WASH Head of Project - Zahle

Objective 1: To ensure timely and quality implementation of UNICEF project at a base level (60%)

 

Tasks

 

Field Activity Implementation

 

Supervision of WASH activities within the area or geographic responsibility.

 

To ensure the quantitative and qualitative level of service delivery (Water Trucking and Desludging) is made to all beneficiaries meeting the Water sector standards.

 

Prepare and update the project workplan, in coordination with the Deputy Program Manager, project team, Hygiene Promotion team, MEAL team, and support departments, to make sure that project activities and objectives are met.

 

Plan and supervise all the technical assessments.

 

Provide guidance to the project teams in weekly planning of activities (input distribution, trainings, set up, maintenance, monitoring, reporting, etc.) and to ensure these plans are in line with project workplan.

 

Plan and collect systematically the means of verification for the project (attendance sheets, distribution list of beneficiaries, etc.).

 

Guarantee a close follow-up of the project activities with the field team, service contractors and suppliers.

 

Be responsible for the technical follow-up of the activities and compliance with engineering and water sector standards.

 

Flag to her/his line manager delays or deviation on the activities.

 

Prepare project materials alongside with the teams, such as IEC, training modules, workshops, etc.;

 

Plan and organize other project requirements such as communication and visibility;

Team Management and capacity building

 

Divide the tasks and responsibilities between team members according to program needs, including delegation systems.

 

Ensure that responsibilities and functional relations are clear within the team and regularly revised.

 

Follow-up and evaluate staff performance.

 

Support the staff under line management in developing project planning, weekly planning, monthly planning.

 

Identify training needs and gaps within the team.

 

Guarantee the continuous motivation of the team.

 

Ensure staff capacity development according to the program needs and staff expectations (training plan, capacity development plan, etc.).

 

Provide regular coaching and feedback sessions, with adequate updates on progress against development plan and new objectives.

Archiving

 

Ensure proper archiving of all the means of verification of the project and other technical project documentation (soft and hard copies).

 

Proper use of the Action Against Hunger online platform to archive key project documentation.

 

Regular back-up copy.

Reporting

 

Determine reporting processes with the field team (weekly and monthly).

 

Ensure technical reporting of the activities.

 

Provide verbal and written reports (APR and donors report) to the WaSH Deputy Program Manager for the project (including Hygiene Promotion component in collaboration with the HP team).

Budget Management

 

Ensure a proper forecast and budget follow-up of the project, in close coordination with the Hygiene Promotion team and Admin Department.

Logistics and Supplies Management

 

Ensure timely procurement of goods and services for the project, according to the procurement plan.

 

Work in close collaboration with the Logistics Department to identify suppliers and follow-up the contracts.

 

Participate with Logistics in tender processes.

 

Update the procurement plan in collaboration with the Logistics Department.

 

Be responsible for the program and Action Against Hunger’s equipment.

 

Maintain and ensure proper project asset register.

 

Use the internal tools and processes for procurement and stock follow-up.

 

Prepare a weekly transportation request and planning for her/his team.

HR Management 

 

Ensure the compliance of working conditions while in office or in the field with respect to Action Against Hunger code of conduct and standard operating procedures for the area of operations.

 

In collaboration with HR Department, ensure staff recruitment, induction, and integration.

 

In collaboration with HR Department, conduct the appraisal for the team members.

Objective 2 : To ensure a proper Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning of the project (10%)

 

Tasks

 

Follow-up the MEAL plan and project indicators, in coordination with MEAL Department.

 

Regular update to the household assessment to keep as a live tool and other project database.

 

Support the staff under line management in integrating MEAL activities.

 

Ensure proper communication of the hotline and feedback mechanisms.

 

Use the internal processes for referral and follow-up, in collaboration with MEAL team.

 

Encourage and train the field team to ensure accountability towards beneficiaries.

Objective 3: To contribute to the Coordination and Representation (20%)

 

Tasks

Internal

 

Ensure excellent coordination among the WASH department with Hygiene Promotion, Sanitation programs, and emergency teams.

 

Provide ideas to improve collaboration, coordination, and performance within the team and with other Departments;

 

Regular and transparent communication with her/his line manager;

 

Report possible problems or conflict during the activities or within the team or the base;

External

 

Upon request, direct communication with local authorities and beneficiaries.

 

Represent Action Against Hunger in technical humanitarian platform when requested by her/his line manager.

Objective 4: To contribute to the comprehension and support to the implementation of WaSH strategy (10%)

 

Tasks

 

Follow-up the WaSH strategy at base level, based on WaSH Coordinator and WASH PM guidance.

 

Collect and share information on WaSH sector and the living conditions of the populations.

 

Identify the needs of the vulnerable populations and participate in the discussion and design of the interventions.

 

Actively coordinate with other agencies implementing WaSH projects in the area.

 

Represent Action Against Hunger in WaSH meetings with national NGOs, national institutions, and international organizations under the guidance of direct and functional managers.

 

Deliver report reflecting the WaSH situation in the targeted area with proposed solutions upon request by the line manager.

 

Active participation in the WaSH Department structure and functional relations.

Security

 

Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, ensure that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.

 

Communicate to the security manager of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan.

 

Report on any security incident to the security manager.

Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

 

Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.

 

Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities.