Summary
Date Posted: Friday, August 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
A WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Project Manager/ANGUS will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of WASH projects, ensuring their successful implementation and completion. She/He play a crucial role in planning, coordinating, and monitoring activities related to water supply, sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion in various settings such as communities, schools, healthcare facilities, and other public institutions.

Key Accountabilities
The key responsibilities of a WASH Project Manager include:
• Project Planning: The WASH Project Manager will be responsible for developing comprehensive project plans that outline the objectives, activities, timelines, and resources required for successful project implementation. She/He will need to collaborate with stakeholders to identify project needs and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
Budgeting and Resource Management: The WASH Project Manager will be responsible to prepare project budgets, monitors expenditures, and ensures efficient utilization of resources. She/He will coordinate procurement processes for equipment, materials, and services required for project implementation while adhering to internal guidelines.
• Team Management: The WASH Project Manager will line manage a project community mobilize, and partners involved in the direct implementation of the project. She/He will ensure capacity building of staff under her/his direct supervision, ensure their performance aligns with project objectives.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: Regular monitoring of project activities is crucial to assess progress towards objectives. The WASH Project Manager will monitor and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and evaluates the impact of interventions. Ability to analyze data to identify challenges or gaps in implementation and make necessary adjustments, will be required.
• Partnership Development: Collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as government agencies, NGOs, community leaders, and donors will be very key in this role. The WASH Project Manager will establish and maintain partnerships to leverage resources, share knowledge, and ensure sustainability of interventions beyond the project duration.
Reporting: The WASH Project Manager will be required to prepare quality reports on project progress, achievements, challenges faced, and lessons learned. These reports will be shared with donors, internal and external stakeholders to provide transparency and accountability.
Quality Assurance: Ensuring the quality of WASH interventions is a key responsibility of the WASH Project Manager. They develop and implement quality control measures, adhere to quality program standards and guidelines, and promote best practices in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene promotion.
Risk Management: Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies is essential to minimize project disruptions. The WASH Project Manager will need to assess risks related to project implementation, health and safety, community engagement, and environmental impact, taking appropriate measures to address them.
Capacity Building: The WASH Project Manager facilitates training programs for project staff, community members, and other stakeholders to enhance their knowledge and skills in WASH-related areas. She/He will promote behavior change communication strategies to ensure sustainable adoption of improved water, sanitation, and hygiene practices.

Other responsibilities:
• Organise and lead donor visits,
• Ensure project documentation is properly done and learning shared,
• Supporting advocacy and influencing engagements with district partners, for improvement of access to water, sanitation, and hygiene services through JDAF platform.
• Ensure WASH infrastructures meet the required standards for climate change resilience
• Ensure that project includes gender responsive WASH aspects
• Perform any other activities in interest of WaterAid as assigned by the Leadership.

Person Specifications:
Education
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in sanitary engineering or environmental engineering.

Experience
• Minimum 7 years working experience for candidates with Bachelor’s degree in sanitary engineering or environmental engineering.
• Minimum 4 years working experience for candidates with Master’s degree in sanitary engineering or environmental engineering.
• Experience of working with INGO in areas of WASH is required

Knowledge
• Proven experience in managing WASH projects in diverse settings.
• Strong knowledge of sanitation technologies, water supply systems, hygiene promotion approaches, and relevant policies/guidelines.
• Excellent project management skills including planning, budgeting, monitoring, and reporting.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team towards achieving project objectives.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills for building partnerships and engaging with stakeholders.
• Proficiency in data analysis and use of relevant software/tools for monitoring and evaluation.
• Familiarity with donor requirements and experience in proposal development.
• Understanding of gender equality and social inclusion principles in WASH programming.

Competencies
• Excellent skills in writing, producing excellent monitoring and programme / project reports for wider audience
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Team player and able to work independently and with minimal management oversight.
• Ability to adhere to Safeguarding principles.

Language
• Fluent in English and Kinyarwanda (both written and spoken), and working knowledge of French

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• 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 16th August 2023. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email or phone for an interview.
• Done at Kigali, 5th July 2023

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