International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit
organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health
care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses,
International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian
organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health
interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved
communities worldwide.
International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care
systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
WASH Coordinator
Job Summary
The WASH Coordinator will be responsible for the provision of
coordination and support as well as strategic planning and technical guidance
on activities within the area of WASH.
The incumbent is expected to play a lead role in designing and
formulating appropriate project proposals and assistance activities to be
incorporated into the relevant country programs of International Medical
Corps.
Moreover, he/she will support the Country Team in the planning,
design, implementation, supervision, and potential expansion/ development and
administration of technical WASH interventions.
These will have a strong link to other health and nutrition
activities.
The WASH coordinator will work under the supervision of the
Kenya Country Director, with a technical reporting line to the Global WASH
Advisor, and coordinate his/her activities with relevant technical sectors in
the country.
Essential Responsibilities
1. Strategy and Policy
- Contribute
to the development of International Medical Corps' Global WASH Strategy
- Provide
support on the development, review, update and dissemination if
internationally accepted standards, policies, guidelines within
International Medical Corps and among partners
- Represent
International Medical Corps in relevant national and sub-national
coordination meetings, and assessment missions as appropriate
2. Program Coordination
- Where
and as needed, contribute to production of proposals for new projects
through assessments, analysis, and recommendations for priority
interventions
- Lead
the internal cross-sectoral coordination (WASH field teams, nutrition,
health, M&E...) to design and implement a reporting system to monitor
and evaluate the objectives, indicators and outcomes of the WASH
interventions
- Facilitate
program implementation through liaising with relevant departments where
and as necessary
- Work
closely with the senior management and field teams to determine the
operational needs of the program within the scope of the grant
- Compile
regular reports, ensuring statistics are correct and on time
- Regularly
update country office on progression of interventions as per protocol
- Liaise
closely with local authorities, donor and partner agencies to ensure
program compliance with donor policies and regulations and complementary
with other agencies' efforts
- Maintain
flexibility to take on added responsibility as and when needed
3. Human Resources Management
- Assist
in the hiring and development of qualified technical program staff
- Supervise
technical staff to ensure smooth and effective operations
- Pro-actively
maintain open lines of communications with all field staff
4. Training/ Capacity Building
- Determine
training needs for subordinate WASH staff, and propose identified training
opportunities to Country Director for selected field staff
- Regularly
disseminate technical resources from HQ, and ensure timely feedback to
field staff on relevant national developments from WASH for a attended
- Ensure
that lessons learnt exercises are carried out as part of each project, and
feed results back to Global WASH Advisor
5. Emergency Response
- Being
deployed for emergency response as directed by the Country Director, carry
out needs assessments and support the ERT to develop a strategic,
complementary WASH response
6. Security
- Collaborate
with security officer/Country Director in order to maintain security of
health staff in the field
- Ensures
application and compliance of security protocols and policies by WASH
staff
Requirements;
- Master's
degree in Civil Engineering, Public Health Engineering and/or in a
relevant field of study
- Seven
to ten years' experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of
WASH interventions (including hygiene promotion), of which at least three
years in the Horn of Africa
- Proven
experience in the strengthening and coordination of technical teams
- Familiarity
with international humanitarian operations, coordination structures, and
the mandates of donors, UN agencies, and other NGOs
- Profound
knowledge of public health linkages to WASH
- Ability
to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently
- Extremely
flexible, and have the ability to cope with stressful situations and
frustrations
- Ability
to relate to and motivate staff effectively
- Creativity
and the ability to work with limited resources
- Excellent;
decision making and leadership skills
- Team
player and strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Proficient
in computer applications, especially with MS Word and MS Excel, MS
PowerPoint a plus