Norwegian Church Aid WASH Manager Jobs in South Sudan

Norwegian Church Aid WASH Manager Jobs in South Sudan

NCA South Sudan (NCA SS) is part of the MFA SPA, and implements humanitarian programmes within WASH, GBV and SRHR. The WASH programme makes up the one of the largest portfolio of humanitarian response programmes in South Sudan. In addition to the emergency WASH programme, NCA SS also have climate smart WASH development programme that also complements and reinforced emergency WASH programmes. This position will be based in Juba Office under Humanitarian program to support the WASH and CVA based interventions in the country.

South Sudan is one of the most difficult countries globally for humanitarians with a significant number of incidences reported in the last couple of years. South Sudan faces many challenges such as security, economic and political challenges and climate changes, including Covid-19.

NCA has emergency programmes South Sudan wide whereas development programmes are concentrated in Eastern and Central Equatoria, Warrap State, and in Western bahr El Ghazal. More than half of the population in South Sudan are now dependent on aid which is seen in the revised 2023 South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan, indicating that some 7.6 out of 12 million are now in need of humanitarian aid.

Position requires to provide support to the humanitarian response team, support WASH staff in field including setting up responses, and mentorship and follow up with partners.

This position is aimed at providing that additional capacity to support the Humanitarian Response programme to scale up NCA’s humanitarian responses to ensure rapid delivery of quality WASH response to fulfil NCA’s commitments to donors and to the communities that are underserved.

Job Description

Provide technical backstopping support and ensure progress in the implementation of donor funded programme

Ensure timely and quality implementation (according to international and NCA standards) of the WASH and CVA activities portfolio in the field
Supervision and monitoring of WASH and CVA activities in all the areas of NCA interventions

Oversee completion of consolidating monthly WASH cluster 5 W matrix, monthly updates, submitting to the cluster as well as in consolidating the quarterly, half yearly and annual donor reports including achievements, challenges and explaining deviation with targets

Assess needs for WASH and CVA interventions at areas which affected by natural or man-made crisis and facilitate for the rapid response in consultation with the Humanitarian coordinator and Country Director including new and better ways to assist

Provide data and information necessary for development of project concept notes and proposals

Promptly lease with Log, Finance, HR and other support unit to smooth the emergency project implementation and timely response

Manage and support the humanitarian response team in area of responsibility building team spirit, efficiency, and optimum utilization of resources

Support identification of capacity building needs, and planning and resourcing capacity building initiatives

Support the Country Office with developing standardized specifications for WASH procurement particularly geophysics study, borehole

drilling, and technical expertise to design and installation of solar driven water supply systems especially during response and recovery phases of emergencies

Contribute to programme development through participating to multi-sector integrated needs assessments and leading technical needs assessments

Actively participate in sector meetings and relevant technical working groups at national and subnation level

Coordinate interventions with all relevant technical stakeholders to ensure complementarity, synergy and avoid overlapping

Participate in and assess WASH capacity assessment for NCA SS Partners as required

Expectations for the future

Improved WASH and CVA interventions in terms of quality and timeliness

Increased NCA visibility

NCA staffs and Partners improved their capacity due to the support, couching and training provided

The Main Tasks

Support the Country WASH program strategy development and implementation

Support the WASH program proposal development to NMFA and other donors in collaboration with the WASH coordinator as it is required
Guide, coordinate, manage WASH and CVA based humanitarian interventions and provide technical support to the field NCA staffs and Partners

Represent NCA in different cluster at national level and ensure coordination and visibility

Ensure GBV mainstreaming in WASH and CVA projects of humanitarian interventions in collaboration with country GBV program

Management of Humanitarian Project funds

Required Qualification

Master's Degree in Hydraulic/Civil Engineering or related fields from a recognized university
HEAT

Solar Power water system design and application

Humanitarian Need Assessment

6 years of work experience preferably in INGO/NGO, out of which at least 3 years’ experience in managing humanitarian response WASH programmes in developing countries

Demonstrated skills in planning, organizing, mentorship and supervision

Excellent interpersonal skills to promote effective collaboration within staff, among refugees and IPDs, across partner organizations & stakeholders

Professional fluency in written and spoken English

WASH technical knowledge including up to date on latest innovation being used during humanitarian response that is age, disability, and gender inclusive

Analytical thinking and result/quality oriented with strong competence in reporting and MEAL

Independent self-strategic vision/thinking to contribute towards concept notes/proposals and represent NCA in national level meetings

Other Desirable Qualifications

Experience in design and implementation of CASH and Voucher in Emergency

Understanding of South Sudan

Experience of working under stress in conflict prone areas

Good team player

Sense of humour

Flexible/work independently

Maturity of cope with setbacks

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Norwegian Church Aid WASH Manager Jobs in South Sudan


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