WASH Manager ERT

Role & Responsibilities

To provide leadership for ERT field sites and staff, including creating work plans for emergency responses, ensuring quality implementation of WASH activities, line managing junior members of the ERT WASH team, and acting as team leader at ERT field sites. The position will also be expected to provide cover for the WASH Project Manager role whenever requested.

Take a look at Medair’s Water, Sanitation & Hygiene work.

Project Overview

The WASH ERT’s goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality among populations affected by acute emergencies through the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services. The Medair Emergency Response Team (ERT) works in response to acute emergencies: displacement due to conflict or disasters, returnee/refugee influxes, disease outbreaks and in emergency level malnutrition.

Medair

Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired and motivated by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. We bring relief and recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality. As signatories of the Red Cross Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone who is in need, regardless of political, social or religious viewpoint. We save lives in emergencies and then stay to help people recover from crisis with dignity—working side by side with communities to leave a lasting impact. We provide a range of emergency relief and recovery services: health care and nutrition; safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; shelter and infrastructure. Internationally recruited field and headquarters staff lead the organisation, supported by nationally recruited staff to implement programmes locally.

Workplace         

Emergency Response Team (ERT) – All 10 States, South Sudan. Take a look at Medair’s work in South Sudan.

Starting Date

As soon as possible

Initial Contract Details

Full time, minimum contract 24 months

Key Activity Areas

Technical Management

• Develop and manage work plans for field activities – regularly updating work plans and objectives to meet changing needs and gaps. Consult with WASH Project Manager to determine budget and timelines for activities.
• Oversee the technical design and implementation of the projects – including water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities – in liaison with the WASH PM, WASH Advisor and HHP Manager.
• Support regular monitoring and evaluation assessments against ERT project indicators.

Staff Management/HR

• Line manage a number of junior WASH ERT staff, including WASH technicians and Community Liaison Officers.
• Conduct appraisals, manage R&R and holiday schedules, manage contracts, provide development & training opportunities.
• When requested, act as the overall field site leader in charge of security and staff health issues, and overall coordination between teams.

Logistics/Finance

• Monitor stock levels, and submit stock and purchase requests to the Project Manager in a timely manner.
• Manage local procurement for all WASH items, with signing authority up to $2000 USD.
• Manage WASH team movements at field sites.

Programme Coordination

• Take part in all WASH Coordination meetings in ERT field sites, and at national and state levels as requested.
• Liaise with relevant WASH NGOs, UN agencies and government WASH offices.

Reporting

• Provide a week-end report to the WASH PM in Juba each week – detailing activity updates, work plan updates, materials needed and other key information.
• Complete ToRs, assessments and intervention reports in a timely manner at the request of the WASH PM.

Field - Team Spiritual Life

• Reflect the vision and values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
• Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
• Live, work and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings.
• Instigate and contribute to prayer times within internationally recruited staff and HQ teams.
• Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international programmes and HQ prayer network.

This job description covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organisational needs.

Qualifications

• Engineering or public health degree
• Training on water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in developing countries desirable

Languages

• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)

Experience / Competencies

• 2 year of working experience with an international NGO
• Management experience desirable
• Able to input into WASH programme design and implementation
• Experience with financial and logistics procedures
• Good negotiation skills, especially in the context of another culture
• Strong communication skills
• Able to prioritise clearly
• Capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Diplomatic and sensitive to cross cultural issues
• Open minded, self-controlled, self-learner and flexible

Profiles sought for Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) roles in the field

Relief experience

• Professionals with 12 months or more relevant relief or development experience (Experienced Relief Workers).
• Professionals with less than 12 months relevant relief or development experience (New Relief Workers).

Professional

• Experienced professionals in a relevant Medair sector of expertise.
• Overseas intercultural experience.

Values

• Fully committed to the Medair values; to reflect the vision and values of Medair with team members, local staff, and external contacts.

Language

• Strong working knowledge of English, spoken and written.
• Working knowledge of French, spoken and written, for French-speaking field programmes.

Personal qualities

• Able to live and work in a multicultural team under difficult conditions.
• Strong character traits, including emotional stability, adaptability, ability to handle stress, cultural and gender sensitivity, honesty, and physically fit.

Availability

• Single or married (with no children under 18). If married, your spouse must also apply.

Final selection.

• All potential candidates for field positions must successfully complete the Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC). Information, dates and related costs can be found via this link.

Benefits Package provided to all Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS)

• Comprehensive briefing at our Swiss Headquarters, as well as an in-country briefing.
• Security training for those going to insecure environments.
• Accommodation, food, and transportation in-country.
• Return flights to and from the country programme (one return flight for every year of service).
• Rest and recuperation (R&R) leave (including travel, accommodation, and food).
• Annual leave.
• Comprehensive medical and emergency rescue insurance, with up to 60 days post-assignment coverage, including debriefing.
• Disability insurance.

Specific benefits for Experienced Relief Workers (IRS)

(Applicants with 12 months or more relevant relief or development experience)

• A salary based upon the grade of the position and experience of the position-holder, starting from USD 1,700 per month.
• Contribution matching programme for retirement savings.
• Additional contract benefit allowance for those who commit to longer contracts.
• Highly subsidised contribution to Medair ROC travel and accommodation costs.

Specific benefits for New Relief Workers (IRS)

(Applicants with less than 12 months relevant relief or development experience)

• USD 300 per month.
• As soon as 12 months relief work or its equivalent has been completed, a salary based upon the grade of the position, starting from USD 1,700 per month, and other experienced relief worker benefits.

Working Conditions

• Working and living conditions may be very different to those previously experienced. 

Application Process

Before you apply, please ensure you are fully aware of the:

a)      Medair organisational values.

b)      Medair Relief & Recovery Orientation Course (ROC) (which forms part of the recruitment selection process for field positions).

Then to apply, go to the "Current Vacancies" page then:

a)      apply for this vacancy (or another position that matches your profile), or

b)      apply for a Medair ROC (where we can try and match your competencies to our vacancy needs).

Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.

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