Water and Sanitation Delegate (Field)
| Vacancy #: | 2011-193-fld |
|---|---|
| Organization: | IFRC |
| Duty Station: | Port-au-prince - Haiti |
| Deadline: | 12 Aug 2011 (13 days left) |
| Duration: | (6) Six Months |
The Delegate must ensure safe water, sanitation, health education and community participation is encouraged and delivered using an integrated public health approach while supporting every opportunity for WatSan capacity building within the Host National Society (HNS).
Description of Duties:
1. Work closely with the HNS at all levels where practical furthering the public Health & WatSan agenda wherever possible, while assisting NS staff and volunteers to effectively implement WatSan Projects and Programmes.
2. Work closely with the NS during the assessment and project planning process while in close co-operation with Health, Organizational Development the NS and Federation Delegation.
3. Responsible of the water technical aspect of the "economic of water" project implementation
4. Responsible for the community capacity building in participating in water and sanitation related project
5. Responsible for the development of community water and sanitation committee / CBO
6. Responsible for developing and implementing water and sanitation community activities
7. Responsible for community empowerment for development of CBO water vendor point
8. Responsible for the implementation of water and sanitation project
9. Responsible for the supply chain for the implementation of assigned project
10. Responsible for project implementation field monitoring and follow-up assigned by his/her line manager
11. Responsible for the supply chain for the implementation of assigned project
12. Responsible for the management and ensuring recruitment of suitable and sufficient labour
13. Responsible for management of field equipment, resources and assigned assets
14. Responsible for ensuring that programmes integrate software (hygiene promotion activities and community participation) with hardware activities
15. Plan and carry out together with the National Society staff and volunteers the following tasks to improve health and reduce vulnerability of the beneficiaries by:
* ensuring adequate safe water is available to all members of the community or target group
* ensuring water quality is tested regularly where appropriate
* ensure SPHERE standards are attained and maintained where appropriate
* ensure international and/or national WatSan standards are maintained
* ensure adequate sanitation facilities are available to all members of the community or target group to include excreta disposal and where appropriate bathing/laundry facilities
* ensure other sanitation needs are addressed where appropriate (vector control, waste water management, solid waste management, hazardous waste management)
16. Ensure knowledge capacity building for labours and NS staff, in WatSan hard-ware/software and in implementation project planning, and practical skills.
17. Liaise with and encourage the NS to engage effectively with ICRC, Government bodies at all levels, UN and international humanitarian organisations, NGOs, CBOs, community groups, beneficiaries and the private WatSan sector where appropriate
18. Produce regular, timely and accurate narrative and data reports for the Federation
19. Ensure that the Health & Care agenda is holistic, and encompasses fully WatSan as part of public and preventative health
20. Work as a team member and share views and plans with other watsan team member and Health Delegates and others departments as required.
21. Respect and follow the key Federation technical documents (WatSan policy, Strategy 2010, Health & Care policies, GWSI, MDGs, SPHERE, PHAST etc.,) and contribute where appropriate to the Global Federation WatSan/Health agenda.
22. Participate and be involved in relief operations if requested.
Duties applicable to all staff:
* Actively work towards the achievement of the Secretariat's goals.
* Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross Red Crescent principles.
* Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Basic Delegates Training course or equivalent knowledge
Degree or Diploma in Water/ Sanitation or Civil engineering
Degree or Diploma in Community /Social Development Field (preferred)
Further quality in Water/ Sanitation or Civil Engineering (preferred)
Experience:
Description of Duties:
1. Work closely with the HNS at all levels where practical furthering the public Health & WatSan agenda wherever possible, while assisting NS staff and volunteers to effectively implement WatSan Projects and Programmes.
2. Work closely with the NS during the assessment and project planning process while in close co-operation with Health, Organizational Development the NS and Federation Delegation.
3. Responsible of the water technical aspect of the "economic of water" project implementation
4. Responsible for the community capacity building in participating in water and sanitation related project
5. Responsible for the development of community water and sanitation committee / CBO
6. Responsible for developing and implementing water and sanitation community activities
7. Responsible for community empowerment for development of CBO water vendor point
8. Responsible for the implementation of water and sanitation project
9. Responsible for the supply chain for the implementation of assigned project
10. Responsible for project implementation field monitoring and follow-up assigned by his/her line manager
11. Responsible for the supply chain for the implementation of assigned project
12. Responsible for the management and ensuring recruitment of suitable and sufficient labour
13. Responsible for management of field equipment, resources and assigned assets
14. Responsible for ensuring that programmes integrate software (hygiene promotion activities and community participation) with hardware activities
15. Plan and carry out together with the National Society staff and volunteers the following tasks to improve health and reduce vulnerability of the beneficiaries by:
* ensuring adequate safe water is available to all members of the community or target group
* ensuring water quality is tested regularly where appropriate
* ensure SPHERE standards are attained and maintained where appropriate
* ensure international and/or national WatSan standards are maintained
* ensure adequate sanitation facilities are available to all members of the community or target group to include excreta disposal and where appropriate bathing/laundry facilities
* ensure other sanitation needs are addressed where appropriate (vector control, waste water management, solid waste management, hazardous waste management)
16. Ensure knowledge capacity building for labours and NS staff, in WatSan hard-ware/software and in implementation project planning, and practical skills.
17. Liaise with and encourage the NS to engage effectively with ICRC, Government bodies at all levels, UN and international humanitarian organisations, NGOs, CBOs, community groups, beneficiaries and the private WatSan sector where appropriate
18. Produce regular, timely and accurate narrative and data reports for the Federation
19. Ensure that the Health & Care agenda is holistic, and encompasses fully WatSan as part of public and preventative health
20. Work as a team member and share views and plans with other watsan team member and Health Delegates and others departments as required.
21. Respect and follow the key Federation technical documents (WatSan policy, Strategy 2010, Health & Care policies, GWSI, MDGs, SPHERE, PHAST etc.,) and contribute where appropriate to the Global Federation WatSan/Health agenda.
22. Participate and be involved in relief operations if requested.
Duties applicable to all staff:
* Actively work towards the achievement of the Secretariat's goals.
* Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross Red Crescent principles.
* Perform any other work related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Basic Delegates Training course or equivalent knowledge
Degree or Diploma in Water/ Sanitation or Civil engineering
Degree or Diploma in Community /Social Development Field (preferred)
Further quality in Water/ Sanitation or Civil Engineering (preferred)
Experience:
-In community Based Watsan Experience in developed country
-Minimum of the 2 years working in livelihood, recovery programme
-Experience of working for a humanitarian organisation and/or the Red Cross /Red Crescent Movement
-Experience in communication
-Experience in baseline survey
-Experience in Water resource Exploitation and water supply
-Experience in working in both emergency and developmental contexts and engaging effectively with beneficiaries especially women and children and the other vulnerable groups
-Experience in sanitation (in plot and off plot) (preferred)
-Experience / knowledge of Hygiene promotion implementation (preferred)
Skills:
Self- supporting in computers (Windows Spreadsheets, word-processing)
Valid international driving licences (manual gears)
Skills in training and developing staff
-Minimum of the 2 years working in livelihood, recovery programme
-Experience of working for a humanitarian organisation and/or the Red Cross /Red Crescent Movement
-Experience in communication
-Experience in baseline survey
-Experience in Water resource Exploitation and water supply
-Experience in working in both emergency and developmental contexts and engaging effectively with beneficiaries especially women and children and the other vulnerable groups
-Experience in sanitation (in plot and off plot) (preferred)
-Experience / knowledge of Hygiene promotion implementation (preferred)
Skills:
Self- supporting in computers (Windows Spreadsheets, word-processing)
Valid international driving licences (manual gears)
Skills in training and developing staff
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