The WASH Coordinator is responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and ensuring integration between ACF-USA WASH programs including as well as liaising with various external partners on WASH issues for donors, wash sector partners and government. Objective 1 : Support and Coordination of the water and sanitation projects • Supervision and analysis of the monthly WASH activity plans and reports, readjustment of the activities in collaboration with program managers and design of new projects if needed. • Support teams in emergency response situations on the ground • Management and motivation of WASH department personnel • Monitor and track monthly cash forecasts and budget utilization under various projects for optimization • Provide technical advice to the program managers on a need based manner. Objective 2: Analysis – To follow-up and analyze the water/sanitation situation • Identify priorities in term of assessments, designing and overseeing P and other surveys • Identifying additional external support in terms of consultants, designing of Scope of Work etc. • Setting-up of indicators, organizing regular collection of relevant data and creation of an appropriate information management system for WASH program • Develop and train teams on rapid assessment & other emergency management needs • Sharing of relevant project information with other stakeholders • In collaboration with coordination teams, working on orientation of the WASH programs, • Capitalization of the experience gained on the field • Validate WASH data collection and analysis done by the transversal surveillance team • Develop WASH strategy to contribute to the ACF country strategy Objective 3: In collaboration with ACF food security and nutrition coordinators, reinforcement of integration between departments • Integrated analysis of the underlying causes of malnutrition • Integrated needs assessments • Development of clear methodology for integrated interventions and synergies • Reinforcement of integration through project design and implementation, including geographical areas of intervention and target populations • Design and implement integrated emergency management strategy in coordination with FS and Nutrition departments, in ACF operational areas Objective 4 : Supervision, follow-up and evaluation of the water and sanitation teams • Definition of objectives and revision of the different job descriptions • Recruitment of national and international staff • Regular performance review and evaluations of the Program managers and ensure the same for the other staffs • Identification of training needs, facilitation of training and organization of technical workshops Objective 5: Ensure coherence and support for logistics and administration issues regarding the water and sanitation department • In collaboration with the administrator, follow-up of the WASH budgets and expenditure provisional. • In collaboration with the administrator, follow-up of WASH human resources policy. • In collaboration with the logistic coordinator, management of project procurement planning, equipment supply when necessary, orders preparation and orders follow-up. Objective 6: Report writing • Reporting on attended meetings or training to share with program managers, coordination team and NY head quarters as necessary • Monthly ACF WASH report to be sent to HoM/PC and NY Technical Advisor – which includes an overview of the WASH situation in Southern Sudan (general + operational areas), external coordination update, achievements for the past month and objectives for the following month • Preparing inputs for the mission monthly sitrep • Complete donor proposals and reports and ACF WASH analysis reports written by program managers and lend support in the process • Prepare handover report as necessary to replacement • End of mission report to be sent to HoM, Tech Dir, Desk officer and Human Resources in NY. Objective 7: External coordination • To participate to the WASH coordination meetings (and on the bases when possible) and representing ACF in the Wash sector in a professional manner • Develop WASH contacts with other NGOs and technical bodies • Assess feasibility of ACF technical support and guidance to partner agencies and relevant governmental bodies, specifically the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. • Promotion of ACF as an actor in WASH ; through active participation in the Technical Working Groups and other related forums • Examine and pursue funding opportunities from donors and partners, in collaboration with HoM (including developing and submitting concept papers, proposals, etc)
EDUCATION / SPECIFIC DEGREE / SKILLS • Degree in water resources management, civil/environmental engineering, or equivalent • Experience in donor relations in a humanitarian/developmental context • Significant experience in water/sanitation projects • Previous experience in borehole drilling and other water point development activities • Good understanding of UN Cluster System preferably with previous working experience • Very good coordination, communication and inter person (internal and external) skills • Ability to manage priorities autonomously • Willingness to travel to field frequently for longer periods
For more information visit and apply online at: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/about/employment/job-opportunities
No comments: