WASH Manager

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Lead the WASH team;
• Provide technical advice and guidance to the project team to implement the activities;
• Deploy and monitor staff to achieve the project’s planned outcomes effectively and transparently;
• Monitor activities to ensure their accurate and timely implementation, as well as constant review and improvement;
• Represent Sawa in WASH working groups and interact with donors on specific project related issues and general WASH activities planned by the agency;
• Manage the successful planning, monitoring and reporting of the project;
• Build and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders in support of the project in the focus areas;
• Serve as the Project Budget Holder and oversee effective financial management of the project’s grant and activities with the support of admin and logistics teams;
• Ensure programme quality standards are being met;
• Develop overall project guidance in terms of work plans/budget work plans, spending plans, procurement plans;
• Support and promote programme quality and project strengthening activities e.g. project quality meetings, and learning events;
• Recruit and line manage relevant staff, ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training and support as required;
• Build the capacity of staff in key project management principles, tools and approaches and ensure that these new skills are utilized on the job;
• Initiate regular financial review meetings, involving relevant support staff to plan and monitor the budget, review procurement and spending plans, and ensure funds are spent within the time frame;
• Ensure that funder contractual requirements are fulfilled
• Lead on initiating relevant procurement processes, with support from Logistics, in line with programme spending and procurement planning.
• Attend all relevant meetings;
• Assists with the coordination of visits of funders, and/or partners related to the project

REPORTS TO: Programme manager.

SKILLS

• Management skills and experience
• Evidence of project cycle management experience, including strategic planning, budgeting, reporting;
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills;
• Good interpersonal, influencing and communication skills;
• Good written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

• Contract duration: 12 months full-time with possibility to renew;
• Required Starting Date: January 2018;