Emergency WASH Assistant at Malteser International

Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities:

• WASH in emergency preparedness and response
• WASH and Coordination
• WASH in Emergencies – Monitoring and Reporting
• Networking and partnership building

Key Functions, Accountabilities and Related Duties/Tasks:

WASH in emergencies preparedness and response

Planning and Quality Implementation:

• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of WASH with other MI sectors.
• Support Emergency WASH Officer in development and implementation of the MI WASH Response Plan (targets, indicators, activities, budget), ensuring quality response implementation of the implementing partners and accounting for specific needs of women, men, boys, girls and persons with disabilities.
• Support Emergency WASH Officer in identifying and implementing strategies and mechanisms to scale up the WASH preparedness and response in case of an emergency.
• Ensure effective and coherent analysis of implementation/progress, including identifying and recommending appropriate actions to cover gaps, involving all relevant partners.
• Prepare requisitions for supplies, services, long-term agreements and partnership agreements to ensure MI is prepared to deliver on its commitments for WASH
• Participate in inter-agency discussions, ensuring that WASH planning and response is fully considered
• Provide a weekly activity progress report to the Emergency WASH Officer, highlighting achievements versus targets.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Emergency WASH Officer;
• Comply with MI policies and practices ensuring protection mainstreaming, code of conduct; health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in selecting, training, and managing Community WASH Standing committees, such as Community Water Management Committee members, sanitation facilities caretakers, and volunteer hygiene promoter networks within the targeted beneficiaries.

Coordination:

• Ensure effective links with other working groups or sectoral coordination platforms with State and local government units, including identifying opportunities for collaboration that can contribute to the improvement of the humanitarian situation.
• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to discuss implementation issues, provide solutions, recommendations and/or to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level interventions and/or decisions. Keep records of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.
• Prepare regular and mandated sectoral programme/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

Qualifications

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have the following minimum qualifications:

• A university degree in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behaviour change communication, sanitary engineering, Utility Engineering, Environment or Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, climate change or another relevant technical field.
• Experience CCCM setting is well appreciated
• At least 2 years progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with UN, governments, and/or NGO, including programme management and/or coordination in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the cluster.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders in an emergency.
• Excellent presentational skills.
• Be immediately available.