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• Guide
  the development and implementation of Rhites-N-Lango’s ongoing strategies
  and programs to establish and strengthen sustainable water and sanitation
  infrastructure and Infrastructure in Lango region.
• Devise
  and implement approaches to identify and address policy and institutional
  constraints that affect access and use of water in Lango region
  communities and health facilities.
• Promote
  collaboration and integration of Rhites-N-Lango programs to support a “and
  Infrastructure approach” to WASH that enhances Community ownership over
  WASH infrastructure and other interventions.
• Identify
  and coordinate integration among the various IPs and internal
  RHITES-N-LANGO water and sanitation-related activities and players in
  Lango region.

• Guide
  and collaborate with technical staff and cognizant district officials at
  all levels on policy and programmatic issues related to WASH and
  Infrastructure, management, and governance. Establish and maintain
  productive collaborative relationships with a wide range of partners and
  stakeholders, the District team, and NGOs to maintain current knowledge of
  other donor  programs and advise the
  Mission on ensuring that Rhites-N-Lango’s activities are collaborative and
  complementary.
• Actively
  participate and contribute to technical and coordination meetings hosted
  by district counterparts and other partners.
• Develop
  and implement strategies for improved networking by partners and sharing
  of best WASH/Health integration practices learned in the course of
  implementing health and WASH activities, in order to accelerate program
  implementation and impact.

• Lead
  and participate in the design, management, and monitoring and evaluation
  of WASH program and activities to ensure RHITES-N-LANGO’s planned results
  and goals are achieved.
• This
  includes preparing statements of work or program descriptions, and other
  program documents, and guiding the development of work plans and technical
  documents by RHITES-N-Lango and implementing partners.
• Ensure
  program implementation achieves planned results, document developmental
  impacts and resolve any implementation issues in an efficient and
  professional manner.
• This
  includes reviewing quarterly and annual program and financial reports from
  program partners, paying particular attention to the data pertaining to:
• Activity
  performance indicators as identified within the Performance Management
  Plan (PMP) and Operational Plan; Program objectives achievement,
  methodology and lessons learned paying particular attention to inputs,
  output and expected outcomes including economic, social, cultural, and
  technical factors; Financial indicators (e.g., expenditures, burn
  rate/pipeline analysis and congruity of expenditures against activities;
  and Incremental funding needs. Participate in and/or coordinate and manage
  evaluations and assessments that are conducted in

• The
  ideal candidate for the AMREF WASH and Infrastructure Advisor job
  placement should preferably hold a Masters degree in a relevant discipline
  – e.g. Environmental Health Engineering, public health, public
  administration/governance, management, or engineering, with a
  concentration of public health, or other area related to WASH / WASH and
  Infrastructure
• At
  least eight years of progressively responsible experience international
  development with a focus on WASH preferred, with at least 5 years gained
  in a developing country context
• Previous
  experience with governance and management issues in the WASH sector
  preferred, and experience with water infrastructure construction a plus
• Familiarity
  with US government initiatives and legislation relating to development
  assistance and WASH; and with RHITES-N-Lango programming policies,
  regulations, procedures, and documentation requirements for strategy and
  project design, implementation, management, and evaluation; are preferred

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