Overview
The WASH Specialist will support the coordination of WASH sector activities and the transition of WASH services from UN/Humanitarian agencies to Government-owned systems in Kakuma Municipality.
Key Responsibilities
- Support WASH coordination among partners.
- Work closely with County Government and Municipality to assess urban water, sanitation and hygiene conditions.
- Facilitate detailed assessment of urban water supply systems and provide technical recommendations.
- Provide technical, managerial, cost efficient, and O&M solutions for improving urban water supply.
- Strengthen sanitation facilities and waste management systems.
- Address gaps and overlaps in UNHCR funded WASH programmes.
- Provide support for inclusion of PoC within national SDG 6 development plans.
- Support key WASH strategic partnerships.
- Ensure PoC are consulted during planning, design, implementation, and monitoring of WASH services.
- Monitor and evaluate WASH programmes.
- Strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and data-driven decision-making.
- Build the technical capacity of key stakeholders.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Required Experience
- 3 years Donor priorities - Nationality Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.
- Additional eligibility criteria This assignment is funded by JICA, therefore only former Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA-JOCV) recommended by the JICA-JOCV Secretariat are eligible to apply.
- 2 years experience in Project management and coordination preferably in the areas of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).
- Experience in Project management and coordination.
- Preferable experience in the area of WASH including surveys, programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and coordination, solid waste management, and hygiene promotion awareness.
- Preferable experience working at the local level, including with the communities, and local governments and stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Civil engineering or Rural Development or Community Development or Urban policy & planning or Water resource or development or Water/Sanitation Engineering or international development.
- A Bachelor's university degree (or equivalent) with 2 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of an advanced degree.
