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• The incumbent will sensitize the community
  on the contribution and responsibility towards water sanitation and
  hygiene promotion activities and facilitate advocacy activities to solicit
  community support at all levels.
• Ensure that there is formation and
  training of water users and sanitation committees and community based
  hygiene promotion workers e.g. VHTs (Village Health Team), Hygiene
  Promoters on sanitation and hygiene promotion.
• Plan, budget and ensure effective
  implementation of hygiene and sanitation promotion activities as an
  integral part of the environmental health program.
• Improve the capacity of the project,
  beneficiaries and other staff involved in sanitation and hygiene, conduct
  training in established participatory approaches and ensure their
  employment to improve program.
• Regularly monitor hygiene and sanitation
  activities promotion activities and behavior change in the communities by
  facilitating baseline, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) assessment
  and evaluate program impact.
• Formulate strategies to improve community
  hygiene and sanitation practices based on assessment results.
• Identify/adapt appropriate media, messages
  and IEC materials to promote the key aspects of hygiene behavior, in
  consultation with partner agencies active in this sector and the district.
• Ensure that hygiene promotion activities
  are carried out in a participatory manner with the beneficiary
  communities, making optimal use of the existing promotion and community
  hygiene and sanitation promotion network.
• Ensure timely procurement, requisition and
  distribution of hygiene promotion supplies.
• Supervise the contractors assigned to
  build/rehabilitate IRC contracted work (e.g. boreholes, latrines, bath
  shelters, etc.) and report any issues or obstacles faced during
  construction and proposed solutions in accordance to IRC procurement
  policy.
• Monitor and evaluate program delivery in
  IRC project areas, report program delivery progress to meet organization
  reporting needs and implement the IRC monitoring schedule adhering to MFA
  and the IRC strategy.
• Support WASH staff to set and review HPM
  and water user committee training and supervise their work on ground.
• Work with the WASH staff to ensure the
  HPMs (Hand Pump Mechanics) deliver services in regular maintenance and
  minor repairs of IRC supported water points.
• Ensure adequate, safe and quality water
  supply for the refugee community at all times during the project
  implementation.

• Routinely exhibit progress towards project
  objectives and highlight challenges and gaps in internal monthly reports.
• Ensure all reports are timely and concise
  as well as use relevant and specific data to demonstrate progress and
  explain challenges.
• Ensure reports and information about the
  program is shared with supervisors and staff as well as other IRC
  departments and partners when appropriate to ensure cross sectional
  collaboration within the organization and other stakeholders
• Ensure that all external (donor and other
  stakeholder) reporting requirements are met and that reports are timely,
  data specific, and of a high quality

• Plan overall implementation of project to
  meet objectives while balancing the efficient use of staffs time and
  finances. This includes developing and updating grant work plans,
  procurement plans, quarterly department plans, spending plans and staff
  work plans.

• Ensure that systems to monitor progress
  towards indicators are developed and incorporated in all activities
• Ensure WASH staff understand their roles,
  responsibilities, and contribution to the monitoring systems and that
  their use of monitoring tools are accurate, routine, and done on time.
• Ensure that systems are in place to
  monitor spending and manage grant budgets
• Actively participate in conducting
  baseline KAP surveys and end of program assessments.

• Support local partners to develop realistic
  WASH project based on actual capacities and resources
• Develop strategies with partners and staff
  to enhance local partner’s capacity to implement and monitor activities
  that meet specified objectives
• Be available to support partners and
  trouble shoot challenges when they evolve.

• Judiciously manage the use of WASH program
  finances, supplies, and assets
• Manage the budget ensuring expenses are
  appropriate and incurred according to schedule. .
• Participate in proposal writing and budget
  development
• Participate in the development of WASH
  program budgets and budget tracking tools in coordination with the Team.
• Under the guidance of the Health Team
  Leader update the budget tracking tools.
• Participate in monthly budget and spending
  reviews and projections. Ensure and maintain accurate use of budget lines
  according to donor regulations

• Mentor and supervise WASH staff including
  monitoring of staff welfare and administrative status (performance
  evaluations, training plans, update job descriptions, ensure Mandatory
  Reporting Policies (MRPs) are understood and followed, staff meetings and
  well-being, etc.)
• Ensure staff grievances are heard and
  addressed balancing the needs of the staff and IRC policies
• Empower staff and promote accountability
  by appropriately delegating responsibilities according to staff’s capacity
• Promote team work by sharing
  responsibilities among and diffusing superfluous power dynamics
• Work in close collaboration with district
  WASH staff and settlement WASH sector, supervise community structures such
  as VHTs and WASH committees.

• Promote integration and coordination with
  the OPM, UNHCR, district, partners’ agencies and community leaders working
  in the WASH sector.
• Attend relevant meetings to represent IRC.
• Active and regular participation in
  internal (IRC) country coordination mechanisms, ensuring:
• Communication and collaboration among
  country program sectors for integrated programming
• Effective coordination between program and
  operations departments to facilitate quality, timely support to programs
• Participate in WASH sector monthly
  coordination meetings of the settlement and District.
• Represent IRC at relevant related health
  partnership and coordination meetings. Assist the Health Team Leader as
  deemed necessary. 

• The ideal candidate for the IRC WASH
  Officer job vacancy should hold a University degree in civil
  engineering/water/environmental management, or related discipline
  preferred
• A minimum of three (3) years related WASH
  experience ideally in an NGO-development oriented setting.
• Ability to manage project grants including
  budget preparation and management, monitoring and evaluation, and
  reporting Experience in logistics and budget management.
• Working knowledge, skills and experience
  in participatory methods for community development e.g. PHAST and CHAST.
• Group and adult facilitation skills and
  experience.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of WASH
  programming in a refugee setting, desirable.
• Excellent and demonstrated oral and
  written communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and team building
  skills;
• Experience supervising diverse staff in a
  complex, insecure emergency setting;
• Experience in project design and proposal
  writing is preferred;
• Ability to enhance good interpersonal
  relationship
• Excellent computer skills: MS Word, Excel,
  Power point, Outlook and Outlook Express;
• Ability to live and work under pressure in
  an unstable security environment;
• Ability to do multiple tasks at the same
  time, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility
• Fluency in English is required

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