Organization Profile and Background

Welthungerhilfe/German Agro Action is an international NGO with Head-Quarter in Bonn and working in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Welthungerhilfe/GAA is fighting to help free the world of hunger and poverty. This vision is the basis of our organization’s character and activities. Welthungerhilfe/GAA secure funds from private donations and international funding organizations, for example, EC, USAID, UN-OCHA, ECHO and German Government. We work in the sectors of Rural Development, WASH, Natural Resource Management and Social Development. Welthungerhilfe/GAA Ethiopia follows partnership approach for project planning, implementation, and administration with Ethiopia Partner-NGOs and in exceptional cases WHH/GAA implements projects by itself.

 What We Offer

• A multicultural work environment where differences are accommodated
• A continuous learning culture
•  Innovative and creative work practices
• Flexible work arrangements
• Very attractive pay and benefit packages (life and medical insurance ,Provident fund & Pension)
• Working with an organizational philosophy: “help the poor to help themselves”

General Information 

Duty station: Addis Ababa, with frequent travel to the project areas

Project: WASH Projects in Amhara, Afar and Oromia regions  

Job Title: WASH Systems-Based Approach Manager

Reports to: Head of Programs

Contract Period: 1 year with possibility of extension

Job Description

Responsible for the overall coordination and management of operational project and personnel, material and financial resource including submitting regular reports to all relevant stakeholders. Responsible for strengthening, supporting, developing and managing WASH systems approaches for the whole WASH program.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall implementation of WASH Systems-Based Approach.
• Plan, organize, supervise, and manage the overall operational activities of the WASH Systems-Based Approach
• Design annual and quarterly physical, financial and personnel plan of the allocated projects based on WHH and donor guidelines.
• Ensure that the projects’ team understands project’s objectives, theory of change and design, translated project goals into project plans that guide day to day work
• Provision of regular technical assistance and supportive supervision to project staff. Also facilitate the capacity development of colleagues and partners. 
• Facilitate, coordinate, and conduct the familiarization of project team and stakeholders with the project approaches.
• Monitor activities achieved through physical supervision and field reports.
• Facilitate and coordinate performance improvement review meetings and workshops on quarterly, biannually, and annual basis with stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with key government partners, research institute and NGOs working on the WASH system strengthening approach
• Adhere to the administrative policy of WHH in all courses of action.
• Provide information about the project as per the regulations of WHH
• Ensured that systems are in place and implemented to regularly collect data that identifies project progress relative to goals; closely monitored progress towards the desired project results and pursued to understand the causes of poor performance when it occurs.
• Produce periodic project performance reports according to the requirements of the donor and government WASH line bureaus: Monthly, quarterly, annual, interim and final reports
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders including donors, learning institutions, networks and INGO representatives to identify opportunities, synergies and partnerships for WHH program.
• Identify and actively participate in Systems-Based Approach/ Systems Strengthening network for learning, sharing and positioning of WHH as a WASH system strengthening focus organization.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor

Job Requirements

Minimum Requirement

Education:

• Master's Degree in social or natural sciences with strong experience in WASH projects and programs, additional trainings or experience in WASH and especially WASH systems strengthening is preferred

Work experience: Minimum of 7 years relevant experience, out of which 5 years should be related to WASH and/or rural community development projects.

Knowledge/Competence/Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with highly collaborative working style and strong willingness to learn, and ability to be a real team player.
• Strong personal values including integrity, honesty, proactive and flexible
• Understanding major national, regional and donor policies/issues and partnership management
• Experience in proposal and donor report writing
• Strong personal commitment to WHH’s vision, mission and goals; and to put it into practice
• Ability to work effectively in complex working environment, building successful work relationships across organizational, professional, and operational boundaries with key stakeholders, demonstrating excellent influencing and persuading skills with tact and diplomacy
• Skillful in facilitating capacity development trainings
• Experience in digital data gathering and management system and in development of WASH database system
• Good computer skill in Microsoft office

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications and experience are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter with three reference to WHH Ethiopia through www.ethiojobs.net no later than September 23, 2021.

                            Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.