With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
Job Description:
WASH Programming
- Advising the WASH team in water, sanitation and hygiene promotion programming, in broad coordination with other sectors
- Ensuring quality and integrity of implementation, including adherence to technical guidelines, administrative systems, and established deadlines
- Identifying and addressing staff capacity building opportunities
- Evaluating the relevance and appropriateness of current and future programming in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene promotion in the local context
- Advising on mainstreaming gender, protection, and DRR in project and program activities
- Assisting in the preparation of the WASH proposals
- Conducting inquiries to evaluate the costs for a 1-year WASH project
- Preparing the activity plan and monitoring and evaluation system for the proposal
- Analyzing the baseline study data to determine the underlining needs of the beneficiaries
- Undertaking staff capacity building in the use of mapping tools
- Contributing to contingency planning for possible WASH emergency response if required
- Contributing to the preparation of internal and external reports for the NGO and donors, including expenditure plans and situation reports (SitReps)
Representation
- Representing the organization externally
- Collaborating and coordinating with the government, NGOs, and UN agencies on WASH issues at district level with your supervisor
- Participating in district and provincial level WASH meetings and other relevant humanitarian/recovery coordination meetings
- Ensuring that all relevant stakeholders have information about the organization’s background, program, objectives, working areas, duration of programs and activities in the field
- Promoting and reinforcing relationships with district and provincial technical authorities
- Ensuring correct MOUs are in place with relevant district/province stakeholders
Qualification and skills required:
- Degree in Engineering, or other relevant training
- Experience dealing with sensitive topics and an appreciation for how these issues are dealt with in different cultural contexts
- Training in gender issues would be an asset
- Experience in cross-cultural settings would be an asset
- Prior overseas experience would be an asset
Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only
