Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.
Closing date: 21 Apr 2010
Location: Kenya
Job Title: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Engineer
Reports to: Livelihoods Programme Manager
Contract length: 1 year
Salary Grade: B
Unaccompanied status
Start Date: ASAP
Job Purpose:
To coordinate and manage Concern Kenya's WASH activities in 3 arid lands districts (Moyale, Marsabit and Kajiado) and Nyanza Province
Main duties & Responsibilities:
Closing date: 21 Apr 2010
Location: Kenya
Job Title: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Engineer
Reports to: Livelihoods Programme Manager
Contract length: 1 year
Salary Grade: B
Unaccompanied status
Start Date: ASAP
Job Purpose:
To coordinate and manage Concern Kenya's WASH activities in 3 arid lands districts (Moyale, Marsabit and Kajiado) and Nyanza Province
Main duties & Responsibilities:
- Design Concern Kenya's five year WASH Strategy outlining specific hardware and software approaches drawing on current thinking in innovative water supply, treatment, and behaviour change on hygiene and sanitation.
- Build capacity of and mentor national WASH Engineer to lead Concern Kenya's WASH interventions
- Build capacity of Concern Kenya's partners in WASH sector to implement agreed WASH activities
- Assess capacity of contractors and establish/keep updated a vetted list of preferred water contractors in programme areas and beyond
- Secure complementary funding for Concern Kenya's WASH programme through networking and technical excellence
- Establish sound monitoring and evaluation framework/plan for Concern Kenya's WASH interventions
- Participate in intersectoral coordination and networking forums
- Undertake any other duties as may be assigned by the Assistant Country Director
Work Targets Set For This Post Over The Contract Period:
- Approved five year strategic plan and one year annual plan
- Approved monitoring and evaluation plan.
- Capacity building of Concern and partner staff in participatory hygiene and sanitation approaches
- Funds for at least 1 year of the WASH programme secured
- Preferred list of competent water contractors established
Person specification:
Essential
Essential
- Third level qualification in relevant discipline such as Water, Environmental or Civil Engineering.
- A minimum of 3 years of practical, hands-on experience in implementing water, sanitation and hygiene activities as well as civil engineering activities.
- Proven success in implementing community based and led hygiene and sanitation behaviour change.
- Expertise on the design of low cost sustainable water supply, hygiene and sanitation; Public health training. PHAST training; Community Led Total Sanitation etc.
- Experience with water testing and analysis.
- Ample practical experience in solid waste management.
- Experience of collaboratively working with partners, NGOs and UN Agencies.
- Experience of working in isolated area in a multi-national/cultural environment.
- Experience and proven results in transferring skills and knowledge through various capacity building technique.
- Good analytical skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
To apply:
All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net
All candidates who are short-listed for a first round interview will be notified via email after the application deadline.
