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Wash Technical Advisor at Food for the Hungry
4 months ago
Food for the Hungry is an international relief and development organization that answers God’s call to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the poor in more than 26 countries. Founded in 1971 by Dr. Larry Ward, Food for the Hungry exists to help individuals reach their God-given potential.
Job Summary
To provide strategic oversight over FH’s WASH programming, ensuring design and delivery of quality, innovative and sustainable solutions for the people we serve and to provide implementation leadership for the Kenya Arid Lands Partnership for Integrated Development Plus (RAPID +) project.
Principal Responsibilities
Key Result 1: Manage, coordinate and provide leadership for RAPID+ program activities
Ensure quality execution of the RAPID+ project, providing overall time, scope and budget management.
Represent FH within the RAPID+ management structures including Cluster Coordination Units (CCU’s) and be the focal point in engaging with project donors and partners including with the Millennium Water
Alliance (MWA), the project lead. 3. Lead in partnership building with key county organs, private sector
partners and other stakeholder instrumental in the delivery of the project.
Ensure that lessons from implementation of the RAPID+ project (best practices, challenges, failures) are shared within the wider FH to inform programming.
Staff and volunteer management for the RAPID+ program team.
Responsible for final reports (programmatic and financial) for RAPID + program, in accordance with donor requirements
Key Result 2: Strategic leadership on FH Kenya WASH programming
Develop a WASH strategy for FH Kenya and backstop current and new WASH programing in FH Kenya.
Provide technical support for design and resource mobilization for WASH interventions across FH including those linked to humanitarian response.
Represent and build FH visibility in key national and international convenings on WASH including relevant national and county level WASH working groups.
Provide approvals and necessary recommendations for key WASH infrastructure across FH projects in close collaboration with county level WASH engineers.
Lead in capacity building of key staff on approaches and innovations on WASH to support in improving WASH programming at FH.
Working with other key program staff, support in donor engagement on WASH.
Provide technical oversight during review of WASH activity related bids and contractual engagements
Key result 3: - Office, finance and staff management
Lead in development of monthly, quarterly and annual plans and budgets including monitoring
Responsible for final reports (programmatic and financial) for K-RAPID
program, in accordance with donor requirements and ensure distribution
Manage the K-RAPID budget through regularly review of financial statements and ensure good financial management by closely monitoring program activities and expenditures alongside program team and area program manager.
Carry out capacity building and on-the-job mentoring to strengthen the technical skills and capacity of the CCU, FH staff and County staff and assess training needs.
Manage assigned staff including performance appraisals, objective setting and mentoring while maintaining high morale and teamwork.
Provide administration support to the CCU office located within the Counties
Provide technical oversight during review of WASH activity related bids and contractual engagements
Promote and model FH’s culture and heartbeat values
REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Technical knowledge and experience in Water, Hygiene and Sanitation and private sector engagement
A broad grasp of Livelihoods and Rangeland management in Kenya’s ASALs
Experience with working with county governments, civil society, private sector, donors and local communities.
Strong conceptual and analytical skills
The ability to work independently, think innovatively and strategically and work effectively within a team
Detailed understanding and experience of pastoralists, gender and diversity issues and commitment to addressing inequalities in all the key areas of responsibility
Flexibility in tasks undertaken & ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines
Extensive knowledge of participatory approaches & understanding of development/relief issues
Strong financial/budget management skills required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s in water or environmental engineering or similar field (or its equivalent) with at least 7 years in design and implementation of programs in development context.
Experience with international NGOs or UN Agencies is an added advantage.
Good understanding of Kenyan government policies and structures related to WASH
Computer fluency required (MS Office, web, etc).
Monitoring and Evaluation) and fundraising
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
