Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinator
Job Objectives:
Basic position description: The WASH coordinator will coordinate the implementation of WASH activities under OFDA, Buffet Foundation (Global Water Initiative) and any other approved grants, as well as to assist in developping new grants and new projects that may be deemed pertinent. The WASH Co will work in an advisory role to the WASH program managers in the field, and must closely collaborate the Field Coordinator. The WASH Co will also be responsible for national level coordination, representation, strategy development, reporting and other duties as need arises with the Country Director.
Duties and Responsibilities
Coordinate Water and Sanitation and Public Health Promotion and related community mobilization activities in Kenya to ensure proper implementation of ACF’s program objectives and provide overall orientation of ACF’s WASH programs in line with national and ACF policies and beneficiaries needs.
Specific objectives:
1. To ensure integration with other departments.
2. To coordinate the design and implementation of programs according to ACF country strategies and ACFIN policies
3. To provide timely and adequate reports and proposals
4. To ensure proper and adequate resource management (budget, HR, equipment etc)
5. To promote and represent the department and the organisation at regional, national or international level accordingly.
Activities:
1. To ensure integration with other departments
- To contribute to integrated activities, especially surveillance
- To advise in designing programs which integrate with nutrition and food security at the ground level
- To remain active and current in all nutrition and food security forums, when appropriate
2. To coordinate the design and implementation of programs according to ACF country strategies and ACFIN policies
- To advise and support technically the field based program managers and field coordinators to implement high quality programs
- Preparation and conduction of technical assessments and reports with field teams
- To supervise and coordinate the implementation of ACF’s emergency response and longer-term WASH activities being carried out in all bases
- Support field teams to develop the response accordingly and provide WASH expertise to ensure that response is in line with ACFIN policies
- Liaise with the coordination structure to avoid over lapping of activities and clear identification of the association support
- To provide technical advisory of water and sanitation and public health activities across the mission, ensuring proper technical implementation.
- To design and implement surveys and assessments related to WASH issues throughout the current bases, as well as other possible regions.
- To lead the development of an annual WASH strategy in line with ACFIN-NY WASH strategy and the mission strategy.
3. To provide timely and adequate reports and proposals
- To promote the writing of technical reports, capitalization and compilation of existing documentation on WASH in Districts (maps, reports, evaluations, minutes of meetings, guidelines etc.).
- Collection of any other information relevant to the sector activity and dissemination of it to the field.
- Assist in preparation and compilation of concept papers and proposals for current and future ACF WASH activities according to ACF standards
- To ensure adequate updates and report writing in accordance with ACF requirements.
- Monthly activity and progress reports to be compiled from bases and sent to the Country Director and technical rep at the relevant NY desk
- End of mission report to be sent to COUNTRY DIRECTOR and Technical Director and other relevant people
- Collaboration with the ACF Senior team staff to ensure the coherence of ACF activities and reports
4. To ensure proper and adequate resource management (budget, HR, equipment etc)
- To identify the potential for development among the national and international staff.
- To promote capacity building of national and international technical staff and to carry out relevant technical training for the staff if necessary.
- To promote accordingly considering the over all department orientation and needs but also to liaise with coordination team to identified key staff suitable for promotion and develop within ACF.
- To ensure that regular training are scheduled for the staff, as appropriate.
- To evaluate training curriculum on regular basis and propose relevant solutions and changes to the program.
- To prepare Job Description for the WASH staff and review JD’s from the field based program managers
- To assist in recruitment when necessary of local staff for WASH.
- To ensure that specific attention to local diversity and gender balance is considered within the teams.
- Support the Field Coordinator in evaluations of PM WASH staff at the stipulated intervals and process any other related HR validations.
- With Logistics team, to monitor the condition, allocation and purchase of WASH equipment across the mission to ensure that adequate equipment is available for implementation of program activities.
- To liaise with the log department to make sure the inventory list of the WASH equipment is updated at the base level and that the “immobilisation list” at the national level is relevant
- In conjunction with Logistic Coordinator, to ensure timely delivery of equipment and materials
- In conjunction with Finance Coordinator, to ensure proper forecasting and follow up of all WASH related budgets
5. To promote and represent the department and the organisation at regional, national or international level accordingly.
- To ensure the representation of ACF within WASH co-ordination groups at the national level (includes WESCOORD and various technical working groups including public health and sanitation).
- To assist regularly to national or regional meeting/events,
- To represent the WASH department at the national level structure WESSCOORD meeting in a way that it promotes the organisation and emphasis ACF expertise in the WASH sector.
- Representation of ACF in any relevant forum.
- To liaise with donors and other based key WASH players to further ACF’s programming.
- Collaboration with the local authorities, ACF counterparts, partner agencies and consortium.
- Collaboration with the local authorities and communities if needed for the implementation of WASH activities.
- Collaboration with the government counterparts and partners: Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Arid Lands, Ministry of Health etc.
Qualifications:
Level of study/specific qualifications/technical speciality:
- Master of Science degree in hydrogeology, agricultural or civil engineering field
- Water, Sanitation and Public Health technical experience in developing contexts is essential
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in the humanitarian context of the Horn of Africa; in particular community dynamics, drought cycles and security
- Technical expertise in construction of water, irrigation and civil work, especially related to rain water harvesting in arid situations (earth dam, check dam, sand dam etc) as well as creativity in latrine construction design for institutions and households
- 6+ years work experience with an international humanitarian agency
- Ability to represent ACFIN at high level meetings
- Experience in cholera and diarrhoea outbreak response, camp settings and emergency response is preferred
- Proven analytical skills, demonstrated creativity in analysis of situations and data
- Excellent reporting and computer skills a must
- Knowledge and good understanding of logistical procedures.
- Excellent HR management skills
- Fluency in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to work independently, in isolation but also closely with the coordination team.
- Proven ability to work with limited resources
- Prepared to travel extensively to programme base locations.
- Proven ability to work under pressure and within strict time limits.
- Proven ability to manage culturally sensitive issues.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Strong personality and maturity
- Strong capacity to make quick decisions.
- High degree in motivation, result oriented creativeness and adaptability
Humanitarian field experience requested: YES
How to apply
Please apply online at :
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/get-involved/jobs/field/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-wash-coordinator
Closing date: 31 Jul 2010
Location: Kenya
