Local recruitment: District Coordinator via DevNetJobsIndia

Job Description

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 thebrand 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:

a.)Program management:

• Ensure Project objectives and target are met effectively within timelines
• Develop monthly and quarterly workplan and ensure their delivery through team
• Conduct periodic review meetings with the team to ensure delivery is as per Schedule
• Undertake intensive and regular field visits to intervention areas to supervise implementation of all infrastructure work and community mobilization activities
• Lead, manage and motivate the team, creating an environment that enables staff to maximize their potential and facilitates high performing team
• Develop district implementation plan and track the progress against planned indicators.
• Preparation of monthly updates and brief reports as required. Periodic reporting of progress to line manager (monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual)
• Support the Technical team in developing the technical assessment and report
• Adhere to technical standards, technical guidelines, project processes and organizational policies applicable to the project
• Able to do liasing, coordination and leveraging at District level with concerned Government departments.

b.)Stakeholder engagement:

• Develop stakeholder engagement plan for coordination with Government Departments and provide need based technical support.
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders in the district and district administration for leverage and project deliverables
• Take lead in conceptualizing and organizing state/ district level consultations /workshops / conferences as required in the project
• Working with WaterAid’s communications Team (through the line manager) to ensure effective documentation of the work being implemented
• Coordinate and regularly interact with sector players, local governments, and other institutions in consultation with line manager.
• Represent the project and achievements at district level networks and govt. meetings. •Advocate scaling up of project outputs and successes to district level authority

c.)Technical support and capacity development:

• Support field team members in setting up project management systems in accordance with project plans and WAI/donor guidelines
• Ensure adherence to technical and programme standards and quality

d)Documentation management:

• Produced high quality report to be shared with the donors and other stakeholders
• Ensure timely uploading of MIS data by the team and provide regular project updates
• Validation of reports, data and review of progress through regular field visits
• Support Technical officer in plan and execution of water and WASH infrastructure
• Facilitate WAI project related assessment, monitoring/quality assurance, donor visits, audit

e)Finance:

• Ensure financial deliverables committed under the project are met
• Follow procurement process and expenses and support first round verification of bills.
• Consolidate and compile monthly reports with statement of verified bills
• Ensure timely utilization of project Budget and keep track of the variance
• Support internal and external audit visits

Eligibilities and Qualifications:

Education:

• Post graduate Degree in one of the following: sociology/social work, rural development, urban planning, community development, public health or equivalent.

Experience:

• Relevant work experience of at least 3+ years which should include leading a team of at least 5 or more members
• Experience in working closely with community and community groups/projects
• At least three to five years in an NGO/ organization leading WASH projects
• Understanding of government flagship WASH related schemes and programs
• Understanding of district, block and gram panchayat level dynamics, govt. departments and able to manage relationships

Others:

• Ability to work comfortably in MS Word, Excel and Power point
• Ability to travel independently in the field
• Good communications and presentation skills – write, read and speak in Marathi and English.

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.

All application should be shared on waindiahr@wateraid.org

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