EH Manager - WASH

Scope:

The position holder reports to the field coordinator and responsible for technical oversight & support of water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion projects, and building the capacity of EH staff. The EH manager technically works closely with Addis based assistant EH coordinator.

Responsibilities:

Coordination and representation

• Assist the coordination of projects in and out of the refugee camps
• Coordinate with Hygiene Promotion Specialist, Gender Officer, ERR team in Addis and other technical unit members to ensure targeted support, effective, and quality programming.
• Ensure effective coordination of EH projects at field and camp level with the different partners in the region including with donors and monitoring agencies.
• Represent IRC in the field on matters related to WASH through participating on different humanitarian emergency coordination forums for both refugees’ camps and local community WASH projects.
• Promote project integration and team building.

Project Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Actively participate in preparation of proposals, especially log frame, technical description, and budget development.
• Ensure that EH projects are implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to goal, objectives, and indicators and in line with IRC and donor requirements.
• Ensure proper documentation of EH activities and experiences at field office level.
• Maintain close contact with EH senior officers in IRC field/camp sites to ensure effective technical, logistical and management support for all aspects of project implementation;
• Conduct regular monitoring and technical support visits to project sites and camps;
• Conduct needs assessments, project reviews, and post-project impact assessments as needed and advised;
• Strive to increase program quality through all stages of implementation.
• Develop and maintain systems to measure impact and quality of projects.

Capacity building:

• Monitor ongoing capacity building activities in the EH team, identify gaps and capacity building needs and propose targeted trainings to improve overall team capacity;
• Mentor and support managers and officers to increase their ability to perform effectively;
• Organize and conduct trainings and workshops for IRC Environmental Health staff;
• Support the EH field staff in designing & coordinating training/workshops

Human Resources / Staffing:

• Identify staffing needs and assists with recruitment when necessary;
• Assist in the orientation of newly arrived staff
• Support Field Coordinator, camp managers and senior officers with IRC performance reviews for EH staff;
• Strive to improve and maintain overall team environment and foster team-building relationships.

Supply chain /Finance:

• Collaborate closely with IRC management, supply chain, and Finance Departments to ensure smooth project implementation.
• Raise and follow up on purchase requests, conduct equipment and materials inspections and ensure timely supply of materials to site;
• Maintain budget plans & supervise Spending for allocated EH budgets
• Supervise utilization of inventories and work closely with others on effective and efficient use of resources and old grants.

Reporting:

• Provide timely trip reports to field coordinator, to EH Coordinator/Assistant coordinator
• Ensure and coordinates timely production of monthly progress reports by EH staff based on qualitative and quantitative indicators of project status;
• Provide input as required to complete donor reports.

Others:

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor;