WASH Coordinator at Save The Children

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The WASH Coordinator is responsible for an effective implementation of WASH Strategy including all WASH activities at community, school and health facilities in coordination with Nutrition, Child Protection, Community Mobilization, Education, Health and Food Security and Livelihoods sectors in Yobe State Nigeria.

The post will manage the implementation of all WASH interventions, is also responsible for WASH sectoral assessments, programme design and budgeting, coordination, and will support fundraising, staff management, recruitment and procurement for the WASH sectors.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Technical and Management:

• Lead on WASH technical assessments in coordination with other Save the Children thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children’s needs.
• Responsible and accountable for ensuring the timely, efficient and effective delivery of the grants and Monitor monthly variances in the work plan and unmet targets, and design and apply corrective measures to remain on track and to facilitate resolution of problems in a participatory way
• Provide inputs to the development of concept notes, proposals, WASH strategy, details implementation plans and master budgets;
• Identify priorities and technically assist on assessments, designing and overseeing KAP and other surveys
• Identify key gaps in WASH facilities and minimum standards in the WASH interventions by providing technical checking of WASH engineering and hygiene promotion aspects of the programme and proactively promote high quality WASH technical approaches for the response;
• Design and run water supply, sanitation and hygiene interventions as per national and SPHERE standards, Common Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and Red Cross Code of Conduct etc. 
• Prepare and oversee WASH programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities. 
• Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SCI requirements and any relevant external donor requirements.  
• Develop program management/implementation tools for WASH programs in communities, schools, CFS and health facilities

Programme Support:

• Working closely with the HR team, identify staffing needs (national) for WASH officers, and ensure timely recruitment and induction of new staff. 
• Work closely with the Logistics and Finance teams, to identify WASH programme supplies needs and coordinate to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan, budget and supply chain
• Coordinate with other partners and other relevant authorities and administration to ensure coordinated implementation; 
• Participate in WASH Sector Coordination meetings, WASH WG meetings, sharing information from Save the Children programmes
• Coordinate with other sectors (Nutrition, Child Protection, Education, Health, Food Security and Livelihoods etc.) to ensure integration in program
• Work closely with the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team put in place a sector MEAL plan, IPTT and Complaint Feedback Mechanism (CFMs), ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work

Capacity Building:    

• Identify learning needs of WASH team and mentor team
• Develop capacity-building plan for WASH team and implement it in coordination with HR and line manager.
• Maintain growth of team through appropriate measures e.g. create learning and sharing environment, on-the job training
• Coordinate with community mobilization team and other sectors for capacity building of community-based organization/groups and volunteers involved in WASH program 
• Oversee development of technical training material that will improve aspects of WASH work within Save the Children, at country level.  

Representation & Advocacy & Organizational Learning:

• Take steps to document lessons learned, from WASH programmes, for wider dissemination.
• In collaboration with Senior Programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers at all levels.
• To identify opportunities and material to contribute to WASH communications and media work
• Attend relevant meetings and represent SCI at State level WASH Coordination and WASH Sector WGs
• Facilitate field visits by donors and Save the Children Member representatives 

Essential

• Progressive management/coordination experience of working in an emergency and long-term WASH program;
• Education on Sanitary Engineering, Public Health / Civil engineering or a related subject
• At least 5 years of working experience with 2 years in humanitarian context
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills and good knowledge of English 
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• The capacity and willingness to be flexible and accommodating in challenging and dynamic working circumstances.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Save the Children systems and ways of working
• Experience of BHA, GAC, ECHO, EU funded project