Being an employee of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Ethiopia the WASH Coordinator is expected to represent NRC in a responsible manner and always act in accordance with NRC’s Code of Conduct.
Background:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is present in five regions in Ethiopia, providing refugees and internally displaced people with emergency relief and help them to rebuild their lives. NRC works within the sectors of Education, Shelter, WASH, Livelihood and Food Security, ICLA (Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance), and Child Protection.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Main purpose of the position is to ensure effective planning and quality implementation of the WASH activities implemented by Jigjiga field office. The WASH Coordinator will provide technical support in the development of NRC’s WASH programming for water, sanitation and public health promotion activities. He/she will also work closely with WASH Officers in the field to ensure timely delivery of WASH activities, and will assist the Program Manager in overall planning and design of (future) projects.
Generic responsibilities:
· Manage and implement delegated portfolio of WASH projects (activities, budget and project documentation) as delegated from PM in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality
· Provide regular progress reports to PM (AM, WASH specialist and PM)
· Promote and share ideas for improvement and necessary changes in the activities
Specific responsibilities:
· Plan, coordinate and implement NRC both public health and engineering activities (hygiene promotion, Borehole drilling, post drilling constructions, water quality assurance, sanitation, solid waste and vector control) in the Jigjiga WASH projects for IDPs, Refugees as well as in the host community.
· Advice on quality control of all WASH activities – travel regularly to all the NRC implementation sites assessing the adherence to the set construction and M&E procedures.
· Assess and advise on capacity building needs within the team to ensure effective developments of the quality standards for the WASH activities.
· Preparation of reports, guidelines and other strategic documentation.
· Preparation and Signing of MoU from respective regional Offices
· Attending all Cluster coordination and task force meetings
· To lead training and hygiene promotion components to ensure public health activities are implemented as part of a well-coordinated one-programme approach both in the IDPs/Refugee camps and host community.
· To ensure minimum standards of technical quality in all activities and interventions, which are technically appropriate, realistic, in line with project specific objectives and on budget.
· Undertake contract management and tendering processes of the diverse contractors related to construction works and Public health promotion.
· To support the work of the WASH Officers (PHP and PHEs) in engagement with communities in implementation and mechanisms to increase their level of accountability management of improved resources on completion of the project’s activities.
· To assess the quality of works, complete and incomplete and make recommendations for improvement or modification as part of an ongoing monitoring mechanism.
· As per NRC performance management model, line manages the WASH Officers giving attention to learning and development through frequent training needs assessments (TNAs) and performance reviews.
· To provide technical inputs for the submission of interim and final donor reports as per the conditions of secured funding.
· To provide detailed monthly reports to the PM, WASH specialist and M&E indicating progress against objectives and critical bottlenecks for all WASH Activities.
· To support the PM, at local level coordination and lobbying as required.
· To support development and costing of project proposals by playing a lead role in technical assessments, as required by PM or WASH specialist
Professional competencies:
· At least 5 years’ practical experience with an INGO in appropriate WASH Program preferably in IDPs camps and host community.
· Experience in staff management and development and supervisory roles/managerial positions
· A first degree in Environmental Health, Public health, Water engineering, Geology from recognized university/college or any other related discipline.
· Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts in Somali Region
· Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
· Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
· Fluency in English, both written and verbal
· Proven experience of effective integration of gender in public health programming
· Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
Context related skills, knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):
· Knowledge of the context in Somali region
· Local language is advantageous
· Experience with start-up, exit of projects
Behavioral competencies
· Handling insecure environments
· Managing resources to optimize results
· Empowering and building trust
· Managing performance and development
· Planning and delivering results