Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Construction Coordinator at Alight: (Deadline 21 February 2022)

Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Construction Coordinator at Alight: (Deadline 21 February 2022)

VACANCY – Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Construction Coordinator.

ALIGHT works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities and expertise to refugees, displaced people, and host communities – to better survive conflicts and crises, and to rebuild lives of dignity, health, security, and self-sufficiency. ALIGHT presently works in and with partners in seventeen countries globally. ALIGHT has consistently operated in Rwanda since the year 1994, and today has a strong and committed team of over eight hundred personnel who include full time staff, community mobilizers, and incentive workers– implementing programs in Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV, and Nutrition; also Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Shelter and general Infrastructure, Livelihoods/Economic strengthening, and Sexual and Gender Based Violence Prevention/ Protection. Our work in Rwanda currently covers all the refugee locations and their kind Rwandan-host communities. And we are always looking to expand and, jointly with our partners, offer lasting impact with and for the communities we serve! ALIGHT is looking for a qualified, self-driven, and committed individual to join as WASH and construction coordinator located at Kiziba Camp – Karongi District.

MARY PURPOSE:

The WASH and Construction Coordinator is responsible for the planning, implementation, and monitoring of all activities related to water resources, sanitation, waste management, hygiene promotion, construction, rehabilitation and WASH infrastructure maintenance. He is in charge of project work plans and budget to sustain the quality drinking water, hygienic living conditions, access to sanitation facilities and shelter. He also supervise rehabilitation, construction, and maintenance of public/shared WASH infrastructure and facilities within the camps, including roads, medical facilities, drainage, camp offices, and other facilities/buildings.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.

WASH Related Activities:

• Responsible for a safe water supply in the camp (water testing, water treatment, and water supply mechanism to beneficiaries);
• Ensure maintenance of the water system (water source, motor-pump, generator, distribution network, reservoirs, tap stands) in the camp including recordkeeping system, observations of security measures, building capacity of refugee workers on best practices;
• Monitor direct sanitation activities, including liquid and solid waste management, daily cleaning of latrines and chemical spraying of latrines and dwellings;
• Manage the direct implementation of all WASH related activities in line with established work plans and available budgets;
• Work closely together with various partners, including refugee committees in the areas of water and sanitation, and hygiene;
• Support WASH, Environment & Construction Technical Advisor on developing technical drawings, blueprints, and BoQs for WASH related construction activities;
• Contribute to WASH strategy development; project proposal and provide input on WASH needs and gaps;
• Plan, coordinate, and implement ALIGHT both public health and engineering activities (hygiene promotion, water quality assurance, sanitation, solid waste, and vector control) in the refugee communities;
• Organize trainings and capacity building activities for refugee committees, casual laborers, as well as ALIGHT staff on hygiene and sanitation best practices;
• Lead training and hygiene promotion components to ensure public health activities are implemented;
• Supervise and monitor the construction, emptying, replacing, cleaning, and maintenance of latrines in the camp. This includes monitoring the number of available latrines in line with international standards on the number of people per drop hole;
• Follow up on the emptying of garbage pits and sanitation areas by ALIGHT staff. This also includes carrying out sensitization activities on waste disposal and the usefulness of compostable waste;
• Organize and supervise construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of public showers, hand washing facilities, washstands, garbage pits, incinerators, and drainages;
• Organize and supervise communal work for cleaning of latrines, showers, washstands, garbage pits, water kiosks and drainages;
• Advise on quality of all WASH activities, monitor regularly to all ALIGHT implementation WASH activities, assessing the adherence to the set standard;
• Mobilize beneficiaries’ communities to maintain the established /rehabilitated / protected water sources through formation of water user committees;
• Initiate purchase request for all WASH activities and ensure their implementation.

Construction

• Support ALIGHT WASH, Environment & Construction Technical Advisor on design of blue prints and BoQs for construction related activities;
• Coordinate receiving and delivering supplies and materials to various work sites in the camp, in line with internal ALIGHT policies and procedures;
• Implement construction-related activities and oversee progress of work sites for construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of shelters and public infrastructure in the camp;
• Certify works completed and ensure safety of all infrastructures to prevent all possible hazard;
• Plan and supervise maintenance of access roads and Bridges to the camps and internal camp road network, to allow safe and easy vehicle access and mobility;
• Supervise construction workers at work sites to meet deadlines and follow technical guidelines;
• Responsible for requesting and safekeeping of construction and maintenance equipment/tools used at work sites.

 Other significant administrative duties/Responsibilities;

• Organize and submit WASH/Shelter/Construction data for monthly, weekly, and quarterly reports;
• Develop and follow work plans (with support of WASH/Construction Technical Advisor and Site Manager) for WASH and construction activities;
• Coordinate (with support from the site manager) with MINEMA authorities, UNHCR, shelter committees, WASH committees, and other partners on WASH/Construction activities to ensure complete, efficient, timely, appropriate, and non-overlapping service;
• External representation: Act as focal person for WASH/Shelter related activities at the site, represent ALIGHT at coordination meetings, donor meetings, and other external meetings;
• Support the Logistics Coordinator and Storekeeper in the control all resources assigned to WASH/construction and ensure monitoring, storage, and proper use;
• Participate in the recruitment process, capacity building and the evaluation of managerial WASH/Shelter staff as necessary;
• Perform administrative tasks related to WASH/construction sector (maintaining databases, record keeping, report writing, making requisitions, etc
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor, or any other ALIGHT Senior Manager;
• Establish reporting system with highly placed government officials, as well as with UN, NGOs, and other stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS;

We’re looking for the following education, technical skills, & knowledge:

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and /or Construction or a closely related field from an accredited university required;
• Significant and sustained experience of 3 years in complex global development in construction, water sanitation, and humanitarian settings;
• Significant background and experience of Water resources, sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) programming including latrine placement, monitoring water provision and shelter standards;
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly, insightfully, and persuasively in English, Kinyarwanda and meet regularly tight and demanding deadlines;
• Experience in managing and working with a multicultural staff and familiarity working procedures in camp environment;
• Strong participatory leadership and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to motivate and counsel staff working in a refugee camp environment;

Key Behaviors & Abilities

• Analytical thinking, process management, and attention to detail;
• Collaborative, result-oriented management style;
• Ability and willingness to live and work in a remote, low-resource setting;
• Strong ethical standards and high level of integrity;
• Proven ability to manage staff under the project and work effectively with colleagues, donors, partner organizations, stakeholders, local institutions, and others at all levels;
• Organization and facilitation skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and organizational skills;
• Willingness to travel to the field on an ad hoc basis;
• Ability to develop implementation plans with logical framework as well as develop monitoring and evaluation tools and processes to ensure that set goals and targets are achieved;
• Can handle stressful situations without compromising the achievement of goals and objectives;
• Initiative, resourcefulness and innovation

Interested and qualified candidates should submit 1page Cover letter, and updated CV (maximum three pages) and names, title, and contacts of three professional referees, to include most current employer/supervisor (all in/as one document) – via email only to: RWJobs@wearealight.org with the POSITION applied for clearly indicated in the subject line. The deadline for submission of applications is February 21^st 2022 at 16:00hrs. However due to urgency to update the roster, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and decisions may be taken before the indicated deadline once suitable candidates are available. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.  Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.