GOAL International NGO Jobs – Regional WASH Coordinator

Organisation: GOAL
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About GOAL:
GOAL is an emergency and development NGO established in 1977, currently
operational in 13 countries world-wide. GOAL is currently in mid-cycle of a
strategic period running from 2012-2016. GOAL programming focuses on both
development and emergency contexts in both urban and rural settings. The focus
is on integrated Health programming with WASH strategically falling under
Health with overall aim of improving the health of target populations. GOAL has
established long running WASH programmes within the three country programmes of
Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. Rural WASH programming in the three country
programmes shares many commonalities in terms of addressing all WASH issues
through a variety of activities. Water supply is typically delivered via a
mixture of technologies, often boreholes with handpumps installed, but also
rainwater harvesting and more comprehensive pumped distribution systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • 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
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • 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
GOAL has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Child Protection Policy which
have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants
and children from exploitation. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be
expected to adhere to these policies any job offer made is also subject to
police clearance.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should endeavor to
express their interest by visiting the web link of the recruitment website
Deadline: 24th January 2014

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