Job Summary

The WASH Program Manager will work collaboratively with the Senior Program Manager and Senior Operational Manager, the  WASH Manager is responsible for overseeing the implementation of all water, sanitation and hygiene promotion activities in the assigned field location. She/he will provide technical and managerial leadership, direction, and oversight of programs in assigned area to make sure all activities of high quality and respond to immediate needs.

Duties and Responsibilities including the following

• Oversee the embedding of the gospel message in all aspects of the program
• Ensure that all projects in target locations ae implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to objective, goals and indicators established by SPHERE and partner/organizational standards and in line with donor requirements and beneficiary needs;
• Conduct routine assessments as needed to determine the water, sanitation and hygiene needs within your target
• Oversee the establishment of the Logistics Supply Chain and ensure supply chain management and procurement is established in accordance with all Samaritan’s Purse policies and field operating guidelines
• Strategically Study, plan and Design water supply system for rural villages in Gibe, Gombora and Hosanna town in addition to additional assignments (springs, boreholes, BSFs, ponds, etc.)
• Prepare strategic plans, Study documents, and Design sanitation and hygiene facilities and software components
• Conduct routine assessments as needed to determine the water, sanitation and hygiene needs within the target locations; this will also include evaluation of ongoing technical interventions and make recommendations as needed.
• Supervise and monitor the implementation of water supply projects (drilling, and water distribution systems), sanitation and hygiene promotion projects
• Undertake the pump testing of water wells
• Study geophysical and other feasibility studies for well drilling site locations using ABem/resistivity meter
• Prepare well completion reports and/or well log-sheet reports
• Undertake water quality tests at well locations and tapstands/pipes
• Engage national staffs, community and government entities on every stages of the project
• Tgram rain local staffs and contractors on design requirements, procedures, and workmanship of drilling
• Monitor budgets, materials, equipment and supplies for technical work for your program locations and allocated budgets;
• Prepare weekly, monthly, semi-annual, annual and final reports
• Prepare weekly, monthly, annual and final reports
• Prepare government reports
• Coordinate with line governments offices and lead the WASH forum at Woreda and zonal level
• Liaise with the Admin Department to establish a base office in Serei Sisophon (Banteay Meanchey)
• Coordinate with the M&E department to design, implement and monitor M&E practices related to the well drilling and water supply
• Work with procurement to oversee the selection of drilling and construction contractors
• In collaboration with WASH technical staff, develop community engagement and well management-training packages – train field staff.
• Actively engage field staff to coach, mentor and develop skills
• Monitor budgets, materials, equipment and supplies for technical work for your program locations and allocated budgets;
• Prepare concept notes and proposals on WASH according to the need of the communities.

Human Resources Management           

• Recruit, directly manage and technically supervise and conduct performance evaluations for staff that are directly m managed.
• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.
• Take responsibility for discussing and providing staff with clear role expectations, performance, feedback and objective on an informal, quarterly basis.
• Overall responsibility for WASH work plans, vacation schedules, and staff training/development activities in your target locations.
• Adhere to and act in accordance with SPE HR Policies and Procedures.

Grant Monitoring & Partner Management   

• Manage and advise contractors implementing programs on behalf of and in partnership in all your supported sites
• Select and implement, in line with the WASH Strategy, an appropriate monitoring and evaluations systems; analyzing results to ensure and enhance program effectiveness and quality. Ensure that all monitoring activities and results are shared with your line manager and if requested by your line manager to   the Senior Management Team.
• With support from the Field Coordinator, assure appropriate and timely spending of grants to achieve program goals, grant reporting contributions, use and distribution of supplies and resources
• Actively contribute to proposal writing and strategy development

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully an individual must able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Experience working in the design and construction of water systems able to design piping systems across a village (head loss & pipe size calculations), Familiarity with water pump capacities and selection and Familiarity with drilling water bores
2. Ability to identify different soil types as they are displayed on drill log
3. Strong project planning , organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills:
4. Solid managerial skills and experience in an international, and communication skills:
5. Budget management experience
6. Interpersonal qualities: Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure in a professional manner.
7. Report writing and data analysis
8. Cross-cultural experiences. 

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

 Software skills:

Competent in Windows, MS office programs, AutoCAD (or similar computer aided design), email and database experience;           

 LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Fluent in spoken and written English, and any local language skills are a plus.

Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations.

Ability to write reports and business correspondence.

Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints. 

Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to generate and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.

Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, musical notes, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. 

Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

It will be a fast paced work schedule with tight deadlines and a need to adapt and innovate on the move.

The successful applicant will need to be –

• A team oriented person
• Respectful of others skills and contributions
• Able to work independently on a set of instructions
• Confident to reach out for assistance when required
• Able to live in a rural remote area