WASH Specialist Kenya/Tanzania

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  • Added Date: Monday, 12 June 2023
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  1. Role and responsibilities

    Generic responsibilities (max 10)ย 

  2. Lead on the WASH component of the Integrated Programming strategy (Situation Analysis, Response Analysis, Programme Design)ย 
Ensure evidence and learning from WASH programme is captured, consolidated and disseminated, contributing to knowledge building and sharing within Kenya and globally to influence policies and programme planning Lead a transition from direct implementation to a local partnership implementation modality in support of the localization agenda Lead on WASH fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reportsย  Identify trends technical standards and donor prioritiesย  Provide technical direction and project implementation supportย  Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within WASH CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors Promote the rights of refugees in line with the advocacy strategy Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures

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Specific responsibilitiesย 

Ensure that the WASH strategy is informed by sound analysis, with consultations with teams and concerned stakeholders and that programmes strategies are devised in promotion of NRC's values, culture and beliefs Lead on the coordination with PWJ and key WASH stakeholders in Kakuma, and facilitate the transition to a new WASH strategy approach for NRC in 2023 Ensure coordination with relevant WASH stakeholders including representation and effective networking โ€“ act as focal point for the partnership with Oxfam Consulting. Lead on research/studies, specifically about innovation and market-based approach, including consultation, dissemination and advocacy Explore and develop strategic partnerships contributing to quality of programmes

Generic professional competencies for this position:ย 

Minimum 5 yearsโ€™ experience in working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian WASH programme, preferably in refugeesโ€™ environments Experience of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems University degree or higher education relevant to WASH Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills Proven skills and experience in research and analysis Knowledge of cash-based interventions and market-based programmes Ability to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts Documented results related to the positionโ€™s responsibilities Prior experience and proven capability in training and capacity developmentย  Fluency in English, both written and verbalย 

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Additional information:

Reports to: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Head of Programmeย 

Supervision of: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  N/a

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–!

Duty station: ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Nairobi (Kenya), with frequent travels to areas of operations

Travel:ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  Up to 50 %

What We Offer

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our workย culture that empowersย every employee to share ideas and take responsibility:ย At NRC, we think outside the box. We encourage ideas and give responsibility to all employees at all levels, to help solve the complex issues that we face.ย You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative

12ย months fixed term contract An opportunity to match your career to a compelling cause A chance to meet and work with people who are the best in their fields

Internal candidates are encouraged to applyย but we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference. ย 

To apply as an internal candidate, click on the suitcase iconย โ€œI am an employeeโ€ย on the top right of the page to be redirected to NRCโ€™s internal career site

Click thisย emailย to contactย the recruitment team; quote the full name of the advert on your subject line. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country. Employment with NRC may lead to employment in or deployment to Regions, Countries, Areas or Offices that may be host to considerable health, safety and security risks. NRC takes this very seriously and we have procedures in place to reduce known risks, but will never be able to take away all risks. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality and physical ability.

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