WASH Programme Manager

Job posted by: Concern Worldwide - Wed, 16 Apr 2014

Job Details:

Organisation: Concern Worldwide

Deadline Wed, 14 May 2014

Job type: Contract

Location: South Sudan

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Reference: PO/WH/SS

Country: South Sudan

Job Title: WASH Programme Manager

Contract Grade:  B

Contract Length: 1 Year

Date Needed By:  ASAP

New Post or Replacement: New Post

Accompanied / Unaccompanied:  Unaccompanied

Exact Job Location: Bentiu, Unity State with travel to other field locations as required.

Reports To: ACD-P

 

Job Purpose: 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 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:

 Directly implement and manage Concern’s emergency WASH intervention in the above stated areas of South Sudan

 Be directly responsible for the technical guidance and implementation of the Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Programme in Unity.

 Provide technical leadership in the design of a short term WASH intervention, which addresses current emergency needs but which takes a longer-term view in enhancing mitigation to future crises. 

 Develop an overall direction and strategy for the WASH Programme in South Sudan, that is appropriate for the context and realistic in its objectives. 

 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, KABP survey and internal/external evaluations.  Furthermore ensure that monitoring responsibilities to the WASH Cluster are adhered to. 

 Actively monitor all identified WASH indicators in programme documents and relevant standards with support from the ACDP and PSO.

 Contribute to the development of all WASH projects in the form of draft project concept notes and draft proposals in consultation with the Programme and Field Coordinators.

 To develop contingency plans with other agencies in the WASH Sector, 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.

 To ensure 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.

 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

 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 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 AAC and Programme Coordinator. This will include development of a training needs assessment for the sector staff

 Ensure effective management and operational systems are established at all completed water and sanitation infrastructure, that are appropriate for the emergency stage and that take account of the projected course of the emergency situation. 

 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.

 To work with the team to provide appropriate and regular verbal and written reports to the Programme Coordinator. 

 Represent Concern Worldwide WASH Programme in appropriate forum both internally and externally. i.e. WASH cluster etc.

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 in working in a complex emergency context

• Experience with Participatory Hygiene Promotion

 Experience in Water Well Drilling and the development of Rural Water Supply 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, WaterCAD 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 14th May 2014.

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.

Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them.  In this context staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment.   By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents. Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year.  Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).  Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant.  For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office. Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.



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