Norwegian Church Aid is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water and critical assistance to those affected. Together with our international network and partner organisations in the ACT Alliance we are able to reach millions of people each year and help make a positive difference around the world. We are determined to work towards eradicating injustice and we therefore work passionately with advocacy, long-term development in local communities and providing emergency assistance. As we see more and more people impacted by disasters, we now have an even stronger focus on providing more people with emergency relief and access to clean water. We believe that people in need must be helped and we will not stop fighting for a just world.
Main tasks and responsibilities for this position:
- Ensure those project activities align and adhere to the project outcomes and outputs, ensuring that project implementation plans are in place and required measures to deliver project activities effectively are reflected in the plan.
- Provide technical support in engineering design, billing estimate, work breakdown schedule, etc.
- Ensure that respective CSO partners consider cross-cutting issues such as gender, climate change, environment, and disaster risk reduction.
- Ensure that partners coordinate and collaborate with their respective provincial and local counterparts and stakeholders, including national, provincial and local government line authorities.
- Provide technical support to CSO partners in working with community elders and WASH committees, as well as the inclusion of women and youth in CRWASH programming and various CRWASH initiatives.
- Lead in building CSO partners’ knowledge, skills, and technical capacity in WASH and implementing water supply projects in targeted provinces.
- Lead in developing CRWASH training materials and technical manuals that CSO partners can use as reference material.
- Collaborate with partners in organising advocacy platforms and provide oversight in advocacy initiatives.
- Provide technical guidance to CSO partners in responding to evolving needs; enable partners to manage challenges brought about by changing needs; ensure that the programme is contextually relevant and take timely and appropriate actions to address issues.
- Assist partners in developing high-quality case/change stories. Support partners in record keeping, conducting risk analysis, and developing mitigation measures.
- Contribute to developing a project monitoring plan and conducting regular monitoring visits to ensure project activities are on track.
- Conduct joint monitoring visits with partners and create a learning opportunity for respective partners
