The Regional Office is based in Nairobi, Kenya with offices and operations in Ethiopia in 2011. Since 2004, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has demonstrated a regional competence and expertise in working with displaced Somalia (Puntland, Somaliland and Mogadishu), Kenya (Dadaab and Kakuma ), Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Dolo Ado, Shire,Gambella and Asosa), South Sudan (Juba, Awil, Alek and Aweril) and Yemen (Sa’naa and Aden).
The NRC Horn of Africa & Yemen mission is an expanding programme. NRC started its operations in Kenya in the refugee camps in Dadaab in February 2007. NRC has WASH, Shelter, Education, Food Security and Livelihood and Information Counselling and Legal Assistant programmes implemented in the refugee camps in Dadaab, Kakuma and Mandera.
The WASH Specialist will be responsible for the overall supervision and coordination of WASH projects in the Kenya programme.
Roles for the WASH Specialist Job
Develop WASH strategy, technical SOPs, and Macro LFAs in line with NRC
Programme Policy and national and international standards, and in coordination with other Core Competences
Compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports
Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities
Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within WASH CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation
Provide technical direction and project implementation support
Ensure that key learnings are extracted from WASH CC implementation, and incorporate them in WASH CC and staff development processes
Provide systematic training and build capacity of technical staff
Represent NRC in relevant forums/clusters, including with national authorities and donors
Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy
Ensure harmonization and consistency across WASH projects implemented in the field offices.
Responsible for technical quality and innovation of the WASH program, and for seeking synergies with other Core Competences/programs.
Responsible for developing and revising funding proposals, budgets and donor reports in accordance with the WASH program strategy and priorities, programme policy and international standards
Responsible for following up the compliance with grants commitments (i.e. quality, timeliness, use of resources), and for providing recommendations to Project Coordinators to achieve project targets and indicators
Provide technical direction and project implementation support to AMs and PCs in the field, included capacity building
Ensuring that Team Areas Offices have a WASH structure compliant with CC Strategy and able to deliver quality WASH programme
Guide the teams in developing tools for day-to-day implementation, ensuring compliance with established guidelines and standards.
Evaluation, review and quality control of ongoing and completed WASH projects.
Ensure adherence to the WASH tools and handbooks and other NRC policies
Represent NRC at WASH sectoral meetings and relevant WASH working groups at Nairobi level and if need be in operational areas
Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the Head of Programme
WASH Specialist Job Qualifications
Minimum 4 years’ experience in working as a senior Program Manager and/or Advisor of humanitarian/ recovery WASH programme, preferably in refugees / IDPs environments
Proven expertise in WASH with particular focus of complex emergency programme, community based and participatory programme.
Proven experience of setting up and implementing monitoring, documentation and learning systems.
University degree in relevant areas such as water and / or civil engineering, environmental engineering; master’s qualification in related area an advantage.
Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical and negotiation skills
Proven skills and experience in report and proposal writing
Ability to prioritize needs and carry out multiple tasks simultaneously
Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
Prior experience and proven capability in training and capacity development
Fluency in English, both written and verbal
