Liaise between volunteers, contractors, and the Field Coordinator to ensure daily plans and movement schedules are followed.
Essential Requirements
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in field-level humanitarian projects (implementation, monitoring).
• Experience with data collection tools and platforms (ActivityInfo, Kobo, ODK, Excel) is required.
• Proven ability to compile, clean and validate data prior to upload.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; experience working with communities and local authorities.
Required skills and experiences
• Attention to detail and strong data quality focus.
• Organized, reliable, able to manage competing tasks and deadlines.
• Team player with capacity to coordinate with MEAL, logistics and technical staff.
• Basic technical understanding of WASH project components and construction site requirements.
• Respect for humanitarian principles, accountability and safeguarding policies.
*AVSI reserves the right to request information from previous employers regarding any disputes, safeguarding concerns, investigations, or disciplinary actions, and to require the candidate to provide criminal and civil records, for the purpose of assessing the worker’s professional suitability for roles involving contact with vulnerable individuals, including children and adults.***
** AVSI applies the principle of inclusiveness and non-discrimination in its selection process, ensuring equal opportunities regardless of sex, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, gender, marital status, religious belief, disability, or belonging to protected classes.