Ethiopia: WASH Governance and Management Advisor (Ethiopia Nationals)

Oct 27, 2023 | SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
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SNV is a mission-driven global development partner working in more than 20 countries across Africa and Asia. Building on 60 years of experience and grounded in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, SNV works on the core themes of gender equality and social inclusion, climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Together with its team of over 1,600 people, SNV mission is to strengthen capacities and catalyse partnerships that transform the agri-food, energy, and water systems, which enable sustainable and more equitable lives for all.

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Project Background

The USAID-funded TRANSFORM: WASH is a 7-year project which is under implementation through a consortium of PSI, SNV, and the International Resource Centre (IRC) which is aimed at reducing preventable deaths and illness in Ethiopia due to diarrheal diseases, particularly among children under five.

Through the development and testing of scalable and replicable market-based models, the TRANSFORM/WASH consortium is supporting the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and the One WASH National Program (OWNP) to increase the use of improved WASH products and services among women and their families. This will be achieved through six interrelated project result areas: increased WASH governance and management capacity at the subnational level; increased demand for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased supply for low-cost quality WASH products and services, with a focus on sanitation; increased knowledge base to bring WASH innovations to scale; improved access to water for consumption, hygiene, and sanitation use and Improved access to irrigation services for productive use.

The 18-month Cost Extension project will focus on two more results: 1) Increased access to improved drinking water and 2) increased access to small-scale irrigation facilities for drought- and conflict-affected communities.

Purpose of the job

The job holder has the overall responsibility to provide technical assistance and expertise with reference to WASH capacity building, WASH governance & Management supervision and monitoring of activities.

S/he is responsible to work closely with TRANSFORM: WASH governance and management advisor and the Project Manager for achieving expected WASH outcomes to systematically disseminate lessons-learned with other USAID-funded WASH activities within SNV and other implementers.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for respective regional implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the WASH sector capacity, governance & Management strengthening activities.
  • Implement and supervise capacity building for the sub-national government structure in the region under Result 1 (increased WASH governance and management capacity at the subnational level)

Knowledge Management, Learning and Innovation

  • Inform WASH knowledge agenda to immediate line supervisor, in line with direction set by the TRANSFORM: WASH project implementation modalities and donor requirement/USAID;
  • Capture lessons learned, stimulate internal and external knowledge exchange, and suggest ways how to translate this into practice to the Project Manager.

Project and process development

  • Identifies and proposes technical process improvements to the project team.
  • Acts on improvement areas within the local internal organisation and processes and gives feedback. Ensures lessons learned are applied in daily practice.

People/Partnership Management

  • Seek opportunities for different kinds of partnership for enhanced quality program implementation and leveraging with TRANSFORM: WASH at kebele, woreda, zone and region.
  • Engage in the WASH sector platforms and networking at woreda, zone and region relevant to booster the implementation of TRANSFORM: WASH representing SNV.

Positioning

  • Identifies and analyses market opportunities and threats and ensures relevant colleagues are informed.
  • Actively participates in strategic positioning meetings and acts as a knowledgeable face of the SNV organisation to the client. Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Skill Requirements:

  • BSc degree in Water Resources Engineering/ Irrigation Engineering/ Hydraulics/Public Health/Environmental Health.
  • A minimum of five years of direct related experience.
  • Knowledge of the working language where the jobholder based is a mandatory.  
  • Strong communication skill.
  • The ability to detect problems, recognize important information, and link various data to trace potential causes and look for relevant details.

Competencies:

  • Coaching
  • Problem Analysis
  • Focus on Quality
  • Result Oriented
  • Persuasiveness 

Additional Information

Contract Type: National

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability. 

Working at SNV 

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, it offers an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, it offers a competitive national package. SNV also offer a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Its staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts. 

How to Apply

SNV invites application by uploading CV and a letter of motivation before/on the 30th of October 2023. Please submit application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be in the strictest confidence. 


If SNV see that applicant experience and skills match the requirements of the position, it will contact the applicant to advise of the next steps in the recruitment process.

SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Working at SNV  


SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Its staff benefit from and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts.

Vetting


SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for International determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct“. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.  

  • Desse, Amhara, Ethiopia
  • Full-time
  • Contract type: National employment contract