WASH Coordinator

Background:

Secours Islamique France (SIF) founded in 1991 is an international Non-Governmental solidarity Organization acting in the fields of humanitarian and development aid, in France and worldwide. Working in the field for over 20 years, Secours Islamique France is now active in more than twenty countries, mainly in three sectors: water and sanitation, food security, and childhood.

Teams of employees and volunteers working for Secours Islamique France also play an active role in France, fighting against exclusion and insecurity by various means. Alongside its operational aid activities, Secours Islamique France has developed an ability to advocate in order to bear witness and to alert the international community about the living conditions of the most vulnerable.

SIF is dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the poorest of the poor in France and around the world, while respecting cultural diversity without making any distinction based on origins, political affiliations, gender or beliefs, and without expecting anything in return. It intervenes where humanitarian and social needs require emergency mobilization of relief efforts as well as the implementation of development programs and advocacy actions. SIF is present in Pakistan since 2010 and currently working in three districts (Tharparkar in Sindh, Peshawar &Orakzai tribal district in KP and Islamabad/Rawalpindi in Punjab).

Under the lead of the Head of Mission and through a functional link with the WASH HQ Technical Adviser, she/he contributes to ensure the quality of the WASH activities of the whole WASH SIF projects of Pakistan.

More specifically, the objectives are:

• Objective 1 :Provide technical expertise and guarantee the quality and the good implementation of the WASH activities of the various SIF projects in Pakistan,
• Objective 2 :Participate in the development of the SIF strategy for the WASH component in Pakistan,
• Objective 3 :Representing SIF with WASH actors and partners in Pakistan,
• Objective4: Train Pakistan teams on WASH and build long-term capacity.

Hierarchic link:

Le coordinator WASHworks under the hierarchic responsibility of :

• Head of Mission Pakistan.

Functionals links:

Le coordinator WASH works under the functional responsibility of :

• Wash HQ Technical Adviser.

 Le coordinator WASH works with :

·         Program officer POMA,

·         MEAL Coordinator Pakistan,

·         Logistic coordinator Pakistan,

·         Project Manager WASH,

·         Projects team WASH.

Activities :

- The coordinator WASH spends more o less 50% in the capital and 50% on the field.

Activities related to objective 1 : Provide technical expertise and guarantee the quality and the good implementation of the WASH activities of the various SIF projects in Pakistan

 Monitor all WASH activities in Pakistan,

• Provide recommendations and advice for the successful conduct of WASH activities in Pakistan,
• Develop the tools needed to monitor and implement WASH activities in Pakistan,

·         Define and inform SMART indicators of objectives, results and monitoring of activities for WASH projects in Pakistan,

·         Ensure the capitalization of SIF's WASH experiences in Pakistan,

·         Ensures respect and implementation of technical standards within projects,

·         Manage the internal and external evaluations of the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation projects (ToR, timing and costs).

Activities related to objective 2 : Participate in the development of the SIF strategy for the WASH component in Pakistan

·         Ensure a monitoring and analysis of the situation related to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Pakistan in order to anticipate the needs,

·         Provide a monitoring in order to integrate technological innovations and improve the efficiency of the responses provided by the SIF,

·         Development of a short, medium and long-term strategy for the SIF for the Pakistan mission,

·         Define Monitoring Indicators (SMART) for SIF Strategy Follow-up in Pakistan.

Activities related to objective 3 : Representing SIF with WASH actors and partners in Pakistan

·         Monitor and analyze debates related to WASH,

·         Represent the SIF with all those who deal with issues related to WASH: international and national institutionsin Pakistan,

·         Represent SIF's technical expertise with donors and partners in Pakistan,

Activities related to objective 4 : Train Pakistan teams on WASH and build long-term capacity

·        Identify and validate a panel of technical training for teams,

·        Organize and manage internal training,

·        Participate in the process of selecting technical HR (Tests, interviews, briefings / debriefings) in Pakistan,

·        Install Sustainable WASH Skills in Pakistan Mission.

Knowledge

• Coordination and management of WASH projects
• Ability to assess technical skills in the field of WASH
• Training capacity in the WASH field
• English, French is an asset.

Attitude

• Good communication skills
• Ability to adapt to different contexts
• Ability to work in difficult contexts
• Self-learning ability

Qualification & Trainings

• Minimum 5 years of experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent required.
• Higher Education level in Water and Sanitation, Hydraulic Engineer
• Proven experience in international project management