Wash Coordinator (Expatriate Status Available)

Action Against Hunger, an International NGO operating in Lebanon since 2006, is looking for a Wash Coordinator. The position is based in Beirut (expatriate status available). Action Against Hunger offers a competitive salary package, a respectful and motivating working environment, trainings and promotion opportunities and is committed to core humanitarian values. Please visit: http://www.actioncontrelafaim.org/en for more information on the organisation. Action Against Hunger is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people. Action Against Hunger never asks applicants to pay anything during the recruitment process. It is entirely free!    GENERAL OBJECTIVE The WaSH Coordinator will be responsible for the design and follow up of the WaSH Country Strategy, following the Nutrition Security Framework and overall mission strategy. Furthermore, she/he supports the assessment, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of current and future Action Against Hunger WaSH programs in Lebanon, as well as liaising with external stakeholders (Partners, Donors, and local authorities) and representing Action Against Hunger in the country. He/She will ensure the technical relevance of WaSH interventions according to Action Against Hunger and Country priorities, upon agreement with the Country Director.  SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND TASKS Objective 1: Understanding and analyzing the Water and Sanitation sector in Lebanon and define priorities of intervention according to the Countries’ strategic priorities, the humanitarian community sector guidance and Action Against Hunger principles of action, while representing the organization in the country. Collect and analyze primary and secondary data from different sources related to the WaSH sector in Lebanon, especially focusing in the South Lebanon and Bekaa ***Identify the needs of the most vulnerable populations and the design and implementation of relevant needs assessments***Propose cost-effective and high-impact responses to identified needs *** Proactive participation in the implementation and revision of Action Against Hunger’s Lebanon WaSH strategy *** Design and develop WaSH projects in coordination with other technical departments *** Ensure the technical relevance of Action Against Hunger projects, by providing expertise, assertive and efficient inputs to each program ***Initiate and represent Action Against Hunger in relevant external coordination meetings *** Ensure effective communication with stakeholders involved in WaSH and with local authorities involved *** Analyse and suggest effective operational partnerships and oversight on the quality of implementation and monitoring of programmes Objective 2: Ensure quality and equity control, follow up and monitoring Ensure quality, pertinence, innovation, efficiency, effectiveness and multisectoral of the WaSH programs and interventions ***Participate in the development of technical and innovation tools related to WaSH projects in direct relation with Programme Manager, Country Director, MEAL Coordinator and Head of Base *** Participate in workshops and ad hoc meetings related to WaSH areas of intervention and provide minutes of meetings ***Review, update and edit documents produced by the WaSH team Objective 3: WaSH team support and capacity building Participate in the recruitment and assess the capacity of the team, suggest and conduct training, and propose new recruitments whenever required *** Support to the team through coordination meetings and capacity building initiatives *** Identify the WaSH team training needs and propose training plans to the staff and HR. Objective 4: Support project implementation, follow-up and monitoring and conduct internal evaluations of project quality Define program implementation modalities and methodologies, from emergency relief to long term actions *** Analyze the appropriateness, adequacy and potential impact of all interventions based on known contexts and needs *** Suggest, support and develop evaluations and reports linked with the ongoing projects to be shared with supervisory staff *** Identify, jointly with the wash team, program constraints and problems during implementation, propose solutions and support implementation *** Support for the effective implementation of WaSH programs, developing monitoring and reporting tools and efficient use of resources in close coordination with administration and logistics. Objective 5: Security Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols *** Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan Objective 6: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities ***Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities. PROFILE Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in Hydrology, Civil Engineer, or WaSH related areas Expertise in Water, Waste-Water, Hygiene, and Engineering At least 5 years of experience in the WaSH sector, and experience in the Humanitarian Sector At least 3 years of experience in the Humanitarian Sector and in External coordination and representation Fluency in English is compulsory; Arabic is recommended ; Spanish and French are a plus Fully proficient in MS-Office, Outlook and Skype, familiarity with GIS and ODK is an asset Competences : Motivation, Team Work, Strategic Vision, Effective Communication, Organizing and Planning, Adaptability and Flexibility, Innovation and Creativity, Analytical Capacity SALARY & BENEFITS We offer you to join a dynamic international network with the following remuneration package: Base: Beirut Salary: from 1700 € to 2200 € gross per month according to candidate’s previous experience (according to standard list of Action Against Hunger - Spain).  Action Against Hunger - Spain remuneration system allows a salary progression based on the annual development appraisal. Up to 20% additional remuneration depending on the position’s context and responsibilities (according the grading scale set by Action Against Hunger) House and maintenance covered by the organization (including per diem): package estimated according to the destination. Travel costs to and from the mission. 25 working days of paid leave per year. Break: additional rest period, including travel cost to a reference area and economic help of 215€. Health, repatriation, travel and life insurance covered by the organization. Extra per month and per child (Under 18 years old): from 100€ to 225€ monthly (according to standard list of Action Against Hunger - Spain)