WASH Specialist

About Our Organization

Project HOPE is an international NGO of more than 900 engaged employees and hundreds of volunteers who work in more than 25 countries, responding to the world’s most pressing global health challenges. Throughout our 60-year legacy, Project HOPE has treated millions of patients and provided more than $3 billion worth of medicines to local health care organizations around the world. We have helped build hundreds of health programs from the ground up and responded to humanitarian crises worldwide.

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Program Summary:

Project HOPE is providing humanitarian assistance to internally displaced and conflict-affected persons throughout Ukraine. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance selected Project HOPE as their implementing partner for a project focusing on providing specific support activities related to the Health, Protection, and WASH sectors in healthcare facilities and IDP social centers. While Project HOPE will lead on the majority of activities, we are also working in partnership with two specialized NGOs focusing on assistive technologies as well as specialized water and sanitization work in hospitals.

This position will be based in Lviv, Ukraine.

Local Nationals Only

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary function of the WASH Specialist includes supporting the team in the conducting rapid assessment, planning, design, implementation, supervision, and administration of the WASH technical interventions. These will have a strong link to ongoing or planned water and sanitation, as well as other Project HOPE core sector programs. S/he will be in charge of the prioritization and coordination of the start-up and management of implementation of the interventions, and often involved in development of concept papers and proposals for emergency scale up interventions in close cooperation with the Team Lead. In addition, the WASH manager will support with the training of local staff and stakeholders in WASH related topics. She/he will provide strategic support to the ongoing growth of the response effort for Project HOPE.

Project HOPE’s USAID/BHA funded work in Ukraine includes aspects of community health and hygiene promotion, the distribution of hygiene kits, support to communities and healthcare facilities with water trucking, as well as specialized WASH related activities in Hospitals. Project activities in the hospitals will be primarily implemented by a partner working in collaboration with Project HOPE. The WASH Specialist will be responsible for overseeing and managing the WASH Partner Relationship.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Enforce the implementation of aims and objectives of WASH response program in line with the WASH strategy.
• Oversee, design and implementation for water systems for the given context, including source selection, abstraction, storage, treatment, and distribution for new systems and/or the rehabilitation of old Water systems.
• Oversee, design and implementation of sanitation system (to include excreta disposal, vector control, solid waste disposal, drainage) taking into full account the local conditions, resources, customs and cultural norms.
• Implement a hygiene promotion program, which suits the local context and is widely accepted by beneficiaries.
• Ensure and advocate/lobby that WASH program design is considering Health, gender, protection.
• Contribute to ensuring that the response funded through external donors and support the implementation all aspects of WASH interventions.
• Ensure Sphere standards (both qualitative and quantitative) are considered through the program cycle and are well documented.
• Develop concept papers, letters of intent, proposals and budgets in respect of the above.
• Manage Emergency WASH interventions in a prioritized manner with co-ordination with Project HOPE core sectors and other agencies, both governmental and non-governmental and the WASH Cluster.
• Work closely with Human Resources team for hiring and building capacity of the WASH team.
• Ensure gender and protection is considered throughout the project cycle with women being enabled to influence decision- making around WASH challenges.
• Ensure Emergency WASH program implementation is linked to health, protection, and gender, initiatives.
• Implement the appropriate supervisory, monitoring and evaluation systems for Emergency WASH interventions.
• Work closely with program support functions (logistics and finance departments) for Emergency WASH program supplies and activities planning.
• Provide regular updates and technical guidance to team on progress, priorities and challenges – verbally and in writing.
• Represent Project HOPE to governmental, non-governmental groups and WASH Cluster as needed and assigned with the supervisor.
• Monitor and report out to the BHA Program Director and Project HOPE Country Director on discussions within the UN Cluster system related to WASH including national, sub-national and WASH specific technical meetings.
• Provide oversight and day-to-day management of the relationship between Project HOPE’s WASH partner organization and update the BHA Program Director on activity progress, reporting and other partner needs.
• Support the program team in obtaining the required government permissions and positively engage with intuitional and private donors and HQ
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in water and sanitation engineering, civil engineering, or relevant technical WASH specialization.
• Not less than 2 – 3 years of work experience with designing and implementing emergency WASH (water and sanitation) programming in IDPs, refugee and migrant contexts.
• Thorough understanding of technical aspects of maintaining sanitation systems and implementing hygiene promotion programs; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Good knowledge and understanding of WASH sector and its hardware and software components.
• Demonstrated analytical, motivational, communication, project conceptualization and planning skills.
• Experience in overseeing Emergency implementation, tracking the progress, reporting against the agreed indicators and managing project budget.
• Experience in emergency and early recovery phases, including assessments and the design and delivery of effective water supply and hygiene promotion interventions in humanitarian and development contexts.
• Demonstrated experience in WASH proposal development and preparation of internal and donor reports.
• Ability to effectively present information (both written and verbally) and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field, counterparts, senior government.
• Demonstrated knowledge of linking WASH activities with other humanitarian sectors.
• Ability to understand gender related challenges within the beneficiary groups.
• Demonstrated experience of working closely with support functions (finance and logistics) on activity and procurement planning.
• Fluent knowledge of English and of local language (Ukrainian).
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be mobile in an office environment and able to use standard office equipment.
• Must be able to communicate in verbal and written form and must be able to travel internationally.
• Project HOPE employees may be required to travel or work in countries where working conditions are classified as “hardship.”

Work environment:

• Typical office environment with exposure to a minimal noise level.
• Emergency deployments may be in resource-deprived environments with austere living conditions.
• Travel for extended periods may be by air and/or other modes of transportation.

Due to the substantial number of inquiries, we receive, only candidates who have met the required experience & qualifications for this position will be considered. No phone calls please.

However, since we are active around the world in the field of public health, we may wish to retain your CV in our database for other/future opportunities, unless you direct us otherwise.

Thank you very much for your interest in Project HOPE.