WASH Project Coordinator Tanzania Nyarugusu_ Open to Tanzania Nationals Only

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  • Added Date: Thursday, 21 December 2023
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Job Descriptionย 

A job description is a written statement that describes the employeeโ€™s role and responsibilities. The role and responsibilities shall be executed within the NRC framework. The job description facilitates the recruitment process by stating the necessary competencies. It is mandatory for all positions.

Position: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Wash Project Project Coordinator

Reports to: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Area Managerย 

Supervision of: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  WASH Officers ย & Assistantsย 

Duty station: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Kigoma region, Kasulu/Kibondo/Kakonko districts.ย 

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Project number: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  TZFM2403

Duration and type of contract: ย  12 months ย 

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisationโ€™s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

  1. Role and responsibilities

    The purpose of the wash Project Coordinator position is to implement delegated wash project portfolio.ย 

    The following is a brief description of the role.

    Generic responsibilities

  2. Line management for project staff
Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and proceduresContribute to the development of Country, Area and wash strategies, initiate and participate in the development of relevant wash projects ย Coordinate and manage wash project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirementsImplement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projectsProvide regular progress reports to the Wash/Shelter PDM and Area managerย ย ย ย ย  ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and asses new and better ways to assistDevelop and manage project budget (in cooperation with Cs) and coordinate across CCsย Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills ย Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholdersPromote the rights of refugees in line with the advocacy strategy

ย Specific responsibilitiesย 

Ensure that assessment, programme design and implementation considers needs and vulnerabilities within the community.ย On the basis of these assessments to design and construct appropriate responses (both programmatic and advocacy) to meet people's basic WASH needs including water reticulation system, excreta disposal, solid waste management, drainage, vector control, and hygiene.ย Ensure that WASH programme design is informed by and integrated with NRCโ€™s other priority sectors of camp management, education and Shelter.To ensure that sustainable systems are set in place for longer term operation and maintenance of all water and sanitation infrastructure, including the provision of all necessary training.Prepare and oversee the implementation process to ensure timely delivery of programme activities (for example, monitoring against log frames, individual performance management work plans).To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the UNHCR and SPHERE standardย Identify learning and training opportunities for NRC staff and partners and work as a mentor and role model for less experienced staff. Look for opportunities for experiential learning within all work.

Critical interfaces

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Strategy and project planning: Sector leads/team leaders/PMSย Area operations: Field coordinator/team leaders and staffStaff capacity building: Sector leads, Coordinators and Team leaders.Implementation: Wash/Shelter, education and ICLA Sector leads.

ย Scale and scope of positionStaff:WASH project staff (WASH Officers and Wash Assistants)ย Stakeholders:UN agencies, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) INGOโ€™s and local NGOsBudgets:All WASH related budgetsย Information:The post holder is responsible for Monthly reporting and also relevant parts of the CO strategy reporting (quarterly reports).ย Legal or compliance:Responsible for managing contracts with contractors and/or suppliers working on the WASH projects. In addition, the post holder is responsible for compliance with the donor regulations of projects that s/he will be the budget holder for.ย ย 

Competenciesย 

Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:

1. Professional competenciesย 

These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย 

Generic professional competencies:ย 

Minimum 3 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian/recovery contextย Experience from working in complex and volatile contextsTechnical Wash expertiseย Documented results related to the positionโ€™s responsibilitiesKnowledge about own leadership skills/profileย Fluency in English, both written and verbalย 

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:ย 

Knowledge of the context in Tanzania is an advantageย Emergency & Protracted crisis WASH assistance in camp set upย Knowledge of the local language (Swahili) is an advantageย Experience with start-up of operationsย 

2. Behavioural competenciesย 

Managing resources to optimize resultsManaging performance and developmentEmpowering and building trustHandling insecure environments Performance Management

The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:ย 

โ€ข ย ย ย ย  The Job Descriptionย 

โ€ข ย ย ย ย  The performance Management systemย 

โ€ข ย ย ย ย  The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Reviewย 

โ€ข ย ย ย ย  The End-term Performance Reviewย 

โ€ข ย ย ย ย  The NRC Competency Framework

Additional Information.

This position is open to Tanzania National Only. โ€˜โ€™Female candidates are encouraged to apply''.

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