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

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose:
A WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) One-Health Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing projects that integrate water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions with the principles of One Health. One Health is a collaborative approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health. The role of a WASH One-Health Project Manager is to ensure the successful implementation of projects that address the complex challenges at the intersection of these three domains.

Key Accountabilities
The key responsibilities of a WASH Project Manager for COHERS project include:
• Project Planning and Management: The WASH One-Health Project Manager will be responsible of developing project plans, setting objectives, and defining deliverables. She/He will coordinate project activities, allocate resources, and monitor progress to ensure timely completion. This includes developing budgets, managing expenditures, and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
Stakeholder Engagement: The Project Manager will engage with various stakeholders including government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community leaders, healthcare professionals, veterinarians, and environmental experts. She/He will establish partnerships and collaborations to promote a holistic approach to addressing health challenges related to water, sanitation, and hygiene.
• Needs Assessment and Program Design:The WASH One-Health Project Manager will be responsible to conduct needs assessments to identify gaps in water, sanitation, and hygiene services in communities. Based on the assessment findings, She/He will design evidence-based programs that integrate interventions targeting human health, animal health, and environmental sustainability.
• Monitoring and Evaluation: The Project Manager establishes monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track project progress and measure impact. She/He will be responsible to collect data on key indicators related to water quality, sanitation coverage, hygiene practices, zoonotic diseases, environmental pollution, and other relevant parameters. This data will be used to inform decision-making and improve project outcomes.
• Capacity Building: The WASH One-Health Project Manager will provide training and capacity-building support to project staff, community members, and other stakeholders. This includes training on water treatment and purification, sanitation practices, hygiene promotion, disease prevention, and environmental conservation.
Advocacy and Policy Influence: The Project Manager will also advocate for policies and practices that promote the integration of WASH interventions with One Health principles. She/He will engage with policymakers, participate in relevant forums and conferences, and contribute to the development of guidelines and standards in the field.
• Reporting and Documentation: The WASH One-Health Project Manager will be responsible of preparing quality progress reports to share with donors and other stakeholders, technical documents, and project proposals. She/He will need to ensure accurate documentation of project activities, lessons learned, best practices, and success stories.

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 Public Health, Environmental health Science, Veterinary Medicine, general medicine or related field.

Experience
• Minimum 7 years working experience for candidates with Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Environmental health Science, Veterinary Medicine, general medicine or related field
• Minimum 4 years working experience for candidates with Master’s degree in Public Health, Environmental health Science, Veterinary Medicine, general medicine or related field for Master’s degree candidates.
• Experience of working with INGO in areas of WASH is required

Knowledge
• Proven experience in managing WASH projects or programs.
• Knowledge of One Health principles and their application in public health.
• Familiarity with water supply systems, sanitation infrastructure, hygiene promotion strategies, and zoonotic diseases.
• Strong project management skills including planning, budgeting, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural settings and with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in data analysis software and reporting tools.
• Understanding of policy advocacy and influencing processes.

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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