NEW FORMAT COUNTRY JOB REQUISITION & EMPOWER JOB DESCRIPTION
Reference:CON/SL/WMCountry: Sierra LeoneJob Title: WASH Programme Manager
Date requested: 10/01/2015
Contract Grade: B
Contract Length: 18 months
Date Needed By: ASAP
New Post or Replacement: New
Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied
Exact Job Location: Freetown
Reports To: National Health Coordinator
Responsible For: WASH Construction Supervisors (3) WASH field supervisors
Liaises With: CD, ACD- P and ACD-S, Consortium Coordination Unit, Programme Manager, Country Financial Controller, Programme Quality and Monitoring Unit Managers, M& E officer, Consortium Coordination Agencies
Job Purpose:
The purpose of this position is to provide technical oversight and management to the Urban WASH project Concern are implementing as part of the Urban WASH Consortium (alongside Oxfam, ACF, Save the Children and Goal). The WASH Project Manager will provide support on both hardware and software project components and ensure the project is implemented in line with the proposal and project plan. Whilst there is an internal team manager to track the budget and day-to-day field operations, the WASH Manager will provide oversight and lead on technical WASH areas.
· Manage the technical aspect of the Urban WASH Project in Freetown giving support to the Concern WASH team and the implementing partners during planning, designing and implementation of WASH Activities.
· Provide effective and efficient management of the project implementation in line with the project proposal and donor requirements and ensure timely production of and submission of project reports and budget revisions
· Capacity build the current Engineering Coordinator, Engineering Manager, Construction Advisers and WASH Field Manager on technical WASH interventions and software considerations.
· Lead in developing proposals (including inputs for DFID II), concept notes and budgets for WASH activities/projects
· Coordinate and work closely with other Project Managers and Coordinators throughout project planning, design implementation and monitoring and evaluation
· Participate in conducting joint assessments and planning responses together with other teams and follow up on the recommendations
· Promote and ensure appropriate participation and equitable access of beneficiaries and communities through appropriate mechanisms
· Propose innovative WASH approaches relevant to the context including climate change, water resource management, water quality, water security. etc.
Technical:
· Provide support and implement WASH projects with particular focus on engineering (water supply and sanitation) sustainability of WASH interventions, and links to Hygiene Promotion
· In conjunction with the Construction Coordinator, develop, document and roll out written protocols, operating procedures and training materials and ensure uniform methodology is applied
· Provide technical support and guidance to the engineers on preparing technical drawings and technical specifications for tenders
· In conjunction with WASH Field Manager, ensure review on barriers and enablers of behaviour change and adapt hygiene promotion methodologies and tools accordingly.
Coordination and Leadership:
· Participate proactively and contribute in the Urban WASH Consortium technical working group monthly meetings
· Share information on Concern activities and intervention and promote good relations and collaboration with other actors
· Take a leading role in interagency WASH coordination fora and develop networks with relevant WASH actors
· Develop strategies and plans that contribute to raising the profile of Concern as an expert organization in the WASH sector
Monitoring and Evaluation:
· Work closely with field teams on objectives, indicators and activities and develop clear monitoring frameworks for each project in collaboration with the M & E Officer and the PQ and M Coordinator.
· Maintain an effective monitoring and planning system, which informs reporting and project design.
· Collaborate closely with the WASH consortium on peer reviews and annual reviews for the project
· Work with the team to identify and document project learning and success cases and disseminate learning.
· Ensure an up-to-date WASH database is maintained and manage all information related to WASH activities with M & E Officers.
Financial Management:
· Support the WASH Field Manager to produce timely and accurate budgets and budget revisions for the project.
· Support the WASH Field Manager to manage the project budget and ensure expenditure is in line within agreed project plans and budget.
· Ensure that project expenditure is undertaken in line with finance policies and procedures, and that resources are optimally utilised.
Staff Management and Development:
· Direct line management of 3 Construction Advisers and the WASH Field Manager
· Participate in the recruitment of in-country WASH staff. This includes preparation of job requisitions and job descriptions.
· Establish clear performance objectives for each of the reporting staff and conduct formal Performance and Development Reviews (PDRs).
· Support the WASH team in identifying training needs and help them to design and facilitate appropriate training and follow up models.
Other:
· Ensure team members are aware of core Concern policies and procedures relevant to their work, and with the support of others, carry out regular briefings on these policies, including the P4, security management, accountability etc. Contribute to the implementation of these policies.
· Together with other project teams members, ensure HIV & AIDS, inequality and risk and vulnerability are analysed, mitigated against and responded to during the overall planning, implementation and management of the WASH project
· Follow up on the initiatives started through DFID II – including sanitation marketing and HH latrines designed by the communities
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL
Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:
· Qualifications in a discipline related to WASH, Civil Engineering and/or Environmental Health.
· Good capacity in community mobilization and knowledge of participatory approaches.
· Practical experience in construction of water and sanitation facilities (borehole drilling, hand dug wells, low cost sanitation etc.) sustainability of water points, training of WASH committees etc. and in participatory hygiene promotion methods.
· Proven success in implementing community based and led hygiene and sanitation behaviour change including PHAST training, Community Led Total Sanitation etc.
· Experience with water testing and analysis.
· A proven record of effective project and people management.
· Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
· Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to build good relations both internally and externally.
· Experience in report and proposal writing.
· Proven financial management skills.
· Ability to work under pressure.
· Commitment to Concern’s ethos and values.
· Flexible, adaptable and patient.
· Sound IT skills, including Word and Excel.
Desirable:
- Understanding and experience of the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership.
- Understanding and experience of mainstreaming issues of gender equity, ethnicity and HIV and AIDS into project planning and implementation.
- Experience of working in Consortia.
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills with internal and external audiences, experience working in partnership with Governments would be an advantage.
- Experience of working in Africa (or elsewhere under similar conditions) would be an advantage.
- Ability to train local staff and to motivate and develop skills of others.
- Knowledge on using engineering software including AutoCad and GIS.
Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:
- Familiarity with logistics, HR, Finance, and administrative processes.
- Ability to organize and prioritize workload, using initiative when appropriate.
- Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team,
politically and culturally sensitive. - Ability to cope with stress; work under pressure often to strict deadlines.
- Flexibility, adaptability, sense of humour, and patience.
- Ability to motivate and develop skills of others.
- Facilitation and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
HOW TO APPLY:
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date 25thJanuary 2015. CV’s should be no more than 4 pages in length.
Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer posts before the closing date.
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