Generic Responsibilities:
- Line management WASH project personnel: WASH Officer, and WASH Assistants
- Adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures
- Contribute to implementation of Nigeria Country Strategy (2022-25) especially WASH Strategy
- Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects in Mubi in collaboration and consultation with NRC Nigeria WASH Program Development Manager (PM)
- Coordinate and manage WASH program in Mubi, along with WASH PM: activities, budgets, project documentation in line with proposals, strategies, and donor requirements.
- Provide progress reports/donor reports and accurate completion reports as required.
- Supervise and monitor contractor works, works carriedout by Daily/Incentive labor and/or repairs includingcorrect usage, specifications of materialsand general quality of the works
- Trains and supports team members, service providers and local and technical partners.
- In collaboration its supervisor actively participates in the recruitment process of team members e.g. enumerators.
- Develops the necessary tools for the WASH program according to the supervisor’s instructions (drawing, specifications, technical specifications, service contract, supply, and use of construction materials, etc.).
- Participate in the implementation of the monitoring plan of activities delegated by the supervisor,
- Ensures the archiving of all project documents.
- Collaborate with relevant local authorities and local partners [Ministry of Water, RUWASSA etc], attend sectoral working groups and link with key stakeholders.
- Ensure capacity building of WASH staff with support from WASH PM and WASH Specialist
- Promote rights of IDPs/returnees/refugees in line with the Advocacy Strategy.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Contribute to needs assessments/base line, end line surveys, Post Distribution Monitoring, and provide information and inputs to WASH PM/Head of Programs, field coordinator- in MUBI for proposal development when required
- Responsible for detailed WASH project work plans, spending plans, M&E plans in collaboration with WASH PM
- Support inputs for GORS data
- Supervision of local implementation partners
- Preparation of BoQ’s, construction designs, supervise construction/rehabilitation of water schemes and WASH infrastructure, preparation of completion certificates.
- Supervise Community projects & hygiene promotion activities
- Scale up and diversify WASH operational capacity with support from WASH PM e.g., Integrated Programming, Regenerative Design
- Support inclusion of market-based approaches in WASH where appropriate
- Mainstream Protection in WASH projects, in line with NRC’s Safe & Inclusive Programming
- Support Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) when necessary,
- Undertake Performance Management reviews with staff reporting to WASH Officer.
Qualifications
Generic professional competencies:
- Technical background in WASH, university degree level in relevant discipline essential
- Minimum 3 years’ WASH experience in a humanitarian/ early recovery context
- Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
- Previous experience working in Mubi or Adamawa State is an added advantage.
- Technical WASH expertise (rural experience preferred) including experience with construction of water surface systems
- Very good working English (both written and verbal); fluency in Local Language.
Context/ Specific Mubi, knowledge and experience:
- Knowledge of Mubi and Yola context is essential
- Experience with start-up programming an advantage
- Strong experience in community driven WASH programming
- Strong inter-personal, communication and network-building Mubi
- Strong organisational and team working Mubi
- Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
