JOB ADVERT
Water Sanitation and Hygiene – Deputy Program Manager

(WASH DPM)

(National Status)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS BASED ON APPROVED FUNDING

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

ABOUT US

International Non-governmental organization, Action Against Hunger has been working to fight undernutrition and support communities affected by crisis across the globe for almost 40 years and across nearly 50 countries. Action Against Hunger established its presence in both Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1991 during the Civil War and since then has been operational in the two countries by implementing various humanitarian and development programs related to health, nutrition, food security/livelihoods and advocacy geared towards the reduction of the prevalence rates of under-nutrition in both countries. Since January 2018, the two countries have been clustered and now operating under a single management structure. The coordination office is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone overseeing the operations in Moyamba Field Office and Liberia Country Office.

Action Against Hunger is recruiting a suitably qualified Sierra Leonean as a WASH Deputy Program Manager to ensure successful implementation of Water, Hygiene and sanitation activities under projects within Action Against Hunger intervention communities in Bonthe, Moyamba and Freetown Districts; coordination and representation of Action Against Hunger at district and community level.

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Provide technical and supportive supervisions to Action Against Hunger WASH interventions; local partners and contractors with Action Against Hunger, in consultation with the relevant line ministries and Agencies (MoWR, MOHS, DHMT, District Councils, FCC for the provision of WASH services in targeted health facilities and communities to ensure effective implementation of the project.

Activities:

Monitor and supervise the implementation of hygiene promotion and sanitation services in MOHS facilities and catchment communities.
Participate in training community Health Workers(CHWs) and follow-up on community behavior change activities to promote community level hygiene and sanitation best practices
In consultation with the WASH and Emergency Head of Department, work in collaboration with the relevant MDAs for the implementation of WASH related projects activities
In consultation with AAH health staff, supervise the dissemination of health related awareness messages in communities
Provide weekly and monthly activities reports on project progress and constraints and provide recommendations for improvement
Collect and analyze information on services provided in the districts/communities of implementation and produce timely and comprehensive reports in closed coordination with the WASH and Health team

Activities:

Provide timely and high quality internal reporting, of all WASH activities of the project, together with a critical analysis
Compile, correct and analyze statistics of activities implemented in health facilities and communities provide recommendations for improvements and submit reports and information to the WASH and Emergency Head of Department in a timely manner (training reports, community activities reports, supervision and monitoring of all construct works reports, etc)
Anticipate and identify possible problems and solve them in the most appropriate and timely manner in collaboration with the WASH and Emergency Head of Department
Participate, if required, in WASH survey especially technical , rapid hydrogeological assessments to validate the well settings and technical characteristics, depth, yield, etc

Coordinate between Coordination Office, Bonthe Base and other districts of implementation

Activities:

Support the WASH and Emergency Head of Department and collaborate with the support departments (Finance and Logistics) for the treasury forecasts, budget follow up, quotation requests, produce procurement request / PL, follow-up all requests and order, provide stock report, individual and or staff leave plan
Be responsible for logistic means (i.e.; procurement request, car request,) and ensure timely supplies of materials needed for program implementations in health facilities and communities
Collaborate actively with local partners and contractors in the project and provide regular updates
Attend project coordination meetings as Action Against Hunger representative with stakeholders as may be required.
Participate in the elaboration of the WASH strategy as well as the overall AAH strategy – Sierra Leone

Preparation of the hardware component and supervision monitoring of WASH hardware sites

Activities:

Effective use of modern engineering software to prepare WASH hardware technical design for project and Programme implementation in Bonthe base and other ACF districts of implementation.
Provides meaningful information to decision makers that helps in the preparation and implementation of WASH projects.
Lead the process for conducting technical assessment, designs/specification, preparation of Bill of Quantities for all WASH infrastructure works in the Mission
Develop monitoring tools for hardware supervision and the use of water to monitor construction and rehabilitation works
Provided effective monitoring and supervision to all WASH hardware activities in the Missions and revert accordingly to my line managers and co-workers on work progress.
Ensure and clearly document all assignments and projects files so that others can easily understand and maybe use the same information for finding in future projects
Mis

Gender Action

Activities:

Contribute to the development of necessary gender methods and tools, such as overall guidelines and guidelines for specific processes and the work of different parts of the department.
Initiation of a competence development Programme, if not already carried out, and initiate on-going activities to increase the professional capacity of all staff in gender mainstreaming, using own resources or outside expertise
Develop indicators for assessing progress with gender mainstreaming, adapted to the various types of work in different parts of the department

Others

Adherence to the Action Against Hunger Code of Conduct
Adhere to all COVID-19 precautionary measures
Carry out job related duties as assigned
Timely filling and submission of online timesheets

QUALIFICATIONS

Masters or Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental Health, Development Studies or related field
At least three (3 ) years’ experience working in water, sanitation, and hygiene programs at health facilities or in communities
2 years’ experience in hydro geology, managing teams and programs is an added advantage
Experience in international NGOs and rural development is advantageous.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Good understanding of Sierra Leone WASH sector to provide improve WASH services at health care facilities and host communities
Good knowledge of IPC best practices and community level hygiene promotion and sanitation practices
Experience in wells siting, drilling supervision, and or hydrogeology
Experience in facilitation of trainings and capacity building, skills in Training of Trainers (ToT)
Experience in monitoring and supervising programs
Good analytical and report writing capacity
Ability to work autonomously
Diplomacy and patience, especially in working with relevant line ministries and Agencies MoHS, MoWR, DHMT, District Council etc.
Good computer skills (Microsoft office)
High level of English (spoken and written)
Knowledge of local languages in project areas is an asset
Flexibility for field work as the job requires extra time spent and travel to ‘hard to reach’ rural communities in the districts
Rigor at work

WORK CONDITIONS

STARTING DATE: August 2022

DURATION OF CONTRACT: One (1) Year Sierra Leonean contract (Renewable)

LOCATION: BONTHE, with frequent travels to Freetown, Moyamba and other field areas

REMUNERATION:

Monthly Basic Salary: SLE 5,236.35 to SLE 5,707.80 based on profile

Monthly Transport Allowance: 10% of Monthly Basic Salary

Housing Allowance: 10% of Monthly Basic Salary

Medical Insurance

HOW TO APPLY:
Send Motivation Letter, CV saved in your name – for example (Joe Blue CV) for your CV, and (Joe Blue Motivation Letter) for your motivation letter, with names of three (3) referees by EMAIL, under the Subject “WASH-DPM” to

recruitment@sl-actionagainsthunger.org

Deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday, 29th July 2022.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications may be sorted on a rolling basis.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for a written test and oral interview.

Please state the position applied for on the subject line of your email.

Action Against Hunger is an equal opportunity employer.

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

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