WaterAid Small Towns Programme Coordinator Job Vacancy n Uganda

d implementation of WAU’s Small Towns strategy in line with
the CSP and WaterAid’s Global Small Town Guidelines etc. Actively support the
town council authorities to develop and implement town-wide water and
sanitation plans to scale up WASH coverage in target districts.
•          Actively
Facilitate development of suitable approaches to ensure sustainable water,
sanitation and hygiene services to small towns’ communities. This will involve
providing sound technical and institutional advice to WaterAid and its partners
in relation to effective delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene services to
the poor and vulnerable groups in target communities
•          Technically
support urban authorities in the design of, and adherence to, physical
development plans (town master plans) that take into consideration issues of
faecal sludge management, solid waste management and water supply.
•          Support
and advise WaterAid partners in the preparation of coherent, prioritized and
realistic annual and quarterly plans for their water, sanitation and hygiene
activities based on the Situation Analysis of the towns in concerned districts
and in line with the District’s Development Plans (DDP’s) and their town master
plans.
•          Support
the partners to develop transparent, decentralized, planning and implementation
processes that are inclusive of, and responsive to, the demands of communities
within the small town settlements alongside district development plans.
•          Actively
monitor the implementation of the partners’ annual and quarterly plans and
report on progress towards agreed objectives and that partners prepare and submit high quality financial and
progress reports in a complete and timely fashion.
•          Support
the partners (through the provision of information, advice and appropriate
training) to develop and apply an implementation methodology that is consistent
with the WaterAid’s programmatic approach.
•          Facilitate
verification of beneficiaries and ensure that data on beneficiaries are
disaggregated accordingly.
•          Actively
contribute to research and influencing activities conducted by WAU alongside
 WA’s Global research themes on Waste Management, Sustainable sanitation,
Sector financing IWRM, water and poverty, sustainability,
Working with Decentralised Government etc
•          Take
lead in supporting the town council authorities on WASH coordination and
develop and maintain good relationship with
officials in town authorities and with Utilities and private sector in the
respective localities through regular feedback, attendance of project review
meetings, local councils meetings, etc.
•          Work
closely with other teams, plan and test service delivery models (e.g. on WASH
as a business), lead in the documentation and dissemination of best practices
and promotion of learning across WaterAid and partners on small towns and in
improving understanding of technical and programmatic issues
•          Participate
and contribute to WaterAid and its partners participation in national WASH and
international events were applicable and to develop and maintain external
relationships and collaboration with other actors in support of the small town
programmes.
•          Perform
any other responsibilities, tasks or activities as reasonably required as the
above is given as a broad range of duties and is not intended to be a complete
description of all tasks. It is important to note that the responsibilities may
change to meet the evolving needs of the way WaterAid works.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

•          The
ideal WaterAid candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies;
Social Sciences, Urban Development; and/or Water Engineering.
•          Five
or more years’ proven experience in conducting Water Engineering, coordination
with local town council authorities and utilities and application of
market-based solutions for water and sanitation promotion especially within the
urban or small town setup with exposure to community based related issues.
•          Extensive
knowledge and understanding of population dynamics and data analysis for
planning and resource allocation
•          Prior
training in M&E is an added advantage
•          Active
participation in studies and
research on poverty and its impact on social development or experience of
capacity building of NGO development partner organizations specifically in
urban development and town planning
•          Extensive
knowledge of entrepreneurial approaches and market based services provision
•          Excellent
interpersonal and leadership skills with commitment to WaterAid’s values and
working styles.
•          Good
skills in presentation, documentation and information management.
•          Commitment
to addressing issues of Equity & Inclusion and pro poor approaches.
•          Good
networking, facilitation and co-ordination skills.
•          Knowledge
of Project Management in relation to the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene
specifically for the Uganda Sector.
•          Significant
experience in participatory project planning, implementing, monitoring and
evaluation and participatory approaches such as social marketing.
•          Excellent
computer knowledge of packages like Excel, MS Word and Access, SPSS and MS
Projects.
•          Good
report writing skills, including experience in producing proposals, reports,
and other informational documents.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested with a desire to work with WaterAid
should send their filled application forms,
Download here, via e-mail to:
wauganda@wateraid.org.

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