WaSH Team Leader at Solidarities International

Location: Anka, Zamfara

Main Responsibilities
Setting up the activities / control and supervision:

• Participate in the preparation and implementation of diagnostics
• Plan the weekly activities for his / her team and have them approved by his/her Project 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 Project Manager
• Supervise and monitor each stage of activity. Ensure that standards and instructions given by his/her Project Manager, as well as Solidarités procedures, are followed
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Project 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 Project manager and the administrative service
• Train his / her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly
• Track usage with monitoring tools provided
• 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 Team Leader and/or project manager
• Draw up and submit a weekly task report (which should include progress made by the team) to his/her project 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 project manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams.

Profile

• B.Sc degree in WASH / Shelter or similar background
• Minimum of two-years’ experience as Team Leader or in a similar role
• Resident of Zamfara State (position not open to delocalization)
• Excellent knowledge of Office processing tools and spreadsheets (MS Office Word, Excel etc.)
• Familiarity with electronic databases
• Ability to deliver high quality outputs in a timely manner
• Fluent in spoken and written English and Hausa, ability to read and write
• A good listener, a good communicator, ability to prioritize and work with little supervision, team player, excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good understanding of north west humanitarian context;