RESPONSIBLE TO: Country Director / Deputy Director
RESPONSIBLE FOR: WASH Program Staff (direct line management 7 technical staff)
LOCATION: Ganta, Nimba County, Liberia
START DATE: As soon as possible
DURATION: 1 year with possible extension
GRADE/SALARY: $2500 USD/month, depending on experience + housing and benefits
CLOSING DATE: November 15, 2011 please be informed that candidates may be contacted before the closing date.
OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:
The WASH Program Manager (PM) is responsible for implementation of EQUIP’s WASH program in Nimba County. This position has overall responsibility for all WASH-related projects, including installation and repair of hardware (wells, latrines, water systems), community sensitization, and hygiene promotion and training. EQUIP’s integrated approach combines hygiene training with expansion of water points and technical assistance to ensure community-driven WASH interventions have lasting and maximum health impacts. The WASH PM will be responsible for regional level coordination, representation, strategy development, reporting and other duties as need arises with the Country Director.
The WASH Program manager will also work to address emergency program objectives that address the current influx of refugees from the Ivory Coast, with a focus on working with host communities to ensure SPHERE and other international humanitarian standards are met. EQUIP’s supported project work is closely coordinated with other WASH partners to rehabilitate hand pumps and wells, provide hygiene training, construct new wells, and distribute point-of-use water supplies.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate all aspects of WASH activities, including assessments, planning and project design, management of WASH staff, and monitoring implementation of activities (in conjunction with other PMs and program staff)
• Evaluate the current WASH capacity and staffing structure, in conjunction with the Deputy Director, and determine what changes to structure, programme responsibilities and capacity building are required
• In coordination with EQUIP’s RBHS program staff, create and implement work plans for health facility based waste management and infrastructure improvements, including waste pits, incinerators, solar lighting, minor building repairs, and water point maintenance
• Assist in the assessment, design and preparation of project proposals for funding.
• Maintain positive working relationships, and liaise with partners, County Health Team, UN, and government agencies at the field level to communicate and coordinate EQUIP’s field level WASH activities
• Represent EQUIP Liberia at coordination meetings and provide updates to program managers and senior staff
• Oversee procurement, storage, distribution, and monitoring of WASH supplies in accordance with donor requirements and EQUIP policies and procedures
• Update and maintain information and activities/beneficiaries matrices for Refugee related activities (who, what, where)
• Supervise data collection and reporting per grant requirements
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites and affected areas to monitor progress of implementation and re-assess needs
• Compile and submit monthly narrative and progress reports based on the project log frames to the Deputy Director of Programs
• Implement Government of Liberia approved behavior change programming including community led total sanitation (CLTS) and PHAST-based hygiene promotion
• Implement hardware installations in accordance with Government of Liberia Ministry of Public Works (MPW) national well and sanitation facility standards
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
Required:
• Postgraduate qualification in any discipline relating to Public Health Engineering (for example, Community WASH, civil engineering, environmental health, hydrogeology)
• At least 2 years experience in WASH program management in low income countries
• Experience designing and implementing comprehensive hygiene promotion programs, with an emphasis on community mobilization and participatory approaches
• Practical and technical experience in design and construction of a variety of Water and Sanitation facilities
• Experience in managing and training of staff on design & construction of Water & Sanitation interventions
• Experience designing and implementing monitoring programmes for WASH activities
• Experience assessing and developing policy & technical standards in WASH
• Experience writing and managing operational budgets
• Experience preparing project related reports/documents
• Familiarity with standard logistics procedures
• Familiarity with CLTS programming and PHAST-based hygiene promotion
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical capabilities
• Excellent communications skills -both written and oral
• Keen attention to detail
• Flexible, adaptable, sense of humour, patience and most importantly, initiative
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Understanding of and commitment to the importance of gender in development programme delivery
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to be effective in high-pressure situations
• Ability to absorb and synthesize a broad range of information
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and work independently
• Willingness and ability to travel as needed, and live in rural, remote field settings
• High level of proficiency in relevant computer applications particularly Excel, Power Point and Word
Preferred
• Experience of working in a post-conflict/recovery programme
• Experience of working in West Africa (or elsewhere under similar conditions)
• Experience in cholera and diarrhoea outbreak response, and emergency response Experience in construction and rehabilitation of hand-dug wells, maintenance of Afridev handpumps, construction of rainwater harvesting systems and dual-pit latrines
• Experience overseeing more general infrastructure maintenance/construction work
• Familiarity with community-based Water Safety Plans
• Prior work experience in a NGO or humanitarian setting
• Familiarity with international donor requirements (USAID, UN, EU)
• Proven ability to work with limited resources
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• This position requires living in a Nimba County, Liberia and may consist of trips into rural parts of Liberia. The applicant should be willing to live in basic conditions and must adhere to EQUIP Security procedures as well as EQUIP’s Code of Conduct. EQUIP staff housing is shared accommodation.
• The applicant must agree to behave at all times in a manner which positively promotes EQUIP and its work and be comfortable working with a Christian organization, and respecting Christian values and beliefs.
How to apply:
APPLICATION PROCESS: Applicants should send their CV and cover letter electronically to hr@equipliberia.org, with copy to the deputy director, Justin Pendarvis, justin.pendarvis@equipliberia.org. Hard copies can be delivered to the EQUIP office in Liberia, located in Sinkor, Monrovia. (14th Street at Coleman Ave)
Closing Date: Tuesday, 15 November 2011
