Gender & WASH Project Manager at WaterAid Rwanda: (Deadline 13 August 2023)

Gender & WASH Project Manager at WaterAid Rwanda: (Deadline 13 August 2023)

INTRODUCTION

WaterAid’s Vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene, and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, WaterAid works with partners to maximize its impacts for policy change/influence.

WaterAid Rwanda (WARw) works through supporting local organizations and government to plan and implement inclusive and sustainable services of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).  WARw also seeks to influence the policy change through government and other key WASH stakeholders to secure and protect the right of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services. Occupying the position of Gender & WASH Project Manager is an exciting opportunity to work with WaterAid and contribute to the achievement of the national and global goals towards realizing the WASH access for everyone everywhere.

WaterAid is fully committed to protecting those with whom it comes into contact. WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege, or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behavior, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers, and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

For more information about safeguarding at WaterAid, please visit our safeguarding webpage at: https://www.wateraid.org/uk/safeguarding-at-wateraid

JOB PURPOSE:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The key responsibilities of the Gender & WASH Project Manager include:

1. Project Planning: Developing project plans, timelines, budgets, and resource requirements for WASH projects with a focus on gender equality and social inclusion.

2. Project Implementation: Managing the implementation of the project “Strengthening capacity for sustainable, climate resilient and gender sensitive WASH in Bugesera District”, ensuring that it is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

3. Stakeholder Engagement: Building strong relationships with local communities, government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders to ensure that the project is implemented in a way that meets their needs.

4. Monitoring and Evaluation: Developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track project progress and impact and using this information to make improvements to project implementation.

5. Reporting: Preparing regular reports on the project progress for internal and external stakeholders.

6. Capacity Building: Conducting a capacity needs assessment on sustainable, gender and climate resilient WASH service provision to identify the capacity gaps and to inform capacity development plan, approaches, and tools.  Providing training and capacity building support to project staff, community members, and other stakeholders to ensure that they have the skills and knowledge needed to effectively implement WASH projects.

7. Documentation and learning sharing: Documenting the role of capacity building, approaches, and impact in Bugesera. Documenting community engagement and empowerment approaches and results. Documenting learning platforms, their modes of working, their reach, and their sustainability

Overall:

• Manage and coordinate project implementing partners and stakeholders for successful implementation of FCP
• Work with the programmes team for the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project,
• Ensure quality programme standards in all the implemented projects
• Ensure health and safety at construction sites
• Ensure all the project outcomes are met within time and budget
• Ensure quality donor and project reports are done and submitted on time,
• Ensure donor compliance to donor requirements,
• Organise and lead donor visits,
• Ensure project documentation is properly done and learning shared,
• Represent WaterAid in Project location,
• Ensure good collaboration between project leads at both regional and global levels.
• Ensure WASH infrastructures meet the required standards for climate change resilience
• Support proper documentation of the project to inform future planning and learning
• Support the district capacity building in WASH especially for the district WASH Officers and JADF.
• Supporting advocacy and influencing engagements with district partners, for improvement of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services through JDAF platform.
• Perform any other activities in interest of WaterAid as assigned by the Leadership.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS:

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae and Cover letter specifying three referees (former direct supervisor) as well as their emails and telephone to: RecruitmentsWARW@wateraid.org and CC: JacquelineKabera@wateraid.org  The certified academic credentials will be presented after official notification of employment offer, prior to signing the contract.

Women candidates and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We will make any practical adjustments to enable people with a disability to participate fully in an inclusive working environment. Please let us know if you have a disability and require any special assistance in making your application or attending an interview.

The deadline for submission of applications is 13^th August 2023.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email or phone for an interview.

Done at Kigali, 03rd August 2023