WASH and Environment Specialist

TITLE:  WASH   and Environment Specialist

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme

LOCATION: Port Sudan – SUDAN CO 

GRADE: 

CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 Year

 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING: 

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

 

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The WASH Specialist will be based in Port Sudan.He/She will lead technical aspects of medium to large scale WASH program in the country. The WASH specialist, with limited support, leads on sectoral assessments, programme design and provides technical advice to ensure quality of WASH interventions. He/she develops/updates sector strategy, master budget, set-up coordination mechanisms and integrate SC’s theory of change. He/she plays a technical leadership role within the response team, ensuring that WASH programs are delivered with high quality and meet recognized standards. The Specialist supports colleagues and works to ensure that broader sectors integrations with Health, Nutrition,Child protection, Education, and advocacy. The specialist is expected to mentor and build the capacity of Save the Children and partners’ staff. 

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Director PDQ

 

Staff reporting to this post: Non

 

Budget Responsibilities: NA

 

Role Dimensions: Complexity

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY : 

 

Program design/quality:

• Develop technical standards/guidelines for all WASH construction and hygiene promotion programming within emergency and early recovery contexts adhering to humanitarian standards.
• Provide technical oversight of WASH engineering designs and hygiene promotion programmes as well as proactively promote high quality WASH technical approaches within the country.
• Ensure minimum standards are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct and other applicable standards.
• Support WASH programme implementation to ensure high quality, timely delivery of programme activities, for example, monitoring against log frames.
• Identify WASH programme supply needs and supports WASH staff and the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan and budget.
• Work together with PDQ and operations teams to initiate and design high quality, cost-effective, innovative and sustainable project proposals and concept notes
• Provide specialized technical guidance and support to teams on integration of WASH including working closely with other sectors to integrate WASH with Health, Nutrition, Climate change, FSL, Education, CP and CVA
• Intentionally mainstream WASH and climate change ensuring that all WASH programs are climate sensitive by building community’s resilience, adaptation and mitigation measures.
• Apply specialised donor and technical knowledge to support the development and implementation of high-quality proposals and strategic plans in collaboration with country and response teams, ensuring alignment with Save the Children's mission and values.
• Conduct regular reviews and analyses of humantarian WASH awards to ensure compliance with donor requirements and organisational policies, identifying areas for improvement.

 

Reporting/ monitoring/ assessment

• Support program managers in the preparation of timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal and external requirements. 
• Lead WASH multi-sectorial technical assessments in coordination with other Save the Children thematic areas, as well as other external agencies. ensuring that assessments’ findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific child views andanalysis of children’s needs.
• Work closely with the MEAL team to put in place  WASH sector M & E plan, ensuring this is linked to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
• Establish accountability mechanisms where SC implements WASH interventiosna. ensuring that feedback is incorporated into programme design and learning. 
• Lead the development of WASH sector response plans and master budgets and contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
• Provide technical guidance and inputs where relevant to the PDQ and operations teams partners and conduct technical review of donor reports to ensure that the reports are of high quality from a technical point of view as per expectations in the project proposals

 

Fund raising:

• Leads the fundraising efforts for WASH sector, produce high quality concept notes and proposals..

 

Capacity Building:

• Develop WASH learning needs assessment and capacity building plans for both Save the Children and partner’s staff, linking capacity building initiatives to wider opportunities identified via coordination and networks.
• Coach and mentor Save the Children WASH managers, coordinators, officers as well as their national level counterparts.
• Oversee development of technical training material that will improve the different components of WASH portfolio within Save the Children.

 

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Help shape broader sector strategies through influence of and leadership within inter-agency coordination forums, such as the WASH cluster, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed.
• Take the initiative in documenting lessons learned, best practices and case studies to shape in-country strategies and programme approaches, and contribute to other sectors learning.
• Pro-actively identify advocacy opportunities, case studies and research opportunities which link with wider organisational strategic objectives, and turn these into action.
• Play a leadership role in shaping WASH communications and media priorities in line with thematic priorities.
• Represent Save the Children in relevant internal and external fora including donor meetings (as appropriate) related to WASH.

 

General:

• Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Deliver high quality results and development effective relationships with country programme staff which enhances the reputation of Save the Children.
• To perform such other responsibilities as agreed with the Specialist line management.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Master in engineering, Public health or equivalent required. 
• Arabic Language – preferred. 

 

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• A minimum of five years of experience working in the water and sanitation field including emergency response.
• Advanced knowledge of water and sanitation engineering and training in the use of a variety of water equipment including emergency mobile water treatment and storage unit, sanitation kits, water treatment chemicals, design of boreholes, rehabilitation of hand dug wells, pipe lines, basic knowledge of treatment of sewages as well as concrete storages, etc.
• Previous experience of programme management.
• Ensures that systems are in place for longer-term operation and maintenance of all water supply and sanitation facilities and that projects are implemented in a consultative and participatory manner with beneficiaries.
• Demonstrated depth and breadth in participatory methods to engage local communities in needs assessments, design and implementation of local, culturally acceptable water and sanitation interventions.
• Support the long-term capacity building and programmatic integration of water and sanitation into Save the Children core programming in health, with particular emphasis on hygiene promotion and environmental sanitation.
• Commitment to, thorough understanding of, and able to train staff in participation and accountability approaches.
• Guide water and sanitation teams towards an integrated approach with other Save the Children programs to address community health needs, as well as cross-cutting themes such as gender.
• Demonstrated ability to set up monitoring & evaluation systems in large complex programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to set up learning and development processes.
• Proven ability of mentoring and coaching.
• Experience at technical level representation and in developing and negotiating successful partnerships with donors.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports in English.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proven ability to influence change at an operational and strategic level.
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy.
• Capacity and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of Save the Children’s mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desireable

• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant contexts.
• Specific experience of designing and managing  ECHO, OFDA, UNOCHA and other major donor projects.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities 

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

JD written by: Saeed Ur Rehman

Date:  18/7/2018

JD agreed by: Hitham Abuelgasim

Date: 19/7/2018

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