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Position Title:WASH Program Manager - East & Horn of Africa
Organization:ACTED
Primary Location:- Uganda, Sudan,South Sudan, Kenya & Somalia
Department: Programme
Contract: CDD
Duration :6 months
Starting date: ASAP
Ref : PMW/EastAFRI/SA
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Brief Company Profile:- Uganda, Sudan,South Sudan, Kenya & Somalia
Background on ACTED
ACTED is a French humanitarian NGO, founded in 1993, which supports
vulnerable populations, affected by humanitarian crises worldwide. ACTED
provides continued support to vulnerable communities by ensuring the
sustainability of post-crisis interventions and engaging long-term challenges
facing our target populations, in order to break the poverty cycle, foster
development and reduce vulnerability to disasters. Our interventions seek to
cover the multiple aspects of humanitarian and development crises through a
multidisciplinary approach which is both global and local, and adapted to each
context. Our 3,300 staff is committed in to responding to emergencies
worldwide, to supporting recovery and rehabilitation, towards sustainable
development.
Our teams in the field implement some 340 projects in 34 countries covering
the following sectors emergency relief, food security, access to health,
education and training, economic development, microfinance, advocacy,
institutional support, and regional dialogue, cultural promotion.
Based on considerable experience addressing the needs and situations of
vulnerable communities, ACTED contributes to the international agenda towards
reaching the Millennium Development Goals, through a wide range of
partnerships, innovative initiatives, and campaigns.
Position profile
The Program Manager WASH will contribute to the development of his project,
which is a constitutive part of the country strategy, and subsequently manage
its implementation.
1. Ensure external representation of ACTED in relevant sectors
Participate in technical and sectoral meetings to ensure visibility amongst
local authorities;
- Representation vis-à-vis Donors:
Participate in technical and sectoral Donor meetings and pass relevant
information to the Country Director;
- Representation vis-à-vis international organisations:
Participate in technical and sectoral meetings and working groups involving
NGOs and UN Agencies (OCHA, PNUD, UNICEF, FAO, etc.) and all other
inter-governmental institutions;
Contribute to the creation of reports, ensuring the quality and accuracy of
technical information provided as well as the confidentiality of internal
information as required;
More generally, the program manager is expected to contribute to the
creation of a positive image and overall credibility of the organisation,
notably through the application of ACTED’s mandate, ethics, values and stand-point
with regard to other actors.
2. Project Cycle Management
- Project implementation:
Plan the various stages of project implementation;
Guide the implementation of the project and the methods of follow-up;
Manage project finances, logistics and materials;
Liaise with all internal and external counterparts of the project;
Assess the activities undertaken and ensure efficient use of resources;
- Project reporting requirements:
Set up a clear timeline of reports to be submitted to project Donors;
Draft narrative reports and contribute to the development of financial
reports through regular budgetary follow up;
Ensure adherence to FLAT procedures.
More generally, communicate systematically to the relevant Country Director
or Area Coordinator on project progress and planning.
3. Provide Relevant Technical Expertise
- Ensure that technical quality and standards are considered during project
implementation:
Collect technical information and analyse associated opportunities and
risks;
Identify relevant technical authorities and partners, and propose formal
partnership and/or contracts.
- Undertake quality control:
Analyse technical added-value and project impact;
Set up technical evaluation exercises during and following implementation.
4. Oversee Program Staff and Security
- Guide and direct program staff:
- Organise and lead project coordination meetings;
- Prepare and follow work plans with each project member;
- Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics (solve out
potential conflicts);
- Promote team working conditions in the limit of private life;
- Adapt the organigramme and ToRs of project personnel according to the
project development;
- Undertake regular appraisals of directly supervised colleagues and pass
appraisal forms to the Country or Area Administrator with recommendations (new
position, changes to contract or salary etc.);
- Ensure a building of capacity amongst technical staff in the relevant
sectors.
- Contribute to the recruitment of expatriate staff:
When requested by HQ, undertake interviews to assess technical abilities of
expatriate candidates living in the country.
- Oversee staff security:
In cooperation with the relevant Security Officer, monitor the local
security situation and inform the Country Director or Area Coordinator and
Country or Area Security Officer of developments through regular written
reports;
Contribute to the updating of the security guidelines in the project area
of intervention;
Ensure that security procedures are respected by each member of the project
team.
5. Identify Best Practices and Lessons Learned
·
Collect information and tools employed for project implementation;
·
Draft memos detailing lessons learned and best practices identified during
the project;
·
Share such memos with internal and external partners;
·
Communicate such information to the Country Director or Area Coordinator,
to Regional Support Offices and to HQ Reporting Department.
Qualifications
• University degree in Engineering or relevant WatSan specializations.
• At least 2 to 4 years work experience in a development, emergency or
post-conflict setting, in WatSan interventions.
• Excellent written and oral English skills required
• Strong project management skills.
• Familiarity with different European and other international donor
regulations.
• Organized and detail oriented, with an ability to multi-task.
• Must be able to function effectively in a fluid, loosely structured, but
complex work environment and to set appropriate priorities and deal effectively
with numerous simultaneous requirements.
• Must be able to work independently, with minimum supervision, within the
context of a larger team.
• Willingness to live and work in an insecure environment and to travel
regularly to program locations as security allows.
Conditions
- Salary defined by the ACTED salary grid; educational level, expertise,
hardship, security, and performance are considered for pay bonus
- Additional monthly living allowance
- Free food and lodging provided at the organisation’s guesthouse
- Transportation costs covered, including additional return ticket +
luggage allowance
- Provision of medical, life, and repatriation insurance + retirement
package
Mode of Application:
Please send, in English, your cover letter, CV, and three references to
jobs@acted.org with the job offer reference as object of your email.
