International NGO Jobs – WASH Coordinator at American Refugee Committee (ARC)

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Job Title: WASH
Coordinator
Organisation: The American Refugee Committee (ARC)
Duty Station:  Nakivale, Uganda
Funding Source: United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
About ARC:
The American Refugee Committee (ARC) International is an International
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that provides humanitarian assistance and
training to millions of beneficiaries around the world. The ARC seeks to
promote peaceful and safe communities where men and women have equal rights and
communities can access locally owned, high-quality services. ARC is an equal
opportunity employer and is currently looking for competent persons to fill the
positions above in Nakivale Refugee Settlement with UNHCR Funding.
Job Summary: The WASH
Coordinator will be responsible for planning and providing technical guidance
in the WASH sector for all activities. He/She will closely work with partners,
refugees and all stakeholders to ensure efficient delivery of safe WASH
services in the assigned zones.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • The WASH Coordinator is responsible for
    strategic water system development and promotion of durable solutions for
    water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion
  • Conduct continual review of the designs and
    functionality of the water supply systems(and other water points) to
    ensure efficient operation as well as reliable and safe water
    distribution.
  • Design templates, construction contracts
    for WASH related works, and a system for monitoring the progress of works
    and performance of contractors
  • Design and supervise a water quality
    assurance and monitoring plan (implement systematic internal and external
    control strategy).
  • Developing a participatory community led
    approach for the management of WASH facilities
  • Support the WASH sector team in strategic
    planning and budgeting
  • Build capacity for strategic information
    for programming, monitoring and evaluation of WASH activities (implement
    efficient information system to monitor WASH sector impact on the People
    of concern)
  • Identification of WASH sector staff
    training needs and provision of practical on job trainings tailored to the
    identified needs
  • Write quality monthly and quarterly
    progress reports for submission to project management and UNHCR in a
    timely manner
  • Works recording (job cards and reporting
    system)
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The Job holder must possess a Bachelors
    degree in Civil Engineering
  • He / she should also possess a Masters
    Degree in Water and Environment Management is an added advantage.
  • At least five years’ experience in Water
    Environmental Sanitation with an NGO
  • Technical design skills using AutoCAD or
    Arch CAD, Epi info and WaterCAD or any other hydraulic modeling software
  • Excellent report writing, communication
    and analytical skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested applicants should send an application letter together with
curriculum vitae, copies of academic documents/transcripts, names and contact
details of three referees to: The Human Resources Manager, American Refugee
Committee International, Plot 4920, Block 244, Muyenga, Kampala P.O. Box 7868,
Kampala, Uganda Email:  jobs@arc.co.ug NB: Only
Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday, 24th January, 2014

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