Local recruitment: District Coordinator via DevNetJobsIndia

 About WaterAid India:

Jal Seva Charitable Foundation (JSCF) is registered in India as a not-for-profit company under Chapter 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. JSCF, is an associate member of the WaterAid federation and uses the brand name ‘WaterAid’ in India.

WaterAid India seeks to improve the quality of life of 5,000,000 households – with a special emphasis on the vulnerable by 2029 through the provision of climate-resilient and sustainable WASH services via demonstration, institution strengthening, and the effective utilization of public resources. We work in rural and urban areas and seek to deepen our presence in states we operate in and to work in small towns. Thanks to our amazing supporters, we have reached millions of people with these three essentials – clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene – enabling communities to unlock their potential to break free from the cycle of poverty and to change lives for good.

We will not stop. Not until clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene are a normal part of everyday life for everyone, everywhere.

WaterAid India’s (WAI) country office is based in New Delhi with State Offices in Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna and Raipur. We currently have a presence in ten states in the country.

WAI’s Programme focus in the next five years is on ensuring access to safe and assured drinking water in the households, as well as safely managed sanitation at both the household and habitation level. Further, we seek to ensure that anganwadi’s, schools and health care facilities have adequate and appropriate water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure. Finally, we seek to create integrated water and sanitation solutions in small towns. In all of these efforts, ensuring climate resilience of infrastructure and systems is critical. We seek to do this through demonstration and the provision of technical and knowledge support to governments at all levels who can facilitate adoption on scale. Implementation is primarily through our own field teams. Further details about WAI can be accessed at https://www.wateraid.org/in/

Roles & Responsibility:

Programme:

• Ensure objectives and targets are planned and delivered as per district’s action plan & timelines.
• Undertake intensive and regular field visits to implement project activities.
• Extending technical support to government departments on themes related to Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission etc. as per the JSCF’s mandate.
• Developing liaison and leveraging strategy with District Administration on WASH related schemes. Support field team to plan and execute the project activities.
• Ensure proper coordination between MIS and Documentation, technical coordinator and Field Facilitators through planning and effective team communication.
• Advocate replicable models on WASH to District level authority for better integration of project components for leverage and sustainability.
• Represent project activities and achievements at district level networks and govt meetings.
• Capacity building and thematic inputs to project team based in district.
• Ensure timely uploading of MIS data by the team, regular project updates and donor reports.
• Validation of reports, data and review of case study through regular field visits.
• Facilitate WAI project related assessment, monitoring/quality assurance, donor visits, audit visits.
• Ensure timely and effective utilisation of project budget and keep track of the variance and maintain and generate all budgetary reports as and when required.
• Undertake any other activity/ work as directed by Line Manager or Supervisor including looking at the larger program commitments in JSCF.

Finance:

• Ensure deliverables committed under the project as planned.
• Follow financial procedure of JSCF on procurement process and expenses and support first round verification of bills.
• Consolidate and compile the reports of monthly field works with statement of verified bills Ensure timely utilisation of project Budget and keep track of the variance as per monthly plan.
• Support internal and external audit visits.
• Ensuring effective utilization of budget as per plan with quality standard.
• Responsible for financial activity and budget utilization.
• Responsible for Monthly financial plan tracking and MIS review. 

Eligibilities and requirements:

Education

• Post graduate Degree/ Diploma in Sociology/ Social Work/ Rural Development/ Environment Science/ Environment Management/ Public Health/ Public Policy or equivalent.

Experience

• At least 7 years’ experience in a non-governmental organisation, leading district level WASH projects would be desirable.

Desirable

• Experience of working closely with district government on the issue of Water & sanitation will be desirable.
• Sound understanding of issues pertaining to rural sanitation in India.
• Ability to work comfortably in MS Word, Excel and Power point
• Good communications and presentation skills, both written and oral, in, Odia, English and Hindi.
• Proactive and self-motivated individual capable of engaging persuasively with various stakeholders.
• A self-starter, able to motivate and lead the district team.

JSCF, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on organizational needs and priorities, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, age, or sexual orientation. Women and the differently abled are encouraged to apply. 

Job Email ID: waindiahr(at)wateraid.org