Urban Sanitation Coordinator (USC) at RTI International

RTI International is seeking to recruit an Abuja-based Urban Sanitation Coordinator (USC) for the USAID E-WASH activity. The USC will be based in the E-WASH Abuja office with regular travel to the State offices and SWB locations. He/she will assist the 6 E-WASH state teams as they work with State government to implement liquid waste improvements in each of the States.

 Essential Duties:

• The UCS will assist the State teams through technical assistance, document review, planning, and training.
• Specifically, the UCS will undertake the following activities:
• Undertake Rapid Technical Assessments on the behaviors and practices on urban sanitation.
• Develop Situation Assessment Reports on the existing situation on urban sanitation.
• Develop shit flow diagrams based on the data on sanitation practices in the State capitals and/or second largest towns in the state.
• Fecal Sludge Treatment Plant coordinate the undertaking of feasibility studies, design and construction of fecal sludge treatment plants.
• Facilitation of the agreement for the creation of an institutional home for sanitation at the state level.

Qualifications and Experience:

• An advanced University degree (Masters) in Civil, Environmental, Sanitary, Process and Wastewater engineering or a directly related field.
• A minimum of 6 years experience of implementing urban sanitation (fecal sludge management) program activities, or a B.Sc. with 10 year of similar work experience
• Extensive experience of conducting program related surveys in cities with complex informal settlements using KIIs, FGDs and RTA approaches
• Extensive experience of implementation of programs related to policy, institutional, legal and regulation for urban sanitation in emerging economy
• Experience in a USAID or other development partner programs is an added advantage.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates experience in collaborating across project stakeholder groups and donor projects.
• Demonstrate strong ability to use mobile phone instruments integrated with internet to collate and analyze field data on a real time basis
• Excellent knowledge and ability to use current MS office applications.
• Full knowledge and understanding of using city sanitation (fecal sludge) data to develop SFDs for cities.
• Ability to use SFD calculation tool is added advantage
• Demonstrate understanding and knowledge of processes of fecal sludge characterization to guide design and implementation of FSTPs in pilot cities
• Possesses excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and communication skills.
• Possesses the ability to work effectively in a team as well as in a complex and multicultural environment.
• He/she must be willing to regularly travel to 6 States across Nigeria (Abia, Delta, Imo, Niger, Taraba and Sokoto)