Role & Responsibilities
Lead the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) team in Renk, designing and implementing WASH services for beneficiaries in Renk County with a major focus on Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) primarily through the Care Group Model. Major responsibilities include: assessing WASH needs; designing projects; contributing to proposal preparation; managing project implementation; reporting on objectives, timeframe and budget; providing technical support and line-management to staff; ensuring quality standards are met; and liaising with local authorities and other stakeholders.
Project Overview
Multi-sector relief programme providing nutrition, behaviour change, health and WASH services with the goal to reduce morbidity and mortality in vulnerable communities.
Workplace & Conditions
Field based position in Renk, South Sudan. Working and living conditions may be very basic and require great resilience.
Starting Date / Initial Contract Details
November 2021. Full time, 24 months.
Key Activity Areas
Project Management
- In collaboration with the Project Coordinator, project teams, and WASH Advisor, develop program strategy. Manage the schedule and budget to implement the activities in log frame.
- Monitor project indicators and communicate project performance on a regular basis.
- Represent Medair at coordination meetings and proactively network and coordinate with the state-level WASH Cluster and other WASH actors and monitor gaps in WASH services provision.
- Provide strategic direction and ensure best practice is implemented in all areas of Behaviour Change, with support from the BCC Specialist and Sector Advisors.
- Line management responsibility for WASH-specific staff as well as the multi-sectoral BCC.
Technical design and oversight
- Ensure technical quality of project implementation and activities.
- Select and evaluate appropriate technologies to achieve project goals.
- Provide technical input and support to the team on project activities.
Staff management and leadership
- Line manage WASH team: providing support, constructive feedback, coaching.
- Conduct formal staff appraisals and performance monitoring. Plan staff capacity building training.
- Lead regular WASH team meetings, reviewing project progress and planning ahead.
- Provide updates on wider humanitarian and political context and coordination with other partners/cluster/etc.
- Recruit new staff (with support from HR and Advisor) and provide training as needed.
- Ensure Medair HR policies are followed and integrate Medair values into regular operations/activities.
Logistics
- Develop procurement plan at start of project cycle to forecast procurement needs.
- Coordinate with support and logistics managers to facilitate procurement of supplies.
- Ensure adequate stock of critical supplies at all times, particularly factoring in seasonal access limitations (wet season).
Finance
- Assess the cost of activities in relation to scope, schedule and logistics to plan and forecast spending.
- Manage the WASH budget, tracking expenditure against planned (using the monthly budgets vs actual).
- Give input to monthly cash needs forecast to manage cash reserves.
Security
- Support the security focal person with security management when needed.
- Ensure the WASH team adhere to standard operating procedures Medair has in place.
- Promote strong planning and communication within the team.
Team Spiritual Life
- Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.
- Work, live, and pray together in our Christian faith-based team settings. Fully contribute to the rich spiritual life of your team, including team devotions, prayers, and words of encouragement.
- Encouraged to join and contribute to Medair’s international prayer network.
This job description covers the main tasks that are anticipated. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications
- University degree in a WASH-related field (eg civil engineering, hydrogeology/hydrology).
- Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written).
Experience
- 2 years post-qualification professional experience in a relevant field.
- Experience working in a WASH programme in a developing country, preferably in a humanitarian context. Experience in the design, implementation and evaluation of WASH programmes.
- Experience in peer-based BCC programming, including the Care group model.
- Experience in training/mentoring staff. Committed to consultative and servant leadership.
- Committed to team-building and able to develop and support other team members.
- Technical experience with WASH infrastructure and software/training.
- Able to prioritise clearly, oversee multiple tasks and delegate wisely.
- Strong project management, organisational, and communication skills.
- Team-player with good inter-personal skills. Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner.
All new deploying international staff to Medair’s country programmes (and other roles which require field travel) should be fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved COVID vaccine, supported with a COVID vaccination certificate as evidence.