Duties and responsibilities
- Ensure proper filing of all project documents
in the shared drive and Provide leadership and management of a big WASH
team consisting of Engineers, Sanitation specialist, and technicians both
national and refugees. Assign duties, supervise, train and conduct
performance management process with the respective WASH Officers and
follow up related processes for all WASH staff.
- Ensure the effective and efficient operations
of water infrastructure providing portable water to close to 200,000
people. This include solar-generator powered boreholes, an extensive network
of pipeline/reticulation system, elevated steel tanks and several tap
stands.
- Ensure water supply schedule agreed with
refugee communities is respected at all times and consult with them before
any change to the agreed upon schedule.
- Promptly communicate with the refugee
leadership in the area should the schedule be threatened or disrupted for
any reason.
- Employ strategies that will ensure significant
improvement in household latrine coverage in Kakuma camps (1-4)
- Adopt strategies that will bring about
significant improvement in the overall sanitary situation across Kakuma
camps (1-4).
- Regular monitoring of sites/teams to spot
check and address potential problems
- Regularly engage with camp leaders to provide
them update on the water situation in Kakuma and Kalobeyei and in the
Sanitation situation in Kakuma and receive their feedback for areas to
improve.
- Foster innovation in WASH by adopting new
technology or creating links/relationship with private sectors or social
enterprises engaged in WASH services.
- Build capacity of local groups (CBOs, SHGs,
etc.) to undertake roles or tasks currently being implemented by NRC
teams.
- Demonstrate a phased-out approach for NRC’s
gradual disengagement in routine activities and redefining a new role and
increased engagement of others in the delivery of WASH services in Turkana
West. These include local groups, county government, development actors,
private sector and local water/sanitation service providers.
- Create linkages with private sectors, social
enterprises, county government, development agencies, local CBOs for the
provision of innovative, efficient, affordable and sustainable WASH
services in Turkana West.
- Play a key role in developing concept notes,
proposals and report writing.
- Represent NRC at relevant Kakuma Area theme
cluster and other coordination meetings.
- Develop any required rapid response and
contingency plans related to WASH.
- Responsible for capacity building of WASH
staff and technical support to all WASH activities in Kakuma.
- Liaison with WASH Specialist on technical
issues related to the WASH project in Kakuma
- Coordinate and network with UNHCR WASH sector,
Link with other WASH partners within the camp, participate in WASH/HEALTH
coordination meeting and update the Integrated Programme Manager
accordingly Accomplish any other reasonable tasks as assigned by your line
manager or other senior staff members
- Responsible for monitoring project budgets to
ensure spending is in line with work plans, donor installments plan and
allocated budget.
Qualifications
- At least four years of experience in managing
large scale WASH intervention in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
- Experience in managing transition from
emergency to long-term sustainable WASH interventions
- Bachelor degree in Water, Public Health or any
other relevant discipline
- Keen interest in building capacity and
empowering local groups and in innovative and sustainable ways of
working.Results oriented Previous experience from working in complex and
volatile contexts
- Knowledge about own manager skills/profile
- Fluency in English, both written and verbal
- Skills and training in hydrology, ground water
development, pipeline design, emergency water supply and participatory
sanitation and hygiene promotion approaches, sanitation infrastructure
innovative approaches.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Works well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to resolve individual and group
conflicts
- High level of computer literacy
- Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity
Personal
qualities
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Handling insecure environments
- Empowering and building trust
- Managing performance and development
We
can offer
- Duty station: Kakuma
- Contract period is up to December 2020 with
possibility of extension.
- Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general
directions, The candidate will observe NRC’s code of conduct and working
hours for the NRC Office in Kakuma
How To Apply
Apply for WASH Project
Coordinator Job NRC here.
*Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position*
*Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position*