Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Thu, 11 Sep 2014
Job type: Permanent
Location:
Haiti
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:
Fixed term. 18 Months
The role
The Urban Sanitation Programme Manager is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of an EC-funded pilot urban sanitation project in Jacmel, and has a strong background in sanitatoin marketing or WASH engineering. S/he will work in partnership with local organization CRESFED and in association with the government, to deliver a comprehensive programme that supports Haiti to make tangible progress towards its Millennium Development Goal on sanitation: to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
Qualifications and experience
- Bachelors degree with components of Community Mobilization, Behaviour Change Communication, Social Marketing, Water and Sanitation Engineering or related disciplines.
- At least five years related experience.
- At least three years’ practical experience in developing countries in appropriate sanitation facilities, water supplies infrastructure maintenance and management, sanitation/ hygiene promotion and sanitation marketing with some experience been in emergency and development relief programs. Preference given to candidates with development experience.
- Good understanding of the public health needs of poor rural and urban communities, including the particular needs of women and children, and of appropriate ways of tackling them.
- Proficiency in engineering/ technical software, particularly Auto Cad, is a plus.
Ability to plan and organize a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities in both development and emergency contexts.
The ability to prepare concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems.
Experience in capacity building and setting frameworks for staff development.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English (Creole a plus).
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate skills in leading a multi- disciplined team through a period of change.
Willingness to travel on short notice, and often in difficult circumstances.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Save the Children’s child protection policies.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: bartacho.98975.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
Urban Sanitation Programme Manager
Job posted by: Save the Children - International - Sat, 30 Aug 2014Job Details:
Organisation: Save the Children - International
Deadline Thu, 11 Sep 2014
Job type: Permanent
Location: Haiti
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.
Contract length:
Fixed term. 18 Months
The role
The Urban Sanitation Programme Manager is responsible for the overall day-to-day management of an EC-funded pilot urban sanitation project in Jacmel, and has a strong background in sanitatoin marketing or WASH engineering. S/he will work in partnership with local organization CRESFED and in association with the government, to deliver a comprehensive programme that supports Haiti to make tangible progress towards its Millennium Development Goal on sanitation: to halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation.
Qualifications and experience
Ability to plan and organize a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities in both development and emergency contexts.
The ability to prepare concise reports, sometimes at short notice, reflecting the problems.
Experience in capacity building and setting frameworks for staff development.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English (Creole a plus).
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate skills in leading a multi- disciplined team through a period of change.
Willingness to travel on short notice, and often in difficult circumstances.
Commitment to humanitarian principles and action and to Save the Children’s child protection policies.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.savethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: bartacho.98975.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com