WASH Coordinator-Gaza

***Due to the urgency to fill this role, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note that the position might be filled before the vacancy announcement is closed; therefore, early applications are encouraged.***

***This role will be contingent upon securing available funds, and we might use this vacancy to fill more than one post.***

The Opportunity – WASH Coordinator.

Post location: Gaza Field Office- Rafah and subject to change based on SC priorities and response in Gaza.

Contract Duration and Level of Effort: 12 months.

ROLE PURPOSE:

As the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinator, your role is to lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of WASH programs in accordance with international standards and best practices. You’ll ensure access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion activities for communities affected by crisis or adversity, safeguarding their health and well-being.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: WASH Manager.

Staff reporting to this post: None.

Budget Responsibilities: None.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. Program Planning and Management:
2. Technical Guidance and Support:
   • Provide technical expertise and guidance on water supply, sanitation infrastructure, and hygiene promotion activities, ensuring compliance with international standards and best practices.
   • Conduct assessments of water sources, sanitation facilities, and hygiene practices to identify needs, gaps, and opportunities for intervention.
3. Capacity Building:
   • Facilitate training sessions and workshops for WASH staff, partners, community volunteers, and local authorities to enhance their technical skills, knowledge of WASH principles, and ability to manage WASH facilities and services.
   • Provide ongoing support and mentorship to WASH teams, promoting continuous learning and improvement within the program.
4. Infrastructure Development and Rehabilitation:
   • Oversee the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of water supply systems, sanitation facilities, and hygiene infrastructure, ensuring they are designed, built, and operated safely, sustainably, and inclusively.
   • Coordinate procurement processes for WASH materials, equipment, and supplies, ensuring timely delivery and appropriate use of resources.
5. Hygiene Promotion and Behavior Change:
   • Develop and implement hygiene promotion campaigns and behavior change interventions to promote safe water handling, proper sanitation practices, and good hygiene behaviors within communities, schools, and health facilities.
   • Utilize participatory and culturally sensitive approaches to engage with community members and foster ownership of WASH initiatives.
6. Emergency Preparedness and Response:
   • Develop contingency plans and response strategies to address WASH needs during emergencies, including conflict, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks.
   • Coordinate with other sectors and agencies to integrate WASH into multi-sectoral emergency response efforts, ensuring the timely provision of life-saving assistance to affected populations.

• Lead the development of WASH program strategies, annual plans, and budgets in alignment with organizational goals, donor requirements, and humanitarian principles.
• Coordinate with program staff, government counterparts, and other stakeholders to implement and monitor WASH projects, ensuring the effective delivery of services and achievement of objectives.

1. Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL):
   • Develop and implement robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track progress, measure impact, and capture lessons learned from WASH programs.
   • Regularly analyze data and feedback to inform program adjustments, improve performance, and enhance accountability to beneficiaries, donors, and other stakeholders.
2. Coordination and Networking:
   • Represent Save the Children in WASH coordination forums, working groups, and technical meetings at the national, regional, and local levels.
   • Collaborate with government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to harmonize WASH interventions, share information, and advocate for policy change and resource mobilization.
3. Reporting and Documentation:
   • Prepare timely and accurate reports on WASH program activities, achievements, challenges, and recommendations for internal and external dissemination.
   • Maintain comprehensive records of project documentation, including budgets, workplans, progress reports, and beneficiary data, in compliance with organizational and donor requirements.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in public health or public health engineering with overall understanding of.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• WASH sector and minimum 4 years progressive experience in the WASH sector.
• Experience in WASH sector at coordinator level in non-profit sector in a humanitarian or development context.
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
• Demonstrated monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Ability to work both in a managing and a hands-on implementation capacity
• Proven capacity to supervise and coach staff in WASH technical skills.
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong influencing skills and experience in advocacy
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• Excellent command of English and Arabic
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult working circumstances.

Desirable

• Experience or knowledge of working in the region.
• Experience of working with NGO.
• Experience in emergency response.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions. Application will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis.

Save the Children promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, women and people with different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.