WASH Coordinator - Somalia, Kenya or Ethiopia (RI)

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Position WASH Coordinator

Location Ethiopia, Somalia, or Kenya

About RI: Relief International (RI), an international relief and development agency with cross-sectoral programs bridging relief and development, currently seeks a WASH Coordinator.

Position Summary: The Coordinator is responsible for the ongoing management, continuing development, and daily supervision of all activities under RI’s linked water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion objectives.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: • Conduct community assessments to identify critical requirements for program interventions with a particular focus on returnees, women, and vulnerable populations. • Maintain ongoing RI WASH activities focused on water point construction and rehabilitation, household and community sanitation, hygiene promotion, and community mobilization / sensitization. • Promote and work to expand community capacity on WASH, with sensitivity to the political and cultural context. • Develop the RI WASH activities, with emphasis on response to perceived needs indicated by communities and beneficiaries. • Plan and implement emergency interventions in beneficiary communities as needed. • Consult with beneficiary groups, community leaders, and relevant line ministries in selecting community workers. • Consult with peer and UN agencies on international standards with regards to program design and implementation. • Participate actively with interagency water, sanitation, and related forums on behalf of RI. • Work with the Country Team, operations, finance, and security staff to ensure that all program activities adhere to RI and international standards. • Conduct and design WASH activities with the utmost sensitivity for the safety and well-being of beneficiaries and national staff and with regard to the political context. • Provide capacity-building for national staff: technical support, organizing training, and preparing a training schedule for WASH program staff. • Manage all national WASH program staff contracts within RI regulations and local labor laws. • Ensure that RI provides quality services that meet Sphere and other international standards. • Review and write all WASH and WASH-inclusive proposals, reports, assessments, and research in consultation with the Program Manager, Country Office, and Headquarters. • Submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports by collection of information and data from the field, data analysis, and report documentation. • Actively support timely, substantive, and appropriate documents that lead to funding support from local donors in coordination with the Program Manager, Country Office, and Headquarters. • Participate as an active staff member on the Senior Management Team, which includes collaborative oversight for program administration, operations, and communications. • Manage sector budget and personnel in line with RI field procedures and Code of Conduct. • Stay abreast of the current events and best practices in the fields of food security and livelihoods for humanitarian relief and development sectors via research, training modules, working groups, and conferences. • Be able to travel for RI, if necessary

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS: This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment. • An advanced graduate degree in international relations or development or related fields preferred, but can be substituted with relevant and equivalent experience. • Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills. • Logistical planning and problem-solving skills. • Experience with data collection and analysis. • Experience living and working in an insecure environment and with local communities. • Ability to live and function at a high capacity within a collaborative organizational structure. • Ability to live and work from within a remote post. • Understanding of the political and cultural context in the Horn of Africa and a strong interest in working in the region. • Significant (at least 2 years) experience working with an INGO in increasing positions of reporting and responsibility. • Experience (2 years) developing and implementing WASH sector activities. • Demonstrated written and oral communication skills (must be able to provide an independently created and relevant writing sample). • Demonstrated statistical survey, analysis, and presentation skills (must be able to provide an independently created a relevant statistical report sample). • Demonstrated budget and expense management skills.

Salary: Approx. $3500 USD/month. Commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application Procedure: To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after a second interview) with the date of availability to hremergency@ri.org. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The email subject line should include the following: WASH Coordinator Horn of Africa.