Full-Time TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) – WASH MANAGER
Job Description
TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) – WASH MANAGER
Position Title: WASH Manager
Reports To: LLV Country Manager – Vanuatu
Advised By: WASH Program Manager/Technical Advisors (Live & Learn Network)
Location: This position is based in Port Vila, Vanautu
A. ROLE:
Live and Learn Vanuatu’s WASH Manager will be responsible for providing strategic and technical support in planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of the various WASH projects in Vanuatu. S/he will be required to regularly visit project sites to monitor and report on the quality of WASH program interventions. The position holder will represent LLV in WASH-related coordination forums, and technical working groups and liaise with relevant governmental departments and various related NGO partners in Vanuatu. She/he coordinates with WASH technical managers/advisors based in Melbourne and reports to the Country Manager in Vanuatu.
B. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Project Planning and implementation:
- Leads the team in the project planning process including the development of field plans and quarterly plans.
- Develops and shares budget projections needed for implementation of project activities.
- Leads the team to manage and implement WASH projects to ensure all project activities and budget are spent according to plan.
- Ensures standards and approaches are consistently applied to improve quality and climate resilience.
- Supervises the WASH project Officer(s) to perform field level planning and implementation of project activities.
- Offer technical support to officers for both WASH hardware and software components of the project.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Knowledge, and Learning:
- Support in-country team to conduct WASH project assessments, studies, and surveys.
- Leads in monitoring and reporting WASH project achievements including activity targets and indicators.
- Ensures there is timely preparation and submission of required project reports and progress updates.
- Implements recommendations from the external evaluation of WASH projects as well as technical recommendations from Melbourne-based WASH advisors etc.
- Undertakes regular field visits to monitor WASH project activities and conducts in-country periodic project reviews.
- Documents lessons learned, best practices and field success/human stories for continuous improvement of Climate Resilient WASH programming.
- Technical Focal person for overseeing WASH-related M&E and K&L systems and tools in-country.
Coordination and Representation:
- Represents LLEE at all WASH cluster meetings or any other WASH-related forums in Vanuatu.
- Fosters, develops and maintains strong partnership relationships and regular contact with national and international WASH NGOs, UN agencies, government officials, and other stakeholders working in Vanuatu.
Trainings/Capacity building
Conducts capacity assessment of LLEE and partner’s staff and recommends capacity-building plans.
Provide on-job capacity building for LLEE WASH programs staff as well as partner staff where required.
WASH Technical Oversight:
- Offers overall WASH technical guidance to the WASH team under his/her assigned project.
- Reviews and recommends appropriate WASH designs, approaches, and methodologies for effective and sustainable Climate resilience WASH programming.
- Works with the WASH advisor/Managers (Melbourne) to review WASH technical guidelines and SOPs.
C. EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:
- University Degree in community development, environmental science, Public Health promotion or Public Health Engineering or related field.
- At least 3 years of proven experience in Climate resilient WASH project cycle management.
- Understanding of use Gender and Social Inclusion lens in planning and implementing WASH activities.
- People management skills and demonstrated ability to lead teams.
- Computer literate in MS office word, Excel, PowerPoint and the internet.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
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