The Ugandan Jobline

• Provision of technical
  support:
• To provide technical
  support and advice to GOAL WASH Coordinators in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia
  country programmes
• Responsible for
  overall quality of programme implementation within the three target
  countries
• To ensure that reports
  and proposals submitted to donors and HQ are of sufficient technical
  standard and both align with and contribute to country WASH strategies
• Conduct regular field
  visits to monitor, review and report on progress of WASH interventions;
  specifically in relation to quality of the implementation, as well the
  relevance, efficiency and effectiveness of the on-going program.
• Work with selected
  country programmes on WASH Emergency Preparedness and Response plans,
  including periodic monitoring and updating
• Develop systems of
  WASH emergency preparedness for GOAL (focusing in the East Africa region)
  including building necessary links and relationships with suppliers and
  the logistics department in terms of material/product specifications
• Give feedback to the
  field team and the Global WASH Advisor on key recommendations following
  completion of a technical visit Participate in the Development and rollout
  of Standardised Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks
• Ensure that all three
  country programmes have a functional WASH M&E plan in place
• Develop links between
  the WASH components and other sectors of country programmes in order to
  promote GOAL’s integrated programme approach. Organisational, Proposal and
  Policy Development
• Keep up to date with
  best practise and recent developments and disseminate to other members of
  the country programme teams and technical team members.
• Represent GOAL in
  external WASH forums as appropriate
• Monitor WASH donor
  trends within the target three countries and wider region
• Support GOAL in-
  country management in maintaining effective collaboration with donors and
  specifically build relationships with relevant focal points within donor organizations
• Be the focal person in
  WASH proposal development for three country programmes
• Participate in
  relevant discussion groups as required in order to assess future policy
  development Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Ensure emergency
  preparedness measures are established in target country programmes
• In addition, work with
  the Global WASH Advisor on enhancing GOAL’s emergency preparedness status
  globally
• Be available to
  respond to rapid onset emergencies in countries outside of the target
  area, handing over responsibilities within 2 weeks to in-country WASH
  Coordinators
• Subsequently work
  alongside or under direction of the Global WASH Advisor in emergency
  response for a maximum period of 6 weeks Training and Development
• Ensure WASH teams in
  target countries have a thorough understanding of GOAL’s 10 Key WASH
  Principles
• Develop and complete
  training for country WASH teams as appropriate
• Develop mentoring and
  training plans with the WASH Coordinators in the three target countries

• The applicant should
  possess a bachelor’s degree in engineering, public health or other
  relevant field
• Additional post-graduate
  professional qualification with specific focus on water, sanitation and
  hygiene.
• At least four years’ experience,
  including experience of managing or advising across multiple countries
• Prior experience
  involves working on both development and humanitarian, urban and rural
  WASH programmes
• Possess a proven
  ability to secure funding for WASH programming in multiple countries
• Experience of working
  in a mentoring and coaching role and proven ability to transfer required
  skills to handover responsibility
• Prior experience and
  significant knowledge held in the following areas: Community Led Total
  Sanitation and sanitation marketing, Programming and systems to ensure sustainable
  rural water supply , Urban WASH, Designing Behaviour Change (DBC)
  Frameworks and other behaviour change focused hygiene promotion  and WASH in Schools
• Good understanding and
  experience of emergency preparedness mechanisms
• Good familiarity and
  ability to work with and gain agreements from relevant government offices
• Proficient in
  preparation of proposals and reports and having good writing,
  communication and computer skills.
• Fluency in written and
  spoken English.
• Willingness to travel
  extensively
• Additional languages
  (French, Arabic, Swahili,)
• Prior experience
  working in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

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