UMCOR Water, Sanitation, Health & Hygiene (WASH) Technical Officer

PURPOSE: The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) seeks a WASH Technical Officer to provide technical Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education (WASH) guidance to UMCOR field offices and grassroots partners around the world.

Essential Functions The principal activities of this position include managing the WASH grant portfolio for UMCOR Health and Development. This includes receiving and reviewing applications, providing technical feedback to applicants, processing the financials and monitoring the progress and results of UMCOR’s grant partners; many of which are grassroots and require significant coaching. An exciting element of this role will be for the technical officer to assess and then design an implementation and evaluation framework for UMCOR’s core WASH program areas.

In addition to managing the WASH grant process and partners, the technical officer will also be asked to provide support and guidance to UMCOR’s field offices and health boards globally, particularly in responding to donor opportunities through technical guidance on program design and supporting achievement of program quality and seeking donor opportunities.

Primary Mission Responsibilities:

Day to Day Operations • Provide overall strategic direction for the WASH Grant and Program Portfolio for UMCOR, in consultation with the UMCOR Senior Program Team. • Coordinate with Director of Global Health to ensure that all WASH grant applicants understand the grant proposal and review process. • Ensure grant review and financial management process is timely and is executed smoothly. • Monitor/evaluate grants, providing feedback and reporting on grant portfolio performance. This may include project site visits. • As appropriate based on workload, coordinate with the Director of International Programs to provide technical support by way of contributing to proposals and program design, needs assessments and evaluating impact of WASH programs implemented by UMCOR field offices internationally. • In collaboration with the Director of Global Health, provide communication and reporting materials where the grant process is pertinent to fundraising and collaboration. • Maintain current knowledge base of the health, water, sanitation and hygiene sector, which includes literature review, attending conferences and meetings, and communicating with peers in the field. • Other task as assigned by the Director of UMCOR Global Health.

Required Skills: • At least 2 years of related experience in health and hygiene promotion, community mobilization, public health grant and agreement management, program design and grant implementation. • Understand and implement the principles and practices of water supply and distribution, latrine construction, water distribution, water supply, hygiene, sanitation, maintenance of facilities, and engineering. • A Bachelors or Master’s Degree in a related field: Public Health, Public Administration, Engineering, Development, International Policy or Relations, etc. • Knowledge and experience in WASH program implementation through institutional partnerships with organizations such as USAID, DFID and UN agencies • Must have the capacity to develop a sound grant management and evaluation system. • Prior experience working with faith-based organizations and in international settings a plus.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES:
• Strong organizational, writing and communication skills. • Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player; must have the ability and interest to work with a multi-ethnic team in a culturally appropriate manner. • Skilled at presenting complex yet concise reports to a large and variant group of stakeholders. • Language skills, particularly in Portuguese, French and/or Spanish desired.

How to apply:

If you are eligible to work in the United States and meet the minimum requirements, please submit your cover letter, resume and complete the position related questions on our website athttp://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH07/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=GBGM&cws=1&.... Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications received by March 18, 2013 will receive immediate review. All others will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with hiring at the earliest possible date. This job will remain open until filled. No phone calls please. We appreciate your interest in the United Methodist Committee on Relief.

The General Board of Global Ministries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.