Chief WASH, P-4, FT, #011313, Ouagadougou -Burkina-Faso, WCAR
Overview
Provides strategic leadership, overall management and technical direction for the WASH programme, responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting across all stages of the programme in humanitarian and development settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership, overall management and technical direction for the WASH programme.
- Responsible for planning, implementing, monitoring and reporting across all stages of the programme.
- Leads and manages the WASH team.
- Ensures effective coordination with government counterparts, UN agencies and partners.
- Promotes integrated, cross-sectoral approaches with Health, Nutrition, Education and Child Protection.
- Accountable for achieving results in line with approved plans and budgets.
- Contributes to managerial leadership, programme development and planning.
- Manages programmes, monitors and delivers results.
- Provides advisory services and technical support.
- Engages in advocacy, networking and partnership building.
- Contributes to humanitarian WASH preparedness and response.
- Drives innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
Required Experience
A minimum of eight years of professional experience in WASH-related programmes for developing countries is required. One year of deployment in a developing country is required. Proven ability to effectively lead a team to deliver results is required. At least one year of work in humanitarian situations, including one three-month mission deployment (with UN-Govt-INGO) is required.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master) in one of the following fields is required: public health, social sciences, behavior change communication, sanitary engineering or another relevant technical field. Additional relevant post-graduate courses that complement/supplement the main degree are required.