1: Assess emergency situations, develop projects concept note and proposals and with proper implementation strategy, and ensure effective and efficient response.
Participate in joint rapid assessments,
Contribute to the preparation of project CN and proposal;
Fill the perceived gaps of field base upon importance;
Follow up the progress of the project in liaise with WASH PM.
2: Represent ACF when liaising with its partner and government authorities
Coordinate with local authorities and humanitarian organization in the project area during assessment and proposal stage.
Explain project activities and objectives to partners and the beneficiaries;
Attend emergency coordination meetings at all level to share information with the field teams, mission level and other partners
Attend cluster and consortium meetings upon importance;
Assist Technical Advisor in designing proposal, Develop mechanisms to monitor and evaluate emergency WASH project implementation
Assist the Technical advisor, to develop and institute tools to monitor WASH activities;
Assist The technical Advisor in planning and implementing project monitoring and evaluation activities
Coordinate with the technical Advisor to develop proposals
Assist the technical advisor in representing ACF in wash or emergency technical forums
3: Develop access to water and improve sanitary and hygiene conditions in the intervention area :
Collect and analyse information on access to water and the hygienic conditions of the populations ;
Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations ;
Propose solutions to the identified needs ;
Actively participate in the development of the water and purification strategy ;
Contribute to the elaboration of proposals and reports ;
Liaise with partners in water and sanitation and transmit test results to them.
Develop with WASH TA and coordination team a preparedness and contingency plan for the mission
4 : Organize appropriate water and sanitation activities :
Organize and supervise implementation of the identified activities in coordination with the other departments ;
Support the TA for development of M&E plan and its implementation in the field
Analyse the relevance and adequacy of the intervention with respect to the evolution of the context and needs ;
Finalize the internal and external activity reports of the project managers.
5: Supervise the team:
Participate in the recruiting process and the team’s training ;
Schedule and coordinate the team’s activities ;
Identify training needs;
Appraise the team members.
6: Support to the teams and gap filling:
Field support : liaise with PM previous to field visit for developing ToR of the visit ; prepare post field visit report with technical recommendations for the field team to insure follow up of the activities
In case of absence of PM, fill the gap of the task of the PM, as per discussion with Coordination team and FC
Conduct any other duties as per requests from Coordination team
Job Requirement
Educational / Professional Background: MSC/BSc in Civil Engineering/Hydraulics or Water Resource Management from a recognized University and 3/5 years related work experience for MSC/Bsc degree holders respectively.
Required Competences & Skills :
Additional experience in hydrology and hydro-geology; civil works structural designing and specification; hydraulics, hydro-chemistry; public health and hygiene promotion, WASH in emergency and project/program related statistical analysis and interpretation.
Good expertise in consortium, cluster and coordinated approach in both development and LRRD is appreciable. Complementary skills on geophysics, drilling, anthropology, monitoring and evaluation, computer software’s (Auto-CAD, GIS, SPSS/Sphinx, EPANET,++)
Relational and diplomatic qualities – Capacity to analyse and have a global approach – Capacity to organize the work and supervise a team
Experience in problematic related to humanitarian crises – Computer skills – Good knowledge of English – Experience in the field of water, sanitation and purification (hydraulics, hydrogeology, public health, purification, etc.)
Having Experience in an international NGO is an advantageous.