Temporary WASH Specialist

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the identification of WASH humanitarian needs, and trends in the donor landscape to maintain strategic focus and balanced programming
• Providing technical and project management support to local partner organisations and subawardees in their implementation of WASH activities
• Assisting the Head of Department for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (HoD MEAL) in the development, implementation, and refinement of a robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning system
• Regular field and base visits to projects and functional interaction with PMs/DyPM, systematic visit reports with recommendations disseminated
• Promotion of transparency and ethical standards in projects by highlighting complaints & feedback mechanisms, particularly in respect of the beneficiary population, in consultation with the MEAL department
• Integrating gender, age, disability, protection mainstreaming, etc. into WASH project implementation and reporting
• Representing the organization in sectoral coordination at national and sub-national levels (sectoral and/or cluster, technical working groups) and with the local authorities and/or governmental line departments
• Developing WASH competencies throughout the country programme
• Design and deliver technical and programme management training to WASH team and partners if needed
• Demonstrate personal commitment in promoting Gender Equality and Gender Minimum Standards within the humanitarian and/or development work

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Master’s degree or equivalent in water resource management, environment, civil engineering, or related field complemented by significant experience in resilience/WASH-related field
• At least 5 years of field experience with a humanitarian NGO in the WASH sector
• At least 2 to 3 years of experience in the same or similar positions; field-based experience in a similar role required
• Experience working in camps and rural contexts
• Experience with strategy, proposal, log frame, and theory of change development
• Experience in working with local partners
• Extensive experience working with coordination mechanisms, including the cluster system
• Experience working on the Myanmar crisis or in the sub-region is preferable but not mandatory
• Action Against Hunger experience a plus but not mandatory
• Proficiency in spoken English and excellent written English abilities – knowledge of Rakhine is a plus

Working Time:

Short-term employment

Duration - 4 months

Job Benefits:

Employer details:

A Well-known INGO

Salary:

Negotiable

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