Position Title: WASH Project Manager
Location: FaIDA Field Office,Alinjugur
Reports To: Project Coordinator
Department: WASH
Job Purpose
The
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Manager will have overall
responsibility for the planning, management, operation, coordination and
regular monitoring of the project to ensure smooth implementation of the Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene promotion project activities including development,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation as well as strengthening the
technical capacity of the project team members.
The
WASH Project Manager will ensure that the Project and activities are executed
according to generally accepted international humanitarian standards (e.g.
SPHERE guidelines, Red Cross Code of Conduct, WHO guidelines).
Key responsibilities
Technical Support
- Carry out
technical assessments to establish the specific aspects of repair and
rehabilitation of WASH infrastructure in target locations and prepare
strategies for corrective action including rehabilitation and development
of new sources as needs demand;
- Provide
technical support to other project staff in the implementation of the
project including ensuring an integrated hygiene awareness and promotion
component through community mobilization and involvement for
sustainability.
Training and Capacity building
- Provide
supervision, training, capacity building, technical support and guide
staff on the planning, implementation and management of the water,
sanitation and hygiene project activities;
- Assess training
and capacity development needs of WASH project staff and develop relevant
training programs to meet the needs;
- Ensure the
establishment, implementation and strengthening of the WASH project
monitoring activities for effective reporting on key project indicators;
Ensure compliance with accountability mechanisms inline with Humanitarian
Accountability Framework, including SPHERE.
Coordination/Representation
- Develop, nurture
and sustain relationships with relevant stakeholders including the local
Government departments, donors, NGOs and other agencies working in Kambi
oos;
- Represent FaIDA
in relevant sector clusters or other coordination mechanisms;
- Promote learning
based on project objectives and activities and ensure documentation and
sharing of learning with all stakeholders;
- Comply with
FaIDA policies and practices with respect to child protection and security
procedures and behave at all times in a manner which positively promotes
FaIDA and its work, and actively maintain FaIDA acceptance within the
camp;
Information and Knowledge Management
- Ensure regular
tracking of WASH Program expenditure, budget review and quality monthly
reporting to facilitate timely replenishment of funds;
- Keep the Project
Coordinator informed on progress of planned activities and any challenges
or interruption to implementation that may arise;
- Produce quality
and timely reports for FaIDA and donors within agreed reporting schedules
and as required.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- At least a
University degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Management, Public
Health Engineering.
- At least 4
years’ hands on experience in the management and coordination of
WASHProject activities in a refugee set up.
- Experience on
use of PHAST –Participatory Hygiene And Sanitation Transformation or CLTS
– Community Led Total Sanitation will be an advantage
- Computer
literate in MS Word, Excel and Internet packages
Contact Details
All
application should include an application letter together with current CV and
must be sent by email to HR Officer, email: recruitment@faidakenya.org on or
before 14/12/2012.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contracted
