JOB TITLE

WASH Coordinator

REPORTING TO

Head of Program Implementation 

GRADE

4

REPORTING TO POSITION

WASH staff

LOCATION

Nuba Mountains-KUMO

CHILD SAFEGUARDING

Level 3.  The responsibilities of this post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children and young people. In the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3.

As part of these responsibilities the post holder will support the establishment of child safeguarding systems, promote a culture of keeping children safe, and ensure that potential harm to children (by our own staff and/or as a result of how we do our work) is identified and addressed on an ongoing basis.  The post holder should report and respond to interventions as determined by position related responsibilities identified in the Child Safeguarding Policy.

INTRODUCTION

Save the Children International is a `dual mandate` organisation and as such equal priority will be given to both humanitarian and development work.  This is the only way we will be able to ensure that some of the fundamental rights that we believe children have, such as survival, safety and constant access to protection and education can be guaranteed. As part of a commitment to work with children through humanitarian interventions Save the Children will support programmes in both sudden onset and chronic emergency situations.

ROLE

The WASH Coordinator will be based at field level to support medium or large-scale emergency response. The WASH Coordinator will be expected to lead on sectoral assessment, project planning, coordination, and support fundraising, recruitment, and procurement. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building for WASH programme staff.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead WASH aspects of 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’s needs.
• With support from the Country WASH Sector Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, develop project plans and budgets, contributing towards an overall thematic programme plan and master budget.
• With support from the Country WASH Sector Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, support fundraising for your area, including contributing to the development of high-quality concept notes and proposals.
• Prepare and oversee project implementation to ensure timely delivery of project activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).
• With support from the Lead Technical Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, prepare timely programme and donor reports on project activities in compliance with internal SC requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 
• With support from the Country WASH Technical Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, with the HR team, identify technical staffing needs for emergency programmes, and support rapid recruitment, induction and training of new staff.
• With support from the Country WASH Technical Specialist and/or other senior programme staff, identify WASH programme supplies needs and coordinate with the logistics team to put in place a sensible phased procurement plan.
• With support from the MEAL team put in place MEAL plan for your project, ensuring this links to reporting requirements, and capacity build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
• With support from the Accountability lead put in place accountability activities for your project, ensuring that feedback from children and their families is considered in project 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 project staff and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff. 

Representation & Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

• Ensure that Save the Children`s WASH work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve attending coordination working groups or leading such groups at sub national level.
• With support from the Lead Technical Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, assist in advocacy activities that target decision-makers in-country.
• Contribute to WASH communications and media work as 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.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Ensures that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes and commitments
• Participates in disaster coordination mechanisms and interagency cooperation
• Integrates beneficiary accountability principles into the approach

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
• Establishes staff engagement mechanisms.
• Addresses difficult situations and makes tough decisions confidently and calmly
• Considers the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Coordinates with stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximise resources
• Documents lessons learned and applies them to future projects

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Actively listens to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establishes and maintains clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders
• Establishes clear objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance

Operating safely and securely:

• Identifies and communicates risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the agency
• Takes measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
• Demonstrates an understanding of wider UN/NGO security coordination and how the organisation can benefit from, and contribute to, those mechanisms
• 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 effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrates personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintains ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
• Plans, prioritises and performs tasks well under pressure
• Takes responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions

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
• Demonstrates approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrates self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses
• Makes positive statements about work
• Effectively influences others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
• Gives constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant experience working in an emergency response context or fragile states. 
• Education to BSc/BA/BEng level in Public Health, Water Engineering, or a related subject, or equivalent field experience
• Previous experience of managing a WASH team
• Previous experience of WASH project management, implementing WASH projects within agreed timescales and budget limitations
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability in a WASH context
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation 
• Experience of training and capacity building WASH staff
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills
• 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

Desirable

• Language skills in English and Arabic
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Knowledge of consortia working
• Knowledge of the Nuba Mountains Context