| Company profile |
| For more than 25 years, Action Against Hunger has pursued its vision of a world without hunger, saving the lives of malnourished children and families. We provide relief, recovery, and rehabilitation services to more than 5 million people a year, specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural disaster. We work with communities in more than 40 countries to develop strategies to restore dignity and self-sufficiency for the long-term. |
| Job details | |
| Job industry : | Project Management/Site Engineers |
| Job segment : | Project Mgmt/Site Engnr |
| Job role : | Engnr-Other |
| Position vacant : | WATSAN PROGRAMME MANAGER 1 |
| Job location : | SOUTH SOUDAN (WEST) -ALEK – West/South Sudan, New York |
| Job details | |
| Company name : | Action Against Hunger (ACF-USA) |
| Minimum experience : | 2 years |
| Maximum experience : | 30 years |
| Job type : | Permanent |
| Gross pay : | Negotiable for the right candidate |
| Job posted : | Apr 06, 2007 |
| Job description | |
| Job description: | WATSAN PROGRAMME MANAGER
SOUTH SOUDAN (WEST) -ALEK – West/South Sudan Duration*: 1 year * Positions are normally for 1 year but are dependent on funding. It is possible that ACF only has confirmed fun Basic position description, General Objectives: 1. To recruit locally staff for implementation of the water and sanitation program in the district 2. To initiate and complete implementation of the wat-san activities in time (construction, rehabilitation, training) 3. To supervise and coordinate the ECHO project wat-san activities 4. To write the donor project reports in time for submission according to the already pre-established deadlines 5. To supervise the selection of contractor if necessary and purchase of materials, etc. 6. To collaborate with AAH team and locals authorities, partners (UNICEF/WES etc) in the field. 7. To manage and supervise wat-san staff under the ECHO project 8. To capitalize information 9. To write reports on the regular basis to the line manager 10. To take part in writing proposals for wat-san activities if requested 11. To proactively ensure that the budget is adhered to and where no budget may exist find solutions together with the administration team DETAILED OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION Objective 1: Adapt, plan and follow the implementation of the different activities according to the objectives of the operation Responsibility 1: Manage assessment, vulnerability mapping and proceed to selection of beneficiaries in a integrated approach with Food security and Health department Activities: - Define area of intervention according to ACF strategy, Humanitarian context and food security and health needs - Organize survey and Joint assessment with Humanitarian partners and governmental agencies in order to prevent gap and overlapping - Manage geological (and geophysical) surveys if needed. Responsibility 2: Manage the community development process to assure the sustainability of the facilities implemented by ACF Activities: - Ensure that the community approach and development methodology is applied by the social worker (Community Developer Officer) - Ensure efficient hygiene promotion session and distribution of hygiene kit. - Define training needs for committee in charge of the management of the facilities implemented by ACF - Ensure proper handover to community and link with governmental agencies I charge of water resources. Responsibility 3: Organize and follow the physical activities with your line supervisor in order to ensure there realizations with respect of ACF mandate, work schedule and ACF quality standard Activities: - Rehabilitation and maintenance on 30 non-functional Borehole - Water point or network rehabilitation - Water analysis and quality testing - Latrines construction (at least 70 structures) Responsibility 4: Organize a taskforce for emergency response Activities: - Define ACF capacity and plan ACF commitment with local authority in a emergency task force, for Cholera breakdown for instance Objective 2: Manage the project respecting ACF procedures Responsibility 1: Manage the Watsan human resources Activities: - Assure that Human resources are adapted to the needs of the program, provide technical support. - Recruit (prepare job description), organize and manage the Watsan department according to needs of the program - Ensure safety risks are minimized and working conditions are appropriated - Define training need and plan session according to the program needs. Responsibility 2: Logistic management Activities: - Ensure that ACF equipment (machine and laboratory apparatus) are properly used and maintain - In close collaboration with your assistants,admin/log do monthly material request - Support logistic in the follow up of Watsan stock management Responsibility 3: Budget management Activities: - Assure a constant follow up that expenses are fitting with budget - Submit a monthly cash forecast according to needs and budget constrains Objective 3: Represent ACF at local level Responsibility 1: Represent ACF in the local interagency coordination Activities: - Participate to meeting in WES office - Liaise with others partners and local authorities Objective 4: Capacity building of governmental agencies and national NGO Responsibility 1: Technical advisor for water and sanitation Activities: - Organize workshop on ground water management, community approach and water quality testing in close collaboration with the watsan coordinator - Involve in local agencies and partner in training Objective 5: Reporting and capitalisation of the work accomplished Responsibility 1: Technical and situation report Activities: - Produce a monthly technical and situation report - Produce intermediate donors report - Produce end of operation report for the donors - Produce end Ensure adequate updates and report writing in accordance with Nairobi requirements. - End of mission report. Responsibility 2: Capitalisation of the work Activities: - Ensure that accomplished is properly recorded in database - Produce assessment report or any document that contribute to the improvement of the operation - Develop/improve formal methodology of operation - Develop a maps of the operation (in collaboration with other department) - Produce a Hand over and End of mission report QUALIFICATIONS Education / specific degree / special skills: Good Skill to set up methodology and guideline; Experience on strategy set up, use project cycle tools; Water Engineer/Hydro geologist or other equivalence, experience in drilling desirable Communication skills (diplomacy) especially with local authorities and employees Very Good Management skills Ability to solve problem independently with efficiency Humanitarian field experience requested : Not mandatory but highly appreciated LANGUAGES French: N/A English: XXX Compulsory, Speak, read and write All communications are done in English Spanish: N/A Other Knowledge of: Arabic, Dinka, or Nuer would be an asset N/A To apply to any position at Action Against Hunger please submit a resume and cover letter to: E-mail: jobs@actionagainsthunger.org Fax: (212) 967-5480 Mail: 247 West 37 Street, 10 th floor, New York, NY 10018 Please be sure to specify the position you are applying for in the subject line of the email. |
| Req. candidate profile : | QUALIFICATIONS
Education / specific degree / special skills: Good Skill to set up methodology and guideline; Experience on strategy set up, use project cycle tools; Water Engineer/Hydro geologist or other equivalence, experience in drilling desirable Communication skills (diplomacy) especially with local authorities and employees Very Good Management skills Ability to solve problem independently with efficiency Humanitarian field experience requested : Not mandatory but highly appreciated LANGUAGES French: N/A English: XXX Compulsory, Speak, read and write All communications are done in English Spanish: N/A Other Knowledge of: Arabic, Dinka, or Nuer would be an asset N/A |
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| Third party mediation allowed : | No |
| Telecommute : | No |
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