WATSAN Team Leader at Solidarites International

Goal / Purpose

• The Team Leader will coordinate a team of Water and Sanitation Officers, in order to set up the Water and Sanitation activities, ensuring that Solidarités International technical recommendations and procedures are followed.

List of Main Tasks
Setting up the activities /control and supervision:

• Plan the weekly activities for his/her team and have them approved by his/her Activity Manager: 
• Plan human resources needs (daily workers, workers...)
• plan tool and material needs (request from stock)
• anticipate administrative issues (requests in advance)
• Anticipate logistics issues (transport, communication means...)
• Organize and carry out, with his/her team, tasks assigned by his/her Activity Manager
• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure that standards and instructions given by his/her Activity Manager, as well as Solidarités procedures, are followed
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Activity Manager
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions

Logistics and Administration:

• When recruiting daily workers, follow procedures and directives outlined by his/her Activity Manager and the administrative service
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly
• Track usage with monitoring tools provided
• Enforce safety procedures
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team
• Monitor the quality and quantity of material delivered to working sites
• Ensure the receipt and storage of material and equipment necessary for his/her work to be carried out on site

Reporting / Communication:

• Take part in weekly program meetings and clusters on request
• Keep his/her monitoring tools and files archived in the Solidarités office, accessible to his/her line manager/ Activity Manager
• Draw up and submit a weekly task report (which should include progress made by the team) to his/her Activity Manager
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her Activity Manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams

Profile

• Studies: Bachelor’s Degree in Civil / Water Engineering in related field/course
• Experience: 2 years of relevant experience in deep borehole drilling, shelter construction and development
• Languages: English, Hausa and Local Languages
• IT: Good knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook, Autocad, GIS, data collection and analysis software a plus.
• Good knowledge of the project cycle, project implementation, project follow-up and reporting
• Interpersonal skills: Reliable, honest, Accountable, Resistance to stress, Team Player, Good Prioritization of tasks.

What We Offer
Salary + Transport, Leave & housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.