PROJECT MANAGER - WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International NGO specializing in Relief and Development activities through working with local partners.

CRS, with UNICEF, will implement a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project in Mbeya Rural and Mbarali District Councils in Mbeya Region and Makete District in Njombe Region with two local partners Caritas Mbeya and Sustainable Management and Environment Action (SEMA.) The CRS and UNICEF partnership will improve the quality and quantity of drinking water and sanitation services by enhancing regional and district level capacity, building and strengthening effective local water user entities, fostering private sector participation, and advancing good health, hygiene and sanitation practices for rural communities in Mbeya Rural, Mbarali and Makete Districts.

The WASH Project Manager will be responsible for leading the implementation of school and community WASH project activities as well as providing technical guidance and leadership to a team of five on the school WASH, Community Water, Hygiene and Sanitation components. The Project Manager will also ensure that health related activities are focused on the development of appropriate environmental health and behavior change interventions as part of the overall WASH project.

CRS provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability or handicap. As an equal opportunity employer, CRS selects persons based solely on their qualifications and abilities, and as such strongly encourages women, minorities and disabled persons to apply.

Position Title:             Project Manager - Water, Sanitation & Hygiene                    

Location:                    Mbeya with 60% travel to all project districts (Mbeya Rural, Mbarali District, Makete District)

Report to:                   Water & Resilience Director

Duration:                    1 year, with possible extension

Primary Responsibilities

1.      Ensure that the health and sanitation component of the WASH project are properly planned;

2.      Ensure that all activities are properly coordinated with UNICEF and local partners for the project;

3.      Use appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on project implementation;

4.      Support the country program’s efforts to harmonizes its Health, Water/Resilience, Agro-enterprise/Livelihoods and Vulnerable Children programs;

5.      Collaborate with UNICEF, school committees, parent groups, key Local Government Authorities in all three districts, Ward and Village Development Committees and other stakeholders in carrying out field activities of water, sanitation and hygiene programs;

6.      In coordination and collaboration with Project Officers submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports in line with UNICEF’s Partner Cooperative Agreement requirements and in accordance with expectations and requirements set by CRS;

7.      Ensure careful stewardship of funds, accurate and accountable budget management and timely delivery of project activities and achievement of project milestones;

8.      Conduct regular monitoring visits to school and community projects to ensure timely implementation and also follow-up to ensure effective utilization of project funds

9.      Work with partners to support timely project advances and liquidations;

10.  Provide direct programmatic and financial management support, supervision and mentorship.

Secondary Responsibilities

·            Train CRS partners in planning, implementing and monitoring of project activities

·            Develop work plans with the partners, and other staff responsible for the project

·            Provide monthly progress report to CRS and CRS partners

·            Develop systems for partners to collect the health, sanitation and hygiene related data for the project

·            Support partners to work with government institutions and likeminded NGOs

·            Represent CRS on relevant committees and at external meetings and functions when requested

·            Perform any other task that may be assigned to him/her by the management of CRS

Qualifications

·         BSc degree in Public Health, sociology or related fields;

·         At least 3-5 years’ experience implementing WASH projects;

·         At least 5-8 years working in water, sanitation and hygiene at community and school levels;

·         Experience implementing participatory approaches such as CLTS, PHAST, CHAST, conducting Gender Barrier Analysis and experience conducting formative research;

·         Knowledge and understanding of gender dynamics and transformation related to water, sanitation in rural communities;

·         Strong communication skills and high capacity to work together with other colleagues in a multi-cultural team;

·         Fluency in Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and SPSS or other statistical packages preferred;

·         Self-starter with an ability to work independently, meet deadlines and maintain continuous communication with the Water & Resilience Program Director;

·         Professional knowledge of English and Swahili;

·         Documented evidence and strong references that demonstrate experience supervising staff in and implementing projects of a similar nature.

If you are interested in applying the above post, please send the application pack (application letter and CV) by 20^th August 2014 to the below address:

Senior Human Resources Officer

Catholic Relief Services

P.O. Box 34701

Dar es Salaam.

Email address: tz_hr@global.crs.org