Overall Purpose
- The successful candidate will be
responsible and accountable for the design, development, implementation
and evaluation of community-based safe and clean water and sanitation
programme. Specific duties include supervising the construction and
rehabilitation of water supply systems and sanitation facilities. Other
duties include community mobilisation, capacity building and promoting
hygiene practices in order to protect health and ensure that communities
sustainably manage installed infrastructural facilities in a sustainable
manner
Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinate the development of strategic
community-based water, sanitation and hygiene plan and budget aligned to
the Society’s strategic objectives as well as Government policies and
priorities
- Coordinate the design, development,
implementation and evaluation of construction and rehabilitation of water
supply systems and sanitation facilities
- Design, develop, implement and evaluate
community mobilisation campaigns aimed at capacity building and promoting
hygiene practices in order to enhance health and ensure that communities
sustainably manage installed infrastructural facilities.
- Design, develop and implement
community-based safe and affordable water and sanitation capacity building
programme aimed at strengthening the community to not only adopt water,
sanitation and hygiene practices but also take ownership of the installed
infrastructure facilities.
- Proactively identify program development
opportunities in line with Global and national development plans in the
region, expand resource mobilization avenues, new thematic areas of
technical intervention and strategic partnerships that would promote the expansion
of Kenya Red Cross Society Regional WASH portfolio.
- Develop and implement resource
mobilisation strategies, including coordinating the preparation of funding
proposals and appeals for material assistance.
- Coordinate monitoring and evaluation of
donor funded programmes by staff in order to monitor progress, ensure
accountability, determine impact and report on significant achievements to
ensure organisational learning.
- Develop and implement lobby and advocacy
programmes with a view to reform laws and policies that hamper the
implementation of effective water and sanitation projects to ensure that
KRCS is recognised as the leading player in the provision of humanitarian
relief services.
- Coordinate emergency WASH activities in
liaison with Disaster Management Operations department.
- Participate in hiring staff in order to
ensure that the candidates selected have the required job competencies and
are provided with a job orientation and induction programme necessary for
effective performance.
- Review incidents of violations against
organisational policy and regulations as well as handling employee
disputes and taking appropriate action in line with approved policies,
procedures and regulations.
- Plan, monitor and evaluate the
performance of programme staff against set targets and objectives, assess
training needs and implementing development action plans aimed at building
the capacity of water, sanitation & hygiene staff.
- Represent the Society at local, regional
and international meetings, conferences and workshops and other forums to
promote the activities of KRCS and articulate issues related to
humanitarian emergencies and support.
- Coordinate preparation of concept papers,
periodic progress reports and annual reports showing achievements against
planned targets as well as providing justification for performance
variances and areas of improvement.
- Support development of departmental
strategic plan and monitor implementation across the organization with
focus on Water sanitation and Hygiene.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Civil Engineering,
Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Geology, Public Health
Community Development or a related field from an accredited academic
institution.
- Over Seven (7) years’ experience in
planning, implementing and evaluating community-based water, sanitation
and hygiene programmes in emergency/relief context
Key Competencies
- Broad knowledge of water, sanitation and
hygiene management, humanitarian relief issues, trends and goals at
national, regional and international levels aimed at preventing and
alleviating human suffering as a result of disasters
- Strong leadership, team building,
conflict resolution and ability to deliver the Society’s articulated
vision for change, create a sense of urgency around change and motivates
staff to join change efforts
- Ability to initiate and manage change and
to recognise and adjust to rapidly changing conditions in order to align
programmes to the strategic plan
- Strong communication and presentation
skills in both English and Kiswahili, including ability to develop reports
and prepare relevant publications
- Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural
skills including the ability to build collaborative relationships with
sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and political issues
- Demonstrated ability to influence and
resolve differences and conflicts
- Technical expertise in strategic
management, project planning, budgeting and implementation ability as well
as programme monitoring and evaluation
- Demonstrated competence in resource
mobilisation including implementation of effective fundraising strategies
to aimed at expanding financial resources
- Ability to develop and implement
accountability and performance management systems, giving candid
performance feedback and providing support for professional development
efforts linked to strategic objectives
- Ability to maintain high standards of
personal integrity; establishing straightforward, productive
relationships; treating all individuals with fairness and respect,
demonstrating sensitivity for ethnic, cultural and gender differences
- Demonstrated ability to establish
flexible multidisciplinary teams in an environment conducive to continuous
learning, creativity and innovation
- Ability to empower programme staff
through coaching and counselling by emphasizing accountability and results
oriented management rather than direct supervision and control of
programme design and implementation
- Demonstrated proficiency in computer
applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, data-base, email and
utilization of the internet, . Knowledge in AutoCAD and Epanet will be an
added advantage
- Ability to monitor project against
milestones, double-checks the accuracy of information to discover weakness
and strive for high quality performance.
How To Apply