WASH
Governance Manager
The
Kenya Integrated Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (KIWASH) Project is a
five-year, USAID-funded project to improve lives and health through the
development and management of sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene
services in Kenya.
Summary
of Primary Duties
The
WASH Governance Manager will support the development of the enabling
environment for expanding water supply and sanitation services through capacity
building of WASH institutions, county governments, and other local stakeholders
and enhance their relations with all external stakeholders.
He or
she will engage with county governments to increase their ownership
responsibility through policy and budgeting.
Essential
Duties
- Design
and lead strategies to build the capacity of institutional staff in key
technical areas, including water/sanitation planning and budgeting, water
security plans;
- Work
with country institutions to develop agreements with national level
government Ministries to clarify each institution’s responsibilities;
- Provide
support to policy reforms;
- Identify
ongoing programs by county government to prioritize water and sanitation programs;
- Assess
policies and budget allocations to improve water and sanitation services,
recommend improvements where required, support implementation of these
improvement and monitor benefits and impact on increase access to water
and sanitation services;
- Improve
ability of local governments to plan, regulate, and monitor water and
sanitation utility performance, including improving the financial profile
of service providers and oversight responsibility;
- Improve
the ability of service providers to garner political support for service
improvement, including reforming necessary local policies;
- Support
multi-stakeholder development plan for improvement of water and sanitation
services based on minimum standards;
- Assess
existing mechanisms of citizen involvement in local governance systems,
improve where required and monitor benefits and impact on improvement of
water and sanitation services;
- Identify
ongoing and planned programs by other donor agencies and/or government
institutions; discuss and agree on collaboration efforts between these and
the KIWASH program;
- Other
tasks as required by supervisor.
Supervisory
Responsibilities
- The
Governance Manager based in Nairobi will supervise WASH Governance
Specialists in Kitui and Makueni counties and the WASH Governance Manager
based in Kisumu.
Qualifications
- 7+
years of experience working in WASH-related programs;
- Familiarity
with county stakeholders in the WASH sector;
- Master’s
degree in a related area preferred;
- Experience
in working on community-based water supply and sanitation program
implementation;
- Knowledge
and experience working on Kenyan water supply and sanitation issues;
- English
language written and verbal fluency.
Base
of Operations: The
position will be based in Nairobi, with travel to Kisumu and Kitui and Makueni
counties.
Reporting: The WASH Governance Manager will report to the Deputy Chief of Party.
Please apply using the following link
Applications should reach us by July 1, 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.