Reference:PO/WC/SSCountry: South SudanJob Title: WASH Coordinator
Contract Grade: B
Contract Length: 6 months
Date needed By: As soon as possible
New Post or Replacement: New
Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Unaccompanied
Exact Job Location: Bentiu, Unity State (according to the evolution of the situation) with travel to other field locations as required,
Responsible for: WASH PM, Hygiene specialist and WASH assistants
Reports To: ACD-Emergency
Liaises with: Area Coordinator, State WASH Focal Point, NFI/Shelter Manager, Emergency Nutritionist and WASH partners in Bentiu PoCs (IOM, Mercy Corps & UNICEF).
****Job Purpose:****Responsible for coordination/management of the WASH Programme in Unity State. To provide technical leadership and quality control in the management, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Concern’s water, sanitation and hygiene promotion projects in Unity State, South Sudan. To design WASH infrastructure that is appropriate for each stage of the emergency ensuring the continued effectiveness of the WASH programme as the situation evolves. To ensure the management and timely implementation of quality WASH projects that achieve their objectives, are readily accountable to stakeholders as well as providing effective management that ensures accountable use of project resources (finance, human resources and logistic).
****Main Duties & Responsibilities:****
****Programme Management****
Be directly responsible for the technical guidance, management and implementation of the Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in Bentiu Camps, Unity state.
Effectively manage the WASH projects using appropriate tools to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on-budget and to the expected quality.
Ensure that minimum standards of technical quality are adhered to in all engineering activities and interventions, which are technically appropriate, suitable for the given emergency stage, realistic and on budget.
Ensure that the monitoring framework within the programme is implemented, including baseline data, secondary data, reviews, donor reporting, KAP survey and internal/external evaluations. Furthermore ensure that monitoring responsibilities to the WASH Cluster are adhered to including reporting on weekly basis.
Ensure quality donor narrative & financial reports and contribute to donor compliance issues liaising with the Grant & Information Manage and Finance Department. Ensure effective management and operational systems are established at all completed water and sanitation infrastructure, which are appropriate for the emergency stage and that take account of the projected course of the emergency situation.
Actively monitor all identified WASH indicators in programme documents and relevant standards with the support of the ACD -Emergency and PSO, and ensure that weekly indicators, relevant information and challenges are shared timely.
Contribute to the development of all WASH projects in the form of draft project concept notes and draft proposals, budgets and budget narratives in consultation with the Programme staff and Area Coordinator.
Work to ensure accountability to beneficiaries and other key stakeholders. Ensure that HIV/AIDS, gender, protection and environmental impact are mainstreamed in all WASH projects.
****Leadership & Representation****
· Provide technical leadership in the design of all WASH interventions, which both address current emergency needs and takes a longer-term view in enhancing mitigation to future crises. Support the expansion of WASH programming into new areas.
Develop contingency plans with other agencies in the WASH cluster, which are realistically costed and which will allow Concern to respond quickly and appropriately to serious Environmental health outbreaks. Particular attention must be paid to potential cholera and acute watery/bloody diarrhoea outbreaks during and following rainy seasons.
Represent Concern Worldwide WASH Programme in appropriate forum both internally and externally. i.e. WASH cluster etc.
To ensure a creative and holistic approach to WASH programming, assist the team in finding ways to integrate/link and combine hygiene & health promotion, water and sanitation facilities design, construction & maintenance, with Health , Nutrition, Livelihoods and food security etc.
To provide guidance and training so that all work is carried out in a way that is sensitive to community needs and gender issues, and that community-determined and self-motivated methods (“empowering methods”) are used in preference to didactic (message-based) approaches.
****Team Management****
To work with the team to ensure all activities are planned, prioritized, carried out and monitored in efficient and effective ways, with due consideration to gender and advocacy issues
Ensure full compliance to security plans and protocols.
To provide technical expertise and guidance to staff as appropriate, in (for example, but not limited to) assessment, monitoring, evaluation, reporting (Internal and Donor Reports), financial management, proposal development, technical design of water and sanitation facilities and the exercise of judgment skills.
Support the recruitment of national WASH project staff. Contribute towards staff Performance development, including performance reviews for the WASH Programme staff, identify appropriate staff development needs and give recommendations to Area Coordinator. This will include development of a training needs assessment for the sector staff
To work with the team to provide appropriate and regular verbal and written reports to the Area Coordinator.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
****ESSENTIAL****
****Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:****
NFQ Level 8 degree in Engineering (Civil/Water/Environmental)
Minimum of three years overseas experience with an NGO implementing full WASH Programmes (with the 3 components: water, sanitation and hygiene promotion)
Experience of managing a WASH team.
Experience in working in a complex emergency context
Experience with Participatory Hygiene Promotion
Experience in Water Well Drilling and the development of emergency water Supply, hygiene promotion and Sanitation.
Familiarity with humanitarian law and principles of humanitarian action (international code of conduct and humanitarian charter)
Familiarity with Sphere guidelines and people in aid, code of best practice
Knowledge of Humanitarian Accountability Principles
****DESIRABLE****
****Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:****
Qualification in Hygiene Promotion/Environmental Health.
Experience of work in South Sudan / Horn of Africa region
Experience in Training and Capacity Building
Experience in Developing and Setting Up Monitoring and Evaluation Tools in hygiene promotion
****Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements:****
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Empathy with Concern’s goals and a commitment to capacity building, protection and participation
• Good communication and training / capacity building skills
• Proven organisation, planning and management skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and lead diverse teams
• Flexible and adaptable to a changing environment
• Ability to work under pressure often to strict deadlines
• Knowledge of computer applications i.e. Microsoft word, Excel, communications systems.
• Knowledge of Engineering Software programmes like AutoCAD, Water CAD etc
• Ability to live and work in a close team environment
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date.
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.
HOW TO APPLY:
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date.
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.
