WASH ADVISER JOBS AT SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL

Save the Children International is a dual mandate organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work. The purpose of the Global Roster is to support the dual mandate by ensuring that high quality personnel are deployed at speed and scale when and where emergency strikes. Global Roster members will be deployed to an emergency where Save the Children is scaling up in order to provide immediate emergency expertise. Global Roster members may also be deployed to the second phase of large scale emergencies to support Country Programmes to continue to deliver quality programming.

Save the Children International is currently recruiting to fill the following position:

Position: WASH Adviser

Job Type: Full Time

Location Abuja & Borno - Nigeria.

Job Description:
The WASH Adviser will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, programme design and master budgeting, coordination, and support
fundraising, recruitment and procurement. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building
existing country programme staff.

Duties/Responsibilities:
Programme Support (typically will be for small or medium-sized emergencies):
Lead on WASH technical assessments in coordination with other SC thematic areas and/or other external sector agencies, ensuring assessment findings are documented and that all assessments include a specific analysis of children needs.
Working with the Deputy Team Leader – Programmes or Team Leader develop WASH sector response plans and masterbudgets and
contribute to Save the Children’s overall response strategy.
Provide technical checking of WASH engineering designs and hygiene promotion programmes as necessary, and proactively promote high quality WASH technical approaches within country programmes.
Working closely with the Deputy Team Leader – Programmes or Team Leader, support fundraising for the WASH sector, including development of high quality concept notes and proposals, and engagement with donors’
technical Advisers.
Prepare and oversee WASH programme implementation to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against logframes, individual performance management workplans).
Prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external
donor requirements.
Working closely with the HR team, identify WASH staffing needs (both national and international) for emergency programmes, and ensure rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
Identify WASH programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
Working closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation team put in place a sector M & E plan, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
Working closely with the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your thematic area, ensuring that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered in WASH programme design.
To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.
Capacity Building:
Identify learning and training opportunities for Save the Children staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced
staff.
Oversee development of technical training material that will improve aspects of WASH work within Save the Children, at country level.
Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and take a leadership role within
Inter agency Coordination forums, such as the WASH cluster, ensuring the specific needs of children are being addressed. This may involve taking the lead in WASH cluster working groups at national level.
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.
In collaboration with SC WASH colleagues, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global advocacy objectives.
To identify opportunities and material to contribute to WASH communications and media work, acting as a spokesperson when required.
General:
Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:
Able to assess and analyse key issues in the humanitarian situation and formulate actions around them
Actively engages in disaster coordination mechanisms and inter agency cooperation
Leads on the development of an organisational response based on an
understanding of the contexts
Achieving results effectively:
Ensures beneficiary and partner feedback is incorporated into programme design, planning and learning
Demonstrates flexibility to adapt plans and make decisions in rapidly changing environments
Actively manages risk and takes action to reduce risk
Makes changes to improve performance as a result of information received
Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects
Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:
Develops strategies for teams to work across traditional boundaries, working in diverse environments
Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
Fosters collaborative, transparent and accountable relationships through partners
Uses negotiation and conflict resolution skills to support positive outcomes
Operating safely and securely:
Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms
Undertakes effective risk assessments and develops contingency plans
Takes appropriate, coordinated and consistent action to handle situations of personal risk and risk for others
Reduces vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation
Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:
Helps team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self care
Remains focused on the objectives and goals in a rapidly changing environment
Able to identify, and act on, low levels of resilience in others
Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring;
Developing Others:
Builds own awareness of the bigger global picture by using a broad range of sources to gather data
Demonstrates managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
Actively contributes to a team environment where team members feel able to contribute, champion or challenge decisions
Takes responsibility for own development, and actively takes steps to better understand and address own strengths and weaknesses
Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing the boundaries and ways of working
Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities of team members for the purpose of his/her development
Works to ensure that the workplace is inclusive and the talents of individuals are harnessed to achieve business success

Qualifications/Requirements:
Prior experience of working within a senior management role within a complex country programme in an emergency response or fragile state
Previous first phase emergency response experience
Education to Masters level in Public Health, Water Engineering, or a related subject, or equivalent field experience
Previous experience of managing a WASH team at national level
Previous experience of WASH project management and programme coordination, implementing WASH programmes within donor constraints, on time and within budget
Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills
Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity
Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach
staff in WASH technical skills
Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
Experience of preparing successful funding proposals for donors
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
Excellent communication skills
Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
A high level of written and spoken English
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Language skills in Hausa
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
Specific experience of designing and managing DFID ,ECHO…projects
Specific experience of working in consortia projects.

Conditions of Employment:
All Global Roster members are available and ready to be deployed anywhere in the world at short notice. They will normally work unusual hours and are often working in stressful and insecure environments.

Method of Application
All potential job applicants should please send their CVs and covering letter, explaining why they are suitable to:

Nigeria.HumanitarianVacancy@savethechildren.net

NB: State position clearly in the subject field as applications without appropriate subject will be disqualified. Also, applications received after
the deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Our selection processes reflect our commitment to safeguard children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.
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Application Deadline: 18th April, 2015

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