Ethiopia: WASH COORDINATOR - Ethiopia

BACKGROUND
DRC has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa and Yemen since 1997 and initially focused assisting those who are displaced by conflict in Somalia, but now works with those in the region impacted by forced displacement. DRC has offices across the region, and opened its first office in Ethiopia in 2009, and the program overseen in Addis Ababa now covers nine offices spread across Ethiopia and Djibouti to address the needs of refugees, IDPs, and migrants in transit. In Ethiopia, DRC has been in the forefront of responding to the refugee influx from South Sudan into the Gambella region, primarily by providing water to refugees in camps, and also through livelihoods and protection programming. DRC Ethiopia also has activities in Dollo Ado and Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia to assist Somali refugees and host communities there. DRC’s work in Djibouti began with its registration in April 2015 and addresses a wide range of challenges raised by the displacement to and through that country, including mixed migratory flows heading to the Middle East, Yemeni refugees fleeing conflict, and protracted Somali refugees in Djibouti for two decades or more.

In 2016, DRC plans to diversify and expand its work in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector across Ethiopia and Djibouti, both maintaining its strong base of WASH activities in refugee response in Gambella and Djibouti while at the same time scaling up its WASH activities to aid those people impacted by drought and El Niño, especially in the Somali region of Ethiopia. DRC work will be comprehensive in all parts of the WASH sector, encompassing water provision and purification; sanitation construction and rehabilitation; hygiene promotion and distribution; and capacity building in all WASH areas.

JOB PROFILE
The WASH Coordinator will have the overall responsibility for promoting DRC’s WASH programming, providing technical WASH support and guidance to program staff, and overseeing all WASH activities, especially as regards monitoring and evaluation, in all areas of DRC operations in Ethiopia and Djibouti.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Vision

• Develop the strategic WASH framework and strategy for Ethiopia and Djibouti, as well as potentially its constituent areas, and provide technical assistance to roll it out.


• Roll out the developed WASH strategy ensuring appropriate resource allocation and time management for the successful achievement of WASH program objectives.


• Stay abreast of developments that have an impact on the WASH environment in Ethiopia and Djibouti and provide analysis on key issues on a regular basis.

Program Management

• Manage DRC’s WASH program in the Somali region of Ethiopia, specifically in Fafan and Liben Zones, to ensure quality, donor/governmental compliance, and achievement of results.


• Overall responsibility for the design, implementation and effective monitoring of agreed WASH projects and activities with refugees, IDPs, and/or host communities, specifically all WASH projects in the Somali region of Ethiopia funded by OCHA.


• Ensure effective monitoring, evaluation and documentation of all WASH activities and processes of DRC in Ethiopia and Djibouti, with special reference to those WASH activities in the Somali region, and that the analysis of data collected (at various levels) is proactively used to inform activity changes to improve program quality.


• Ensure the development and implementation of all activities in line with the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and DRC program policies especially regarding non-discrimination due to gender, age, ethnic background, and disability.


• Seek funding opportunities to scale up and/or expand activities working closely with the Country Director, Deputy Country Director (DCD), Head of Programs (HOP), and Grants team. This includes identifying and undertaking assessments as well as writing concept notes and proposals.

Technical Support

• Provide general WASH technical support, advice, and guidance to DRC programming in Ethiopia and Djibouti as requested.


• Provide specific technical advice and sign-off of all WASH-related hardware procurement including water supply and sanitation construction and rehabilitation.


• Provide input to all WASH-related proposals for funding and reporting.


• Conduct capacity building as part of project activities and to increase DRC staff capacity in fields of expertise.


• Facilitate the multiple uses of WASH approaches in DRC programming in Ethiopia and Djibouti, including but not limited to Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS), Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation (PHAST), and Participatory Health and Hygiene Education (PHHE).

Coordination, Advocacy & Representation

• Participate in and contribute to WASH interagency coordination groups, as well as other extent WASH coordination mechanisms, and actively work with and coordinate with other local and international agencies and organizations engaged in WASH programming and services.


• Liaise with relevant government officials and other stakeholders, especially from international organizations, to ensure effective implementation of DRC’s protection activities.


• Facilitate the close collaboration between DRC and its project partners, both national and international.


• Coordinate and communicate with national and regional DRC WASH and infrastructure colleagues.

Targeting, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning

• Support the development and/or harmonization of vulnerability criteria for targeted assistance.


• In coordination with the Program Quality unit, develop measures to ensure appropriate WASH accountability.


• Support proper reporting on DRC WASH activities and functioning of information management system for assessment, implementation and monitoring.


• Draft necessary project progress reports for internal DRC use and for donor reporting purposes.


• Ensure in coordination with the Program Quality unit appropriate monitoring and evaluation of DRC Ethiopia and Djibouti activities regarding WASH to guarantee effective implementation according to the standards of the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), as well as DRC and donor guidelines.


• Participate in the recruitment process, capacity building, and evaluation of DRC WASH staff, as necessary and directed.

For general information about the Danish Refugee Council, please consult www.drc.dk.

REPORTING
The WASH Coordinator will report to the Deputy Country Director, Ethiopia/Djibouti, under the overall supervision of the Country Director, Ethiopia/Djibouti.

CONDITIONS
Contract: Six (6) month contract (3 month probationary period), with possibility of extension.
Other employment conditions in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Global Expatriates recruited by the Horn of Africa and Yemen Regional Office. This position is rated as A11 on the DRC salary scale available at www.drc.dk.

Availability: February 2016

Duty Station: Jijiga or Dollo Ado, Ethiopia with frequent travel across the Somali Regional State and to Addis Ababa. The incumbent may also be asked to support WASH programming in Gambella region of Ethiopia and in Djibouti both remotely and through field visits. Note that, at present, this is an unaccompanied position.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post-secondary degree in engineering, environmental health, or other relevant field.


• Leadership and management experience.


• Substantial work experience in the WASH sector of humanitarian and/or development aid work, including experience related to implementing water construction projects.


• Practical experience in engineering, including survey, planning and execution of building or construction projects, would be a plus.


• Prior experience with displaced populations and refugee communities is strongly preferred.


• Proven ability to build external relationships with diplomacy, tact, and professionalism in a complex and demanding environment.


• Demonstrated ability to manage and support multi-sector programs including operational planning and problem solving.


• Demonstrated experience of people management and team-building.


• Demonstrated experience of financial and asset management.


• Demonstrated ability to undertake representation with senior government officials.


• Must show an ability to work effectively in an isolated and challenging environment.


• Proficiency in common computer packages and financial software i.e. Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.


• Excellent professional written and oral English language skills.


• Knowledge of Somali, French, or Amharic languages would be a plus.