Background:
The Gambella Regional Water Bureau, in coordination with UNICEF, UNHCR, and ARRA designed an integrated water supply system with production capacity of three million liters per day to serve approximately 230,000 persons in Kule and Tierkidi refugee camps as well as the community of Itang Woreda. This water system was built to ensure the supply of 20 L/per/day of safe water within a maximum distance of 200m from households to water points. The integrated water system was designed with the long term aim of sustainable service provision and full cost recovery.
The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MOWIE) has the mandate within the Government of Ethiopia to resource, implement, and operate medium town urban water supply schemes. As part of this mandate and based on the Proclamation No 49-1999-20170524173352 issued by Gambella Regional state council the regional water bureau has created the Itang Town Water Utility to regulate the water supply service as a supervisory body. Services will be provided on the basis of robust sanitation and water business planning so as to promote durable and well organized solutions.
This position requires significant coordination with diverse stakeholders that include RWB, UNICEF, UNHCR, ARRA, NGO partners, international and national engineering and consulting firms, refugee populations, and client users.
Major Duty:
The Head of the water service is directly accountable to the utility Board of Management responsible to plan, organize, direct, coordinate and control the overall activities of utility. He/she is responsible to prepare and submit annual budget and work programme to the
board; and implement the same up on approval. Administers the employees as per the Regional labor law; prepares and submits directives and internal working manuals to the board and implement the same up on approval; responsible for adequate production, treatment and distribution of potable water; controls the proper & timely collections of water service charges, controls financial expenditure, and keeps proper book of accounts of the utility as well as the proper handling & utilization of property and equipments as per rules and regulation of the utility.
Detail Duties:
REPORTING TO: Itang -Town Water utility Board
Benefits: Accommodation and Hardship allowance
Education and Work Experience Required
Basic Skills Required:
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