International Medical Corps

JOB SUMMARY 

The Coordinator's role is to lead and provide technical support for the planning and smooth operation of WASH activities in any defined context or country mission. The active involvement in developing and rolling out the country's WASH strategy based on the specific context, assessments/needs identified, supports program implementation of multiple WASH projects, and fundraising, and ensures the smooth operation of WASH-related interventions. Besides, the WASH Coordinator supports the overall capacity of national staff and stakeholders in WASH.

The position plans and implements WASH projects, fosters internal and external networks with stakeholders and donors, and provides technical support to develop funding proposals. The WASH Coordinator manages, leads, and directs the WASH team in line with Country priorities. Besides, where required, the Coordinator supports the program team in obtaining the required government permissions and positively engages with institutional and private donors and IMC HQ. Moreover, the Coordinator ensures project monitoring, regular reviews, preparation of donor reports, capturing learnings, and can close the project and implement exit plans.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation:

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Assessment

• Provide WASH sectoral leadership and technical support to rapid needs assessments in emergency and development contexts and their analysis and ensure their linkage to activity plans and budgets.
• Conduct an initial joint multi-sector rapid assessment to depict the current humanitarian situation in collaboration with other sectoral staff and affected population; translate the needs into priorities and formulate immediate intervention activities and required resources.
• Assess in-country resources and capacities (human, material, and financial) for the WASH program roll-out as per agreed objectives. Besides, evaluate the strengths/gaps in the capacities.

Program Design

• Formulate the overall aims and objectives of WASH response program through a clear WASH strategy for senior Country Management. 
• Design an appropriate overall response to the country-specific needs, considering the needs of the community, the current levels of in-country WASH capacity, and the overlapping of WASH and other IMC sectors.
• Select and design from an array of appropriate technologies for water systems for the given context (communities, health facilities, camps, and Schools), including source selection (groundwater, surface water), abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems and the rehabilitation of old water systems. 
• Select and design the most appropriate form of sanitation systems in communities, health facilities, camps, and schools, including excreta disposal, vector control, solid waste disposal, and drainage. It takes complete account of local conditions, resources, customs, and cultural norms. 
• Oversee and supervise all infection prevention and control (IPC) activities, including supervision, mentoring, and training and clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Select and design, in collaboration with other actors, a suitable hygiene promotion program that suits the local context (communities, health facilities, camps, and Schools), and would be widely accepted by beneficiaries.
• Support further development of WASH interventions using project conceptualization and planning skills such as SWOT analysis and Stakeholder mapping.
• Ensure and advocate/lobby that WASH program design considers Health, gender, protection, operation and maintenance, and sustainability.
• Contribute to ensuring that the response is adequate, funded through external donors, and manage (HR, admin, implementation) all aspects of WASH interventions. 
• Ensure SPHERE qualitative and quantitative standards and climate resilience are considered through the program cycle and are well documented.
• Develop concept notes, letters of intent, proposals, and budgets related to the above. 

Management and Implementation

• Plan, lead and manage WASH program in a phased and prioritized manner in full consultation and co-ordination with International Medical Corps staff and other agencies, both governmental and non-governmental. 
• Work closely with the Human Resources team for planning and hiring of the WASH team. 
• Lead to build the WASH team's capacity to respond to the emergency and development phases.
• Oversee and supervise all WASH and infection prevention and control (IPC) activities, including supervision, mentoring, and training and clinical and non-clinical teams.
• Mobilize and train community volunteers through the WASH team to support WASH/hygiene promotion activities at communities, health facilities, camps, and Schools levels and ensure quality hygiene promotion activities are conducted regularly. 
• Ensure that the project management tools, HR plan, indicator plan, Procurement plan, Pipelines, and Work plan are updated regularly.
• Coordinate with IMC functions (logistics and finance) to conduct the technical evaluation for bidders on WASH infrastructure work.
• Lead through the WASH team the supervision and follow-up of contractors on all infrastructures under multiple donors funded projects. 
• Lead and ensure on-the-job training to the WASH team and community-based volunteers concerning Global WASH standards and approaches for WASH in emergencies (both hardware and software); 
• Ensure gender and protection are considered throughout the project cycle, with women being enabled to influence decision-making around WASH challenges.
• Ensure WASH program implantation is linked to other IMC key sectors health, Nutrition, gender, child protection, and MHPSS.
• Coordinate with IMC functions (HR and MEAL) to design and develop appropriate supervisory, monitoring, and evaluation systems for WASH interventions.
• Lead for oversight of WASH teamwork plans, vacation schedules, staff training, development, and appraisals.
• Work closely with program support functions (logistics and finance departments) for WASH program supplies and activities planning.
• Work with the Country Team to prepare donor visits and accompany any visitors (including donors) to showcase and appreciate program activities, progress, and achievements on the ground.

Information and Co-ordination

• Impact and influence within their teams but also include other parts of their program and the external public.
• Provide regular updates and technical guidance to the team on progress, priorities, and challenges – verbally and in writing. 
• Represent International Medical Corps to governmental and non-governmental groups as needed and agreed with the line manager.
• Represent International Medical Corps in WASH and relevant Cluster activities.
• These duties are not comprehensive enough to describe all activities; other tasks may be assigned by the country team (CT) and Technical Unit (TU) sometimes.

Perform other duties as assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed in this document are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and not necessarily all inclusive.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically, bachelor’s degree (master preferred), water and sanitation engineering, civil engineering, or relevant technical WASH specialization.
• At least four years of work experience with designing and implementing water and sanitation systems in IDPs, refugee and migrant contexts, maintaining sanitation systems, and implementing hygiene promotion programs, including two years in a humanitarian setting; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Field experience in managing national water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in complex humanitarian settings, including in emergency responses.
• Experience in emergency and early recovery phases, including assessments and designing and delivering adequate water supply and hygiene promotion interventions in humanitarian and development contexts.
• The ability to effectively analyze complex problems and suggest a solution that would have a positive impact.
• Ability and understanding of the WASH sector and its hardware and software components.
• Ability to effectively present information (both written and verbally) and respond appropriately to questions from senior managers in the field and HQ, counterparts, and senior government officials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of linking WASH activities with other humanitarian sectors. 
• Ability to understand gender-related challenges within the beneficiary groups. 
• The ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret, technical and non-technical, in the English language is required.
• Must have excellent English written and oral communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments within International Medical Corps, donors, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.